Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 8:

In page 10, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:

"(b) the capacity of domestic producers to supply biofuel to meet domestic market demands,".

The Minister will be familiar with these amendments which were debated on Committee Stage and a vote called on amendment No. 8 which, predictably, the Opposition lost. As such, I do not intend to delay proceedings unduly. My point is that when the Minister or is determining whether we should amend the percentage of bio-fuel we mandate to be blended with carbon-based fuels like petrol and diesel, one of the issues he or she should factor in is the capacity of domestic producers to supply bio-fuels to meet that market demand. I hope the Minister has had an opportunity to consider the points I made on Committee Stage and that he may have changed his mind, although I suspect not.

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