Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 9 November 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes

9:30 am

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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Are we still subsidising because some of these manufacturers do not make low-end cars? They are not like Toyota where you can buy a very basic model or a very expensive one. In the case of BMW, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz or Land Rover, even the bottom end would be counted as relatively luxurious by most of us. Are we still funding the purchase of these cars?