Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Colleagues and I from the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action travelled to Amsterdam two weeks ago. We saw how these smaller, dinkier type vehicles are quite prevalent in cities similar to Amsterdam. I had previously seen them in Rome. From conversations I have had with my colleagues on the committee, I think there is a cross-party appetite to go in this direction. Everybody recognises now that we do not want our cities full of SUVs even if they are electric. I ask the Minister to explore this further with the aforementioned Ministers. I would like to think there will be support across the Houses for an approach that will see a smaller and lighter vehicle fleet coming into being ahead of heavier and larger vehicles.

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