Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 September 2011
349 Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to encourage and stimulate the production and use of Irish produced bio-fuels in place of imported petroleum products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26102/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has responsibility for fuel quality standards from the perspective of environmental specifications which may be put in place to reduce the polluting effect that certain substances have on the environment when they are emitted into the air. Policy issues concerning energy supply, including the use of domestically produced biofuels, fall outside the remit of my Department.
