Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The real key to meeting the target is achieving a modal shift to public transport, walking and cycling and reducing the overall number of kilometres driven. This will have a much more significant impact. The modelling shows that if we deliver the electric vehicle targets it will get us so far but even going further than this is not the be all and end all. It will happen anyway. We are ahead of schedule in the roll-out of electric vehicles. They have taken off quickly not only here but around the world. I do not expect this to be the really difficult challenge. The real challenge will be in the promotion of walking, cycling and public transport and reducing the overall volume of traffic. This will be the key to determining whether we meet our targets.