Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 October 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy
Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Malcolm Noonan (Green Party)
My next question is probably for the road hauliers, but it is a general question on bypassing our urban centres. Mr. Hyland mentioned the issue of trucks braking. Some pilot work has been done on efficient driving for HGV drivers. Separately, in urban areas, there is a significant challenge where truck drivers have to constantly brake and stop-start. This has an impact on fuel use. There is a disjointed approach to the bypassing of towns. I am thinking of places such as Kilkenny, which has not had a completed ring road for the past 30 years. More generally, will Mr. Hyland expand on the issue of the impact of fuel use on trucks that have to brake and stop-start in urban centres?
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