Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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You are trying to, but you are not. We have asked for this comprehensive analysis to be carried out. We have two different sets of targets. One is to reduce car journeys. A second set of targets is in respect of making a shift for those people who have to use their cars to electric vehicles. I contend that both are at cross-purposes because the people who are being subsidised to switch their cars are predominantly people who have public transport options, and the people who are paying for it are those who do not. There is a fundamental problem here. This goes to the heart of value for money because we are crossing over objectives and we are undermining both.