Road blockades threat by Longford contractors over green diesel costs
Midlands North West MEP Ciaran Mullooly says scrapping the excise duty on green diesel must be done immediately if contractors are to stay in business
Silage contractors from counties
, Roscommon, Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan were among a crowd of four hundred
people who turned out last night in Portlaoise to protest over the Government’s failure to reduce the cost of green diesel back to pre-war levels.
Many of those who attended the packed meeting in the Midlands Park Hotel said the hike on fuel prices was going to
play havoc for farmers silage costs in the coming weeks and said they were in favour of staging road blockades at Dublin airport and along the M50 next week.
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Midlands North West MEP Ciaran Mullooly, who was at the meeting, said a committee has now been formed firstly to negotiate with the Government and Minister for Finance next week on key issues.
MEP Mullooly says scrapping the excise duty on green diesel must be done immediately if contractors are to stay in business. He says a series of proposals came out of last night's meeting.