Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----diesel and petrol cars in favour of electric cars. Many people would need to know that something is going to happen, if we have a total electric system, that means they will still be paying excise in some form or other to make up the difference or the loss of the taxes the Government is getting already.

People are very disappointed the Government is totally focused on electric cars. There are other ways of reducing emissions with the cars we have, such as liquid petroleum gas, LPG. In 1975 my father bought a demonstration model petrol car that was converted to gas. It was a wonderful car and did 500,000 miles. I am told they are very efficient and effective in reducing emissions. Also, biofuel can be added to diesel cars and will greatly reduce the emissions. This Government is giving no thought at all to other ideas and that is wrong. It is putting all our eggs in one basket. The other side of it is people could afford to do things like this. It would be way more practical and might arrive at the same goal the Government is striving for - not that I believe anyone on this earth can do anything about changing the weather, because there is some ulterior plan we have no control over. One of the things I reject very much is sending rockets to the moon and to Jupiter or wherever else they are going.

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