Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We have gone from a situation where, in terms of investment in the network, last year the ESB put in €1 million whereas this year €3.5 million is being put in, an increase of 250%, albeit from a small base. We need to put in more infrastructure, particularly now when we see a step change in the number of vehicles being purchased. Since the start of this year, 1,000 vehicles have been purchased. Fewer than 1,000 vehicles were purchased in the whole of last year. We are reaching that tipping point now and we need to resource it properly.

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