James Geoghegan, an agricultural contractor from Westmeath, said last week that there was 'no issue', and claimed that the Revenue Commissioners actually owed him €89,000.

James Geoghegan, an agricultural contractor from Westmeath, has emerged as a spokesman for the protest since it began earlier this week.

It comes after forecourts across the country ran low on fuel as protests and blockades continued to cause widespread traffic disruption on Thursday.

Fine Gael's Dublin spokesperson, James Geoghegan, said he received the confirmation from the National Transport Authority (NTA) through a parliamentary question.

This comes after Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon said that “serious thought” into how future events and celebrations are organised needs to be put into future events in the city, after an alleged stabbing on Monday.