Mr. Eugene Drennan:

I will go to Mr. Jackman in a minute for the estimation of time for the development. On the clean diesel incentive I just outlined, it is a mixture that can be burned. We have recently added bio up to 13% and HVO beyond that. That is causing some trouble to the injector system of the trucks. It is too concentrated on that alternative now, or would appear to be. The trouble has just started. The mixture of the HVO is a cleaner burn, particularly if it is the first usage of the crop. It is a far more refined product. It burns clean and it reduces the carbon. That is where that is.

On the scrappage scheme, the answer is very simple; we are trying to get there. If we have it in year 2, 3 and 4 in a short, quick term, there are not that many in numbers left. As I said, 24,000 trucks in total do 87% of the lifting, so the cost to the State would be achievable at a reasonable rate.

It would provide the incentive. Over 43% of our members are sole truck operators. There is no way they can cover the cost. Depending on size and ranging from a single-axle to a six-axle to an articulated model, a new truck costs between €120,000 and €180,000, which is what the most modern ones will cost next year.

Regarding keeping residents awake, has the Deputy listened to the recent developments with newer trucks going by? You hardly hear them. There is no clap and bang. That is the new technology