Q&A: Should we expect Government support as oil prices continue to increase?

In a Dáil debate last week, TDs outlined cases in which households were hit with hundreds of euro of price increases in the days following their orders of home heating oil. Over the weekend, attention shifted to the petrol pumps where drivers noticed sharp jumps in prices. File picture

The outbreak of war between the United States and Iran has seen a wild volatility in the price of crude oil hit Irish consumers in recent days.

In a Dáil debate last week, TDs outlined cases in which households were hit with hundreds of euro of price increases in the days following their orders of home heating oil. Over the weekend, attention shifted to the petrol pumps where drivers noticed sharp jumps in prices.