The Defence Forces have been officially called in to deal with fuel protests across the country.
The Justice Minister says its received a request from Gardai to help remove large vehicles blocking critical infrastructure like oil and water facilities.
In a statement, Jim O'Callaghan says owners of vehicles should remove them immediately this morning, and should not complain later if those vehicles are damaged during removal.
Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon says the government has been left with no choice but to draft in the army:
He said: "Everybody is struggling to keep going at present, this is a very tough time on individuals and businesses.
"The interventions of some of the protesters will impact on other businesses ability to keep going.
"We, as a government, are not going to let other businesses go to the wall because people have blocked critical infrastructure," Minister Heydon added.
