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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes. I am sorry for interrupting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: I have one more question before I go to my vote. I apologise again. This is to the ESB. The chairman of Fingal County Council had a pilot programme, I think with Ubitricity, where it had plug-in chargers on the lamp posts, though I might be wrong. Going back to Deputy O'Rourke's point around local government and the local authorities, how do we get buy-in from the local authorities so...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Meally. I have to leave, so my apologies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: I might ask Mr. Meally to hold and I will come back. The Chairman may wish to take Deputies Cathal Crowe or Ó Murchú and I will be back after the vote. I apologise again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: Mr. Meally was in possession when I left. I apologise. Does he want to conclude his remarks?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: We have seen an increase in the cost of charging and the first-time cost of charging points for people. Is that counterproductive, given that we are reducing fares, offering free tickets and not charging for public transport? Should we offer free charging points?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: Is Dr. O'Grady talking about free charging?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: We have been told that this is about equity and fairness. Some people have told us that they have found that access is not easy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: The whole piece around equity is a concern for people as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: Before I left to attend a vote there was a question on local authorities to which Mr. Meally responded. Can he say whether there is substantive engagement from local authorities on the development of outputs?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: I ask the ESB delegation for their takeaway points from today's meeting, particularly as we go back to the Government and engage with the ESB on how we can collectively move the modal shift forward.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: Has the ESB given thought to how it will assist homeowners or EV owners with at-home charging, for example in the context of its incentivisation scheme or the provision of grant aid to homeowners in terms of bills?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: We are in a cost-of-living crisis and energy inflation is gargantuan. Electric Ireland was not slow last month to increase its prices. That is not a dig at Ms Ward as it is not her department. I am worried that we are not incentivising the modal shift to a greater extent. We need to assist with the roadmap. Ten years ago people were told that they should buy diesel vehicles, but now we...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: I would not recommend that the Chairman and I should go on "Love Island". Perhaps Deputy Ó Murchú and Senator Craughwell could do so. I believe we should incentivise people. When representatives of the Road Safety Authority appeared before the committee a fortnight ago, we discussed engagement and selling the message.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: The purchase cost is significant and Dr. O'Grady is correct to say that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: Have we sought a derogation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: Dr. O'Grady is correct.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes, the initial cost. Deputies must drive between here and their constituencies, and all members cover a lot of miles. I suspect that we would have to charge EVs often to cover such distances. I do not think I could travel from Cork to Dublin with an EV vehicle.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: We could do that too. I am sure many of our councillors would be glad to see us. I wonder whether I could drive all the way from Cork to Dublin in an EV vehicle in one run.