Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Bus Coach Sector: Discussion

Photo of Gerry HorkanGerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Brady is the engineer in the room, though. I mean this in a positive way. His written submission states: "I have a degree in Electronic Engineering, a Masters of Science in Applied Maths and Computing and have worked in the transport sector since 2000." I am looking to pull on his expertise as he is in the room. Appendix A shows that the slower a vehicle drives the higher its greenhouse gas emissions. There are plenty of times when drivers cannot drive at 50 km/h anyway, and I accept all that. If, however, we were to reduce the limit to 30 km/h from 50 km/h, would it be likely we would end up with more greenhouse gas emissions in urban areas? If the answer to that is "No", that is perfectly fine. I am just asking Mr. Brady his opinion as to whether the answer is "No" or "Yes".

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