“Anything we do, we want to target and make sure that we target and help those most in need and those furthest behind and who will be most impacted. Asked about recent comments by EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen, who called on individual countries to cut taxes on energy to help reduce costs, Mr Martin reiterated that the Government is keeping “everything under active review”. “Any response will be looked at broadly in terms of revenues and expenses,” Mr Martin added. Mr Martin is currently in Philadelphia on the Government’s annual visit to the United States for St Patrick’s Day. However, Mr Martin said the Iranian regime was “repressive” and it had murdered thousands of its own civilians in recent years.

Source: Irish Examiner March 15, 2026 03:15 UTC