PQ 167
167. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason egg, fish and motor fuel prices have risen by double digits over the past 12 months despite a fall in the headline annual rate of inflation to 3.4% in June 2026, as reported by the Central Statistics Office; the specific data held by his Department on the annual percentage change in the price of eggs, fresh fish, home heating oil and motor fuels respectively; whether his Department has assessed the divergence between headline CPI and the cost of household food and energy staples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54028/26]
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167. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason egg, fish and motor fuel prices have risen by double digits over the past 12 months despite a fall in the headline annual rate of inflation to 3.4% in June 2026, as reported by the Central Statistics Office; the specific data held by his Department on the annual percentage change in the price of eggs, fresh fish, home heating oil and motor fuels respectively; whether his Department has assessed the divergence between headline CPI and the cost of household food and energy staples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54028/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-07-15/167/
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