Ms Tatiana Samsonova:

On ebikes and EVs, it is true that this measure is limiting in that vulnerable households are not capable of saving money for the upfront cost of ebikes or EVs. This needs to be examined from the perspective of what happens in other countries and to what extent Ireland wants to directly subsidise the purchase of EVs or ebikes in particular. For instance, in Paris a €500 cashback is offered to everyone who buys an ebike. That is the programme set by Paris between 2019 and 2020. In other cases, the subsidy is designed to target low-income households. People submit a statement of income and then they receive a specific subsidy for the purchase of an ebike. That is another way of doing it. I understand that is one of the limitations of the incentive structure that is currently being set up in Ireland. We agree on that.