Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 8 September 2025
421. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport to outline the work the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Task Force has undertaken to date; if he will provide the task force’s terms of reference; outline its key deliverables, and the expected timeline for reporting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47106/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraTo assist in the development of a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Policy Roadmap, the Department of Transport established the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Task Force in December of 2023, bringing together key stakeholders with responsibility for, and interest in, policy development and implementation in relation to SAF.
I am pleased to confirm that my Department published Ireland’s first Sustainable Aviation Fuel Policy Roadmap on the 21st of August 2025, fulfilling a clear commitment in the Programme for Government.
I would like to take this opportunity to publicly acknowledge the significant contributions of the Task Force, whose time and expertise made the finalisation of the Roadmap possible. With the assistance of the Task Force and an extensive series of wider bilateral meetings, the Roadmap represents an important first step in developing Ireland’s national SAF policy, identifying a number of actions which will be built upon in future iterations, and setting a path for future SAF policy development.
Information on the Task Force, its Terms of Reference and the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Policy Roadmap itself, is available at www.gov.ie/en/department-of-transport/publications/sustainable-aviation-fuel-task-force/
