Dr. Colm Byrne:

People on social welfare do not get to benefit from the cycle to work scheme because it is an employer's scheme. There needs to be some sort of change to get those people into the net. Lower earners do not get to benefit to the full extent because they only get a 30% rebate instead of a 50% rebate. If we are serious about trying to transition away from the internal combustion engine, we need to look at the obvious supports. On the State electric fleet, there is an opportunity in our cities to use e-bikes or cargo bikes. A number of teams in the UK that do home visits for healthcare use e-bikes to get around, and they often get around much more quickly. In our area in north inner city Dublin, it would make sense, instead of being stuck in traffic, to be able to get around. There is no one-size-fits-all approach and there are different solutions for everything. We have to be more open in our though processes.