Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My question follows on a similar theme. I would appreciate a comment from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine officials on policy around biofuels. It seems to me there is contradiction, permanent anxiety and a general sense of not being entirely sure of where the State is going. What is the officials' sense of where policy is in that space and where the opportunity is? What might need to happen?

On transport, along the same theme, one of the big areas we will have to decarbonise is haulage and heavy goods vehicles. What is the officials' sense of policy in that space and what the transition might look like? What will be the role of alternative fuels, biofuels and hydrogen and what are the prospective timelines? What is the potential role of agriculture in supporting that transition?