Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister rightly voiced the proposition that a low-carbon economy could be an attractive business model. Given our renewable energy potential, such a model would suit us, in that we would be developing another resource. However, the world, in particular developed countries, has fallen down on the issue of transport energy. Great progress has been made in generating electricity from renewables, etc. and I presume the Minister's proposals on CO2 are aimed at reducing emissions. Batteries are great but expensive and do not generate the output desired. For many, they are not feasible for the Irish pattern of day-to-day usage. What alternatives to petrol and diesel at the pumps have been considered, for example, liquefied natural gas, LNG? Modifying-----