Jerry Buttimer (Cork South-Central, Fine Gael)

I thank Senator Rabbitte for the question. She is right that it is an issue that needs to be continually addressed and evolved. As she knows, the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, and I have announced 175 new charging points around the country as part of the wider plan to build a reliable charging network. The NTA has announced 186 sites for electric vehicles, one of which will include buses. I will take back the point made by the Senator. She is right that the work we are seeing and the volume of increase in people using Local Link and Rural Link is phenomenal. We need to enhance that by having more charging points and different types of vehicles, and by moving away from the old-type vehicle to the new electric one. I will take her comments back and will then come back to her with more information regarding the area in question in County Galway.