Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There was no confusion. The national investment framework for transport in Ireland, NIFTI, has not gone to public consultation. That needs to happen. Mr. Spratt has now given us a confirmation that it will happen. The public can have a huge input. We want to get this right. We cannot have a document that forms a centrefold of how we appraise documents that has neither gone to public consultation nor is Government policy.

Current Government policy is the strategic investment framework for land transport. We want a process where we get absolute buy-in from everyone. We are all moving to a stage where we want to meet carbon targets but in a way that is sustainable for everyone.

I ask Mr. Spratt to quickly address the issue on electric cars and roads as I am caught for time. He can come back to us on the Minister, Deputy Ryan, providing a copy of the submission and an up to date note on the NIFTI public consultation process.