Second Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Current The bill’s status — click for what it means 34th Dáil The House currently handling the bill 30/2026 Official bill number / year
Mineral Oil Tax (Emergency Cost of Living Reduction) Bill 2026
- Sponsor
- Pearse Doherty · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 18 Mar 2026
- Last updated
- 19 Mar 2026
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Grants emergency powers to temporarily reduce mineral oil tax on home heating oil, petrol, auto-diesel, and green diesel to ease cost of living pressures.
- Allows Minister for Finance to extend tax reduction periods by order and must review energy prices regularly to adjust measures accordingly.
- Requires Minister to report monthly on how the tax reduction measures are functioning and whether they remain proportionate to their stated purpose.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 34th Dáil18 Mar 2026
- Second Stage 34th Dáil18 Mar 2026
Debates
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