Fiona O'Malley (Dún Laoghaire, Progressive Democrats)

The Government is well aware of what it is, and it was outlined in great detail yesterday. Vehicle registration tax is something that is already under way.

I had a certain sympathy with the total removal of excise duty on biofuels to stimulate production. There is merit in that but, on further reflection, looking into it and discussing it with the Department of Finance, I can see difficulties. I also see difficulties with the legislation compelling all filling stations to include a 2% mix of biodiesel. What has happened in mainland Europe when that has been the case, especially in bringing in that 2% or 5%, is that a country such as Brazil, which we would all acknowledge is the capital of biofuels operations——

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