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

We are ahead of the curve in that we are banning the sale of all new fossil fuel vehicles from 2030, which is way ahead of anyone else. Yesterday we announced the climate action fund, one of the biggest funds of its type anywhere in the world. We will have the carbon tax report in advance of the forthcoming budget. Even yesterday I was commended on the initiative we took in Ireland on benefit-in-kind with electric vehicles, which is already stimulating demand in that market. It is far more focused than in some other European Union countries.

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