Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 482: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which he has encouraged or will encourage the use of biofuels throughout public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23816/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I have instructed CIE to operate their entire existing fleet on a 5% biodiesel blend in as short a time-frame as is possible and to plan for a 30% blend in new buses. It is the responsibility of CIE now to establish a plan to meet this requirement.