Dáil votes on fuel and carbon tax relief motion
The Dáil Éireann considered the Fuel, Energy and Carbon Tax Relief motion, a Private Members' motion, on Wednesday, 23 September 2026. The supplied Oireachtas record shows three divisions were taken: the amendment to the amendment, the amendment, and the question that the motion, as amended, be agreed to.
According to the official outcome, the amendment to the amendment was lost, with 52 deputies voting Tá and 103 voting Níl. The amendment was carried by 81 votes to 74, and the question that the motion, as amended, be agreed to was carried on the same tally of 81 to 74.
The official record shows the motion was moved by Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice. The motion text, as supplied in the search results, states that households, farmers, agricultural contractors, hauliers, tradespeople and businesses are facing renewed and significant increases in the cost of fuel and energy, and notes that the Government has made approximately €85 million available for fuel support for farmers and agricultural contractors.
On the amendment to the amendment, deputies including Matt Carthy, Richard Boyd Barrett and Pearse Doherty voted Tá, while ministers such as Simon Harris and Jack Chambers voted Níl. On the amendment and on the final question, Simon Harris and Jack Chambers voted Tá.
No reporting coverage of this division was supplied in the evidence bundle, so this account rests on the official Oireachtas record.