Mr. Kevin Brady:

I wish to clarify the situation with regard to compressed natural gas. A network of 14 publicly accessible compressed natural gas stations is being rolled out. The first one has opened in Dublin Port. That provides an option for HGV drivers. A commitment has been made by Gas Networks Ireland to roll out a network of 14 stations.

The other point to which Mr. Curtis alluded is that even though gas is a fossil fuel, in future there is the possibility of biogas being produced from anaerobic digestion using food and agriculture waste, injected onto the grid and then used in trucks. In many ways the biofuels obligation that we have for petrol could fund that. It is set out in the plan and we will consult on it in the third quarter.