Mr. Paddy Carroll:

Yes. We set up the association in March 2015 because we wanted to be able to reach people, such as the members of this committee and the stakeholders. We meet with ESB ecars when we request a meeting. Our association is a small acorn that has been planted and, hopefully, our membership will grow and I believe it will. We have a constitution, we held an annual general meeting and we have a website,irishevowners.ie, and a Facebook page. We hold events for our members. We went on a tour to Turlough Hill and we visited the eco-village in Cloughjordan and we had 15 electric cars down there. We had a photographic rally that ran from March up to the end of October where members submitted photographs they had taken of monuments, having travelled to different counties. Those travelling in 18 electric vehicles participated in it. We have a logo and membership cards. We are like a car club.