Irish TD Danny Healy-Rae says he was tricked into voting for carbon tax increase in Finance Bill

Independent Irish TD Danny Healy-Rae claims the government used a dirty trick to get him to vote for a carbon tax increase. He voted in favor of the Finance Bill, which includes a diesel rebate scheme and suspends the carbon tax increase until October, but says he did not intend to support the carbon levy itself. He missed a Sinn Fein amendment that would have blocked further increases. Fellow TD Mattie McGrath also voted with the government initially but says he corrected his vote. The Finance Bill passed 107 to 47, meaning the carbon tax will rise in October unless new legislation is passed. The story highlights the messy politics of carbon pricing and the difficulty of separating climate measures from broader financial support packages.