Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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We do not want to go off on a tangent on that point. I understand that but the point I am making is that there is an issue with lower-income households in rural or provincial areas and workers who need a car to get to work. They are caught in a bind and they need to watch where this is going. I accept that there will be more in Dublin because of its population but people in provincial areas will say they do not have public transport available to them.

I want to ask about the grants for home chargers, and the SEAI might take this question. In 2021, there was €69.5 million in expenditure on this scheme. There were 13,432 vehicles purchased but only 8,379 charging points installed. There seems to be a big differential between the number of vehicles bought and the number of home chargers installed.