Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Everybody agrees that there is, potentially, a considerable opportunity with green hydrogen. I see it across the political spectrum and that is welcome. The concern of my party and me, which is shared by people in the wider community who have an interest in green hydrogen, is that the focus, ambition and urgency is not there from the Government. I acknowledge everything the Deputy has said in his response and I know the Department of Transport has issued a call which is welcome.

One of the things the sector says to me is that a strategy is very important. It needs to outline a commitment to green hydrogen. It should indicate an auction in the near future for industry to decarbonise and should point towards and deliver, in the first instance, hydrogen refuelling infrastructure throughout the State for transport. Can we expect to see that in the near future?

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