Barry Heneghan (Dublin Bay North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have three things I want to say, but I will just say one. I will go back to private wires. During the recent storm, without private wires the eco-villages were completely knocked off the grid, which is completely unfair. We need to bring in legislation in order that people with solar panels who have their own energy will still be on the grid.

What Ms Donnelly said is right, but all current projections show that there a huge influx of cheaper EVs from China will hit the EU market. At the moment, our grid and entire charging system are not ready for that. That is something we really need to push for the State.

As other Deputies and Senators have said, there is a lot of mention of private cars here. It is something that is sadly still in society. If we are going to mitigate the change, we need to make sure charging points are available for those who are taking up the cheaper cars.