Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The indicative map published just before the local elections is typical of this Government. It was all talk, all announcements and no action, as far as I can see. It is not right to simply publish a map of where chargers might be. When money is being committed and major announcements made, my constituents are entitled to know where the chargers will be and when they will be installed. There are a couple of chargers in Kells and Dunboyne and a fast charger halfway between Ratoath and Ashbourne in my constituency. Other than that, however, there is little in the way of electric vehicle infrastructure. That has to change.

When these announcements are made, we are entitled to find out where the Government is planning to carry out these measures. On major infrastructural projects, what is repeatedly happening is that something is announced and the action is then nowhere to be seen. That is the difficulty I have with this announcement.

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