Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

That is exciting, but everyone knows that hydrogen-based power is a long way into the future with regard to the aviation sector and sustainable aviation fuel is the next step. There are four pillars for sustainable aviation. There is carbon reduction, waste reduction, energy efficiency and noise reduction. Sustainable aviation fuel plays a role in all four of them. The Minister knows the issues we are dealing with in terms of excessive aircraft noise currently taking place out of Dublin airport. I am not saying - no one would - that SAF would solve it. That is not the nub of the issue, but if we were to promote sustainable aviation throughout all four pillars and look to be ambitious at all levels, it would have the impact in carbon reduction, which is what we need, waste reduction, energy efficiency and, indeed, noise reduction. I ask for Ireland to be ambitious and ensure we are providing the correct environment to move aviation towards massive carbon reduction and net zero by 2050.

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