Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised)
Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I have spoken to taxi drivers and other members of the public. I actively go out and ask people. In every estate we go into someone has a car charging. The one issue that is raised is the location of charging points and the speed at which cars can be charged. There is a belief that being on a motorway, for example the motorway from Limerick to Dublin, eats into the battery and uses it a bit quicker. The only way we can overcome this is with additional charging points. The batteries are getting bigger and they will get stronger. What can be done at a policy level to expedite this if people are buying electric cars?
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