Irish Road Haulage Association

Obviously, he wasn't involved with the organization.

He's the president of the Irish Road Haulage Association, um, saying, you know, desperate times make for desperate people.

Mm.

That future protests cannot be discounted.

Let's begin with the reports that the government is considering extending the excise cuts on petrol and diesel until late February or early March.

Ger Highland, President of the Irish Road Haulage Association was with us earlier in the week saying that something needed to be done.

Is this the something, Ger?

Well, look, it certainly is a huge help.

Well, as an industry, the banks and the financial institutions have supported us so far through this year.

And if there is an announcement to be made of a further three months of an RTSS for our industry, that will give the banks and the institutions some level of comfort.

Okay, Ger Highland, President of the Irish Road Haulage Association, thanks for joining us.

Piers Dart, he's also on the line.

Now, Simon Harris called delaying the move sensible and prudent, and he was speaking at a meeting of Fine Gael TDs and Senators amid threats that fuel protests could be repeated.

Now, Ger Hyland, he's the president of the Irish Road Haulage Association.

He said that desperate times make desperate people.

Uh, the cost of diesel and petrol was dropped by thirty-two cent and twenty-seven cent respectively earlier this year, with increases set to kick in in November.

Just two weeks before the budget, there's more bad news for the government when it comes to fuel and energy costs.

The president of the Irish Road Haulage Association, Ger Highland, has said further fuel protests cannot be discounted as hauliers are unable to sustain current diesel prices.

He was speaking after meeting Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris in Dublin this morning.

Our reporter Laura Whelan asked Mr Highland about his concerns.

And there is people in our industry today that will have to make a decision very shortly whether they're going to park up their vehicles or whether they're going to go into liquidation.

It's that serious.

Ger Highland of the Irish Road Haulage Association.

This comes as Irish wholesale electricity prices climbed by almost 77% in August compared with the same month last year.

in association with AIR.

To the President of the Irish Road Haulage Association, Ger Highland, who's due to meet with the Minister for Finance, Simon Harris, today to talk about the budget.

Morning, Ger.

Morning.

We've also

set out...

What is the mood amongst your cohorts today? Because we know that the protests that brought the country to a halt were not orchestrated by the Irish Road Haulage Association.

In fact, you were involved in trying to resolve them.

Great news to start the programme today.

Coming up on your morning mix, well, we're talking road safety with the Irish Road Haulage Association.

We want your help in this issue as well.

In a moment, we link in with Ger Highland, the President.

And again, just to reiterate, we will be inviting all our Oireachtas members to put forward their main priorities as the Dáil returns tomorrow at...

in Dalairn Wednesday morning is when it kicks off again and that was Deputy Malcolm Byrne from North Wexford speaking to me earlier this morning before actually en route to the National Ploughing Championships.

We're going to talk road safety now with the Irish Road Haulage Association calling for urgent action on overgrown hedges and trees along rural roads.

The IRHA says the vegetation is blocking cyclones and forcing vehicles out towards the white line.