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Tuesday 15 September: Fuel Prices: Can Budget Measures Prevent A Repeat Of The Protests?
Season 20
Episode 5
Published 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Description
The Ploughing Championships get underway as soaring fuel and energy prices put pressure on farmers. With diesel now above €2 a litre, will proposed tax cuts and subsidies in the Budget prevent a repeat of this spring’s fuel protests?
Plus, despite a series of wrong-way driving incidents on Irish motorways, just six Gardaí are expected to have received pursuit training by the end of the year due to a shortage of trained instructors.
Presenter Shane Coleman was joined by:
Peter "Chap" Cleere TD, Fianna Fáil
Michael Fitzmaurice TD, Independent Ireland
Muireann Lynch, Energy Economist and Senior Research Officer, ESRI
Trina O'Connor, Criminologist
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