Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)

I have a question with regard to the assumptions that are underlying the scenario modelling. Section 4(a) outlines the transport scenarios and the incorporated assumptions on which the modelling was based. One is that there will be an end of sales of new internal combustion engine vehicles by 2025 for private vehicles. That is clearly not going to happen. I do not know if that is a typo. I would be concerned if the Climate Change Advisory Council were using assumptions that have zero chance. We are in the year 2025 now, so that will not happen. Was it a conscious decision to use 2025 as the goal for the end of internal combustion engine, ICE, vehicles? If so, why? What impact would it have on the scenarios? It is a questionable assumption to be using.