Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I will be brief. I ask that the Minister take into account disability and gender in the roll-out of infrastructure. Almost every EV charging point I know of is at the back of a parking lot and is not particularly safe or accessible. The Minister does not need to respond. I am just asking that he take this concern into account.

A ban on the sale of internal combustion engine, ICE, cars – diesel and petrol cars – from 2035 has been agreed at EU level. I believe there is a 2030 ban in the programme for Government, but I imagine it will be delayed until 2035, given that EU legislation will be needed to enable it. Some $35 billion is spent on advertising cars globally every year. So much is being spent on this advertising because it works well. As we approach the ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars, would the Minister support and push for legislation that banned their advertising? Currently, we are allowing the advertising industry to promote cars that we will eventually need off the road.