Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 4 October 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion
2:00 pm
Mr. Graham Doyle:
This is the reason that we will have to ensure that we try to make sure that any additional cars coming on the road, or the greatest percentage of them that we can achieve, are alternatively fuelled.
In regard to investing in roads, ultimately policy is matter for the Government. I personally argued successfully for rebalancing as prior to becoming Secretary General, I was in charge of public transport for a period and over the next five years, we are looking at investment in roads of the order of €1.5 billion to €1.6 billion whereas the investment in public transport over the next five years will be €2.7 billion. We will change a ratio. The ratio was probably 2:1 adverse and it is now moved in the other direction. This is not scientific figure but it is probably 1.5: 1 in the other direction. We are trying to bring about change.
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