Oil prices have elevated during the Pandemic, a barrel of oil on international markets is now $85.
In addition to this cost to the commuter, there is now Irish taxes layered on top of this.
Conor Faughnan, Motoring journalist and Louise O’Reilly, Sinn Féin TD and spokesperson on enterprise, trade and employment joined The Last Word to discuss.
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