Mr. Graham Doyle:

Before I answer that question, I would like to respond to the Deputy's first question which was related to the national energy and climate plan. As part of the EU energy package, member states are required to prepare and submit integrated plans. Naturally, that work is being led by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, the sister Department of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. It is mapping the various strands of the plan and has told us that it will be issued for public consultation shortly.

The transport sector will be a key component of it. The measures in the national mitigation plan, NMP, will be built on and the investment in measures committed to under the national development plan are certainly a core part of that. The outcomes of the consultation process will form the basis of our input into national energy and climate plan, NECP. Our understanding is that December is the date in terms of this being an iterative process. That is where we are on the question the Deputy posed. If we missed something the Deputy was looking for before today, we apologise but I was not aware of where he was coming from earlier on.

Can I ask Ms Behan to address the 2030 question? It is a tough question so I will leave it to her.