Biofuel becomes battleground of party politics

THE Government and Fine Gael last night became embroiled in a war of words over their respective policies on biofuels.

Communications Minister Noel Dempsey announced that biofuels will represent almost 6% of Ireland’s transport fuel market by 2009, hitting the EU Biofuels Directive target a year ahead of the 2010 deadline.

He went on to promise that biofuels would make up 10% of the market by 2020.