Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 11 November 2021
Public Accounts Committee
2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport
Chapter 5 - Expenditure on Night Vision Imaging Technology and Training for Search and Rescue
Special Report 113 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Procurement of Vehicles by the Irish Coast Guard
9:30 am
Mr. Ken Spratt:
What I can say to the Deputy is that we have a long way to go when it comes to EV uptake and EV infrastructure. I recognised this when I took over the Department. I established a new climate action division. At the moment, we are in the process of recruiting an assistant secretary. I have moved five principal officers into that climate action division, one of whom is responsible for EVs. We will be publishing an EV strategy by the end of next year. We will be establishing an office of low-emission vehicles in collaboration with SEAI and other experts in the area.
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