Dr. Hannah Daly:

I can stay a few minutes longer. I see Senator O'Reilly would like to ask a question as well. I thank Deputy Alan Farrell for the question. I will address some of the benefits of shared car schemes. My colleague, Dr. Caulfied, has more expertise on this, but once someone owns a car, or a family has two cars, he or she is much more likely to use it than a bicycle or bus. For example, when it is time for me to start commuting to UCC it will be virtually free for me to drive because parking is free but the bus costs €10 for a round trip and takes twice as long. Once I own a car, all of the upfront cost is on ownership rather than use, so the incentive is very much to use it. Shared cars remove that incentive and allow me to make the best judgement on what is the best mode for me on every trip, not just on my transport mode over the year as a whole. If I need to, let us say, go to IKEA to buy furniture, take my children to school or do something else, I will choose the best option for each one of those trips. I will not by default take a car. Other colleagues will speak more about that.