Ennis-Based Haulier Says Industry Needs Incentive From Government To Cover Cost Of Going Green

The Ennis-based President of Irish Road Haulage Association is calling on the government to provide incentives to fund the costly transition to more environmentally-friendly vehicles.

The Government has unveiled a 125 billion euro Climate Action Plan which aims to halve the country’s emissions by 2030.

It includes a target to reduce transport emissions by 42-50% by the end of the decade, to reduce the number of car journeys by 500,000 every day and to have one million electric vehicles on the road.

Ennis haulier Eugene Drennan says his industry currently has no choice but to rely on diesel.