Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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I support the amendment, which is a common-sense one. I get a sense that some want magic to be achieved, to vote to give relief and keep the principles in place. We are trying to implement a cost-of-living measure and the principles are intact here. It will not be perfect in every case and not everyone will get the same benefit. There will be some of that but overall this is a common-sense amendment and it reflects where we are with the pressure on people, including those who are at work. This is a worthy amendment and the Minister is clear that the incentives for companies to switch are still there. We cannot budge from those incentives; they have to be extremely clear. There is a gain here if companies are the first to change their cars. That means we will have more EVs in circulation in time, which is the key and what the motivation behind the amendment is about.