Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 December 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed)

Mr. Donal Moriarty:

In this instance we have commissioned a study by a company called Nova Pangaea with whom we are partnering at a group level. They are conducting a study on our behalf to look at the availability of feedstock on the island of Ireland and particularly from the forestry industry. We will publish that report and contribute it as additional information and intelligence as to the capability of developing a sustainable aviation fuel in Europe and in Ireland. That is just one aspect of the industry's investment in a future that sees SAF being available. Our group company, IAG has, for quite a number of years, been investing significantly in organisations and companies that are trying to develop this technology and make production a reality. The point we are emphasising from a national aviation policy perspective is that Ireland needs to use its influence at European level to have appropriate incentivisation put in place for that industry to get off the ground. The mandate is appropriate and we welcome it as an airline and a group, but it needs to have that balance of incentivisation to make it a reality and get production off the ground.

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