Mr. Brendan Crowley:

It is essential that our in-fleet vehicles and Euro 6 vehicles can burn HVO or diesel, or it can be mixed and matched. It does not really matter. Most of our fleet used on interurban or rural services all meet that criteria. The problem for us right now is that HVO is readily available at petrol stations, but there is a price differential that can be 8 cent to 10 cent. Also, as it stands, when diesel hits a certain mark, we get an excise rebate from the State on it to help with the cost, which is not available with HVO. There is about a 5% difference in the calorific value of HVO versus diesel. To put it in monetary terms, there is probably about a 20 cent to 25 cent difference per litre in HVO. It would be about coming up with some mechanism to cover or close that gap.