The hike in home-heating oil here in Ireland is eight times the EU average. This is according to figures obtained by Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan – prices jumped over 27% last week, with just over 3% being the average across the 27 EU member states.
Claire discusses this further with Kevin McPartlan is CEO of Fuels for Ireland and Michael Fitzmaurice, Independent Ireland TD for Roscommon-Galway.