Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Because of issues with the mic, Ms Donnelly might not have heard me. There is talk of cars being bigger and heavier, particularly with the weight of batteries and so on. Multistorey car parks may not be able to cope. They may need to be strengthened or reduce the number of vehicles permitted to enter. It is not a secret that I have quite an old Volkswagen Golf. It is relatively small and does me perfectly well but I am not trying to bring five children to five different places. It seems that cars have got bigger and heavier. The point that Deputy Leddin made about avoid and shift is much more important. EVs will certainly ensure better air quality but they will still take up space on roads.