Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 March 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Brian LeddinBrian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Whitmore's point is critical. If our ambition is to reduce transport emissions by more than 50%, and it more than likely has to be more than 50% in transport emissions, the modelling surely has to be aligned with that challenge. We will need to see some progress on that very soon because the challenge in transport is phenomenal. If our model is not right, we are off to a bad start. We will not get there.

Ms Graham said the national cycling manual was safe. Many people would take issue with her on that. If we are designing infrastructure for everybody, from a four- or five-year-old child to elderly people and people with disabilities, the existing national cycling manual and its contents are not safe.

Ms Graham or perhaps Dr. Torney or Dr. Caulfield might briefly answer the question on the €10 billion. Where would they spend it if not on electric vehicles?

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