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
Mr. Ger Hyland:
The reduction of the HVO has improved, but some of the problem is that we are using FAME in Ireland, some of which is coming from the slaughter industry. Some of it is coming from used recycled vegetable oil. It is not the cleanest fuel. We have found that where it has been overused in our mix, some people would have engine problems. We have had fuel injection problems as a result of using it. Our experience is that HVO is more available in Europe than ever before. It is the quickest way for our industry to go green. I propose that the Government takes a very serious look at this, and, instead of paying EU fines, supports our industry for once.
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