Ireland
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News

Fossil fuel subsidies must be halted in Ireland
Some €2.4 billion in direct subsidies and revenue foregone supported fossil fuel activities in Ireland in 2018, according to the CSO, an increase of 8

Government subsidising fossil fuel industry to tune of €2.4bn a year
Extent of State support for production and consumption activities revealed by CSO Eoin Burke-Kennedy The Government provided €2.4 billion in subsidies to the fossil fuel

Renewable energy: ‘Excessive subsidies’ being paid out in NI, says Audit Office (BBC News)
By Conor MacauleyBBC NI Agriculture & Environment Correspondent Owners of some renewable technologies are being paid “excessive” subsidies from people’s electricity bills, according to the
Reports

How (Not) To Do Public Policy: Water Charges and Local Property Tax (NUI)
This report by the Whitaker Institute at National University of Ireland, looks back at a recent policy success, the Local Property Tax (LPT), and a

Taxing Energy Use 2015 (OECD)
This OECD report provides a systematic analysis of the structure and level of energy taxes in OECD and selected partner countries, which together cover 80%

OECD-IEA inventory of fossil fuels and other support
The OECD-IEA Inventory of Support Measures for Fossil Fuels provides updated fossil fuel support data for 34 OECD member countries and six partner countries, including