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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I would be only too willing to facilitate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank our guests for coming in. Unfortunately, my battery will not get through a two-hour period at this stage. I am too lazy to buy a new one but I will have to deal with that. The witnesses have dealt with a considerable number of the issues. In fairness, many people have said they fall under the same bracket as me. I would not consider an electric car because the infrastructure was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept that. Dr. O'Grady said previously that when something hits 20%, it suddenly jumps-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is the same idea as fax machines.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Maybe one person.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Best of luck with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is good. What exactly is required as regards grid upgrades when we are talking about fast chargers and whatever else? I imagine that has an impact on the price we are hearing, which Dr. O'Grady reckons is approximately €200,000 for a fast charger.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That obviously creates a huge difficulty. I suppose the piece of work that needs to be done is to ensure we have that or otherwise we are-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I was going to ask a question regarding how this is absolutely modelled out, but I imagine that is done to a huge level. As I said, it is obviously geographical, time-based and all the rest of it. It is making sure to stay ahead of where the need is going to be, and that creates its own difficulty. Could Dr. O'Grady go into an element of what that looks like in general terms.? If...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is just it. Regarding the modelling the Department has done, however, how much detail can Dr. O'Grady go into on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is it, and also to deal with people like myself who are incredibly disorganised and might not necessarily have charged the night before.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Right, I get that. This could work out perfectly in the sense that if we move into renewables and have an infrastructure that can play this, we are in a completely different place. We are in the world we need to be in. The big thing, which is almost a repeat of what was said earlier, and I am hearing about pilots and all the rest, is how we facilitate home-charging units for people who do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There is no engagement with Louth County Council at the minute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There will be two years of training and testing, but within that, there will be solutions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We are talking about four or five local authorities. Within two years, we will move beyond that, while accepting that people will start, watch and take on-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: One can see local authority car parks that now have units for charging. People have got used to it. We are definitely in a different place from where we were a few years ago.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is awfully decent of me, I know. It is just the level of integrity that I bring to the process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Plus a deep fat fryer in the back of the vehicle.