Mr. Tom Halpin:

On our website, we have a calculator that allows potential purchasers of EVs to do a comparison for a typical range of 15,000 km. That figure might be substantially greater when driving in a rural environment. As Mr. O'Shea stated, there is a significant saving on energy with the current electricity mix.

Regarding solar panels in schools, the Deputy dismissed the occupancy issue, but a fact of schools is that they have high occupancy levels from September through to May or June. During July and August, they are at virtually zero occupancy. Many schools have no occupancy at night.