Over 1,000 people attended a meeting regarding fuel yesterday.
Further fuel protests can't be ruled out if the carbon tax isn’t removed and there isn’t a further reduction on excise duty and VAT on fuel.
That was the message behind a meeting held in Co Westmeath yesterday, arranged by those who led the protests in April.
Over 1,000 people attended the Well Bar in Moate yesterday.
The Social Protection Minister says the Fuel Allowance payment is going up by 5 euro to 38 euro weekly, while the Taoiseach is confirming a wide range of measures to help people.
John Dallon from from the fuel protest group says carbon tax is at the forefront of people’s concerns:
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