39 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the road haulage system is currently experiencing extreme financial difficulty because of the cost of fuel; that each heavy goods vehicle will take 1,200 to 1,500 litres per week; that there are 15,000 trucks engaged in international haulage, and that exports play a major part in this State’s recovery; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the haulage industry in Northern Ireland has a special arrangement with a Dutch fuel supplier saving up to 20 cent per litre; if he will consider establishing a taskforce to protect our truck haulage industry and examine ways to deal with the growing crisis resulting from fuel costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5518/12]

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39 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the road haulage system is currently experiencing extreme financial difficulty because of the cost of fuel; that each heavy goods vehicle will take 1,200 to 1,500 litres per week; that there are 15,000 trucks engaged in international haulage, and that exports play a major part in this State’s recovery; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the haulage industry in Northern Ireland has a special arrangement with a Dutch fuel supplier saving up to 20 cent per litre; if he will consider establishing a taskforce to protect our truck haulage industry and examine ways to deal with the growing crisis resulting from fuel costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5518/12]

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