Mr. Eamonn Confrey:

Ms Behan has outlined the scale of that challenge. Trying to house it all under one Minister or one Department is a separate debate. Regarding planning, the role of local authorities has been mentioned when it comes to parking spaces. The issue spills into energy targets. A range of incentives have already been mentioned, including those in Norway and elsewhere. The task force is the first effort to bring that together. It is not perfect, but we will learn as we go along. It is important that we have the right people in the room to help us. We need to have as many viewpoints as possible around the table because we cannot do everything. The scale of the challenge is such that it will cost a considerable amount. Ultimately, they are policy choices. Our responsibility will be to bring those policy choices and recommendations to Government, which will make the final decision.

There are competing priorities in any given year but the scale of this issue in transport is enormous in terms of the emissions and trying to meet European targets.