Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Tánaiste will have read that today the Climate Change Advisory Council remarked on how progress in transport emissions has been arrested, the inordinate delays in, for example, getting BusConnects through and the need for a better planning model for compact development in urban areas. However, the big wake-up call related to EVs, where progress has been arrested. There needs to be, as the council recommends, a concerted programme from the Government to promote the switch to EVs, particularly in rural areas where there are no alternative modes of transport. It means the charging network, tax treatment and long-term strategy around EVs need to be more clearly articulated so people can have confidence in making the switch.

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