The fuel protests of recent weeks shut down roads and ports, and opened up a slew of questions around how best to help competing interests through the energy crisis.
Farmers, agricultural contractors and hauliers led the action and were also at the forefront of the package of supports put together by Government in response.
How much of those supports will help, how long they can last and what the knock-on effect will be on the public finances and the rest of the country are all issues that remain as unresolved as the Middle East conflict itself.
