Mr. Graham Doyle:

I will start. There were some questions at the start on range anxiety. There were also some questions touching on the work of the EV task force which Ms Behan, who is with me today, co-chairs. I will ask her to respond to some of those questions. There were also questions on alternative sources of fuel and we will touch on those as well. The questions on land and biofuels might be more appropriate for our sister Department, whose representatives were here last week. I am not sure I can be particularly helpful on those questions. We have Ms Graham, the chief executive of the National Transport Authority, here and she could respond fully to the last part of the question.

The Deputy is correct about range anxiety. It is a significant issue. We will see what happens with electric vehicle use. All projections suggest that where this creates the biggest impact is still a distance out. The year 2035 seems to be the point where the really fundamental and exciting change will happen. In the meantime, we have got to do everything possible to work with the uptake of the technology that is there and encourage it. There are a huge range of measures to assist with that. Range anxiety continues to be an issue but we are seeing improvements all of the time in the technology that is there. We are going to see some significant additional improvements in the next number of years. To date, many of the electric vehicles have been in the small car range and not suitable for the executive or somebody who has to work with long distances. There is no question that one of the biggest challenges in the transport space in Ireland in providing public transport in the context of climate change is our dispersed population. As a result, range anxiety continues to be a factor but we see improvements coming. We will see a step forward in the coming years. I might ask Ms Behan-----