John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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The Minister spoke about priorities of the digital economy and climate action. Something that strikes me, which we discussed here before and which is a micro-measure, is that many measures, whether in terms of retrofitting or the purchase of e-bikes or e-cars, require people to be relatively cash-rich. They do not tend to benefit people who do not have savings. If I want to buy an e-bike to get the tax relief, I have to have €3,000. To buy an electric car to get the tax relief, close to €40,000 is needed. To get that new boiler, I have to have money saved. Have we any plans to make that more accessible to the ordinary person who wants to do his or her bit on climate action from a budgetary point of view?