Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 June 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion

Mr. Bill Callanan:

I am not competent to get into the biofuel aspect as it is not my area of expertise. Those in the transport sector have identified sources of bioethanol and where it comes from, including oils etc. One element of that is grain-based. Biofuel production from grain is a significant industry internationally, particularly in America and eastern Europe. Nationally, we are significant importers of grain. We do not have a surplus. We produce about 2.2 million tonnes of grain each year and we use between 5 and 6 million tonnes. We are not surplus producers of grain. I do not foresee the siphoning off of grain towards bioethanol production happening when we have that level of deficit.

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