Mr. Graham Doyle:

The Senator's first point on visibility and communications has come up loud and clear today and Ms Behan will take it back to the task force. The point was well made.

Notwithstanding all of the efforts and work, whether in modal shift or on the uptake of technology such as biofuels, it is still the case that emissions from transport are rising. The issue has probably been the most difficult to deal with internationally. In Ireland, every transport trip is less emitting that it was in the past. Emissions are not growing at the rate of demand for transport as the economy does well. We spoke earlier about the types of trips involved. We must manage to the greatest extent possible the growth in demand for transport, which will continue as our population grows and the economy hopefully continues to grow. This will be done through the heavy investment we are making in public transport. The change in technology is tremendously important for the existing scenario. While I accept the issue cannot be split into two parts in that way, that is one way that we sometimes think about the issue in the first instance. The Senator outlined the challenge we face.

Ms Behan will be happy to answer the question on alternative fuels. Ms Graham will answer the questions on BusConnects and park-and-ride facilities.