Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 July 2025

Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy

Carbon Budget: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment

2:00 am

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)

Yes, we are considering increasing the blend. We will increase the blend with regard to HVO elements within diesel and petrol. Home heating is something I answered Deputy Clendennen on. We will look at what role HVO could have within the home heating sector, particularly using existing heating infrastructure that would not require an initial full retrofit. That is something we are looking at right now.

It might be useful at some point in the future to do a session on the renewables piece, particularly in relation to transport and alternative fuels and what we are doing in relation to home heating. It might be a good idea to do that when I have the work done with regard to the SEAI grants but I am certainly open to discussing it.

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