It comes as home-heating oil distributors and petrol retailers have insisted they are not “price gouging” customers. Enterprise Minister Peter Burke has now written to the CCPC, which has powers to investigate price gouging, asking it to initiate a review of Ireland’s energy market. “If the Taoiseach wants to protect Irish consumers from high fuel prices, he might want to look closer to home. Asked if its members were price gouging, Mr McPartlan said: “No doubt the Taoiseach understands how global markets operate. “There is no price gouging because we have to buy fuel every day and the price changes every day.

Source: Irish Independent March 04, 2026 18:38 UTC