Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 November 2012
644. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 271 of the 25 September 2012, the way he plans to meet the targets for the production of bio fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48213/12]
View answerThe Renewable Energy Directive requires that by 2020 each Member State must ensure that 10% of energy in transport will be from renewable energy sources. Ireland will meet this target primarily through the use of biofuels. The Biofuel Obligation Scheme, by requiring that large suppliers of road transport fuels include a certain percentage of biofuel across their general fuel mix, creates a market and demand for biofuels. Biofuels are defined as liquid or gaseous transport fuels produced from biomass and would also include Dimethyl ether (DME) produced from biomass. I will shortly be increasing the biofuel obligation which will further increase the demand for biofuels in Ireland.
