Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy
Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Mr. P.J. Ryan:
Yes. A lot of the top-tier contractors are saying to their subcontractors, for example on civil jobs that involve a lot of heavy earth-moving equipment, that they have to get to net zero because they are on their science-based targets and they have to reduce their emissions by 2030. That is a corporate ambition and they have to filter that down to their subcontractors. However, VAT on green diesel is different from that on HVO. HVO is already more expensive and the VAT is not helping. When those subcontractors are bidding for work, behaviourally they are very reluctant because they know their competitor will probably pick the lower price.
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