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

The point that I am trying to make is that rather than being abstract, we now know that we must get to a certain stage. The public is now engaged. Joe Bloggs like me is now looking at the possibility of our next car being electric. How can we ensure people do it? How can we provide infrastructure, power points around the country and charging at home? It is working for the taxi drivers. Many are changing their vehicles to completely electric. We might come back to the Department on that. It could do with more attention. The Department is doing it but it could be more immediate attention. It is happening much quicker and public consciousness is moving into that space much quicker. They are always ahead of the politicians and many want to contribute to the environment but having it all be based on active travel and buses may not be practical for them. Rather than trying to have a binary situation, we need to have a target and say that we are going to meet or beat it. Does the new sustainable mobility plan involve electric cars?