Mr. Declan Meally:

The Deputy mentioned Louth. Louth County Council was the first to apply for public sector grants for local authorities. I will not go back over what my colleague from the Department, Dr. O'Grady, has talked about. We have a working group which is operated through the public sector forum and local authorities. It is trying to crack the business model. Should it be a concessionaire model whereby the local authority provides a plinth and it is open to the market to provide the charging units? If so, how will that work? We are looking at how all these initiatives will work. Louth County Council was fast getting out of the blocks. It is working on a faster project and engaging in many activities there.