Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)

The Bill will go to committee, where there will detailed discussion. The take-up for electric vehicles has been pretty slow and there are more charging points than there are vehicles. There is one at my local train station and I do not believe I have ever seen it being used. I am going to try out a car for the weekend and see what it is like. What many people do not know is that the electricity is actually for free. To be fair, the ESB has done a very good job in trying to promote electrical vehicles. It is even doing it to the extent that it will charge a person's car for free, which seems a very generous offer.

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