Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 October 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy
Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Mr. Brian Cooke:
Yes, there has been over the past 30 years. There is a variety of factors. Part of that has to do with regulations in relation to vehicles, including passenger safety. We had a big general safety regulation, GSR, last summer that added to both the cost and weight of a car. Having child seats is also a factor. As a child playing football in north County Dublin, I remember my dad would have seven or eight children in a small car. That is not possible any more.
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