Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 December 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate

Mr. Gareth Llewellyn:

There are two issues to consider around transport emissions more generally. The bulk of emissions from transport do not come from the road itself. Clearly, there is embodied carbon in the construction and maintenance of roads. TII is looking at different ways of installing and managing roads to the extent that their carbon footprint is reduced. The bigger issue, however, is what goes on those roads. If what goes on the roads are electric and hydrogen vehicles, then we are in a really good place. That is outside TII's bailiwick other than if there are policy interventions and a drive, if the Deputy will excuse the pun, to get to that position, in which case we will have to look at what infrastructure we have in place to ensure people can charge their vehicles or fill them up with hydrogen.

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