Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I accept Senator Warfield's amendment to the Order of Business.

Senator Paul Daly raised a good point about toll charges. As Senators will know, last year the Government introduced an incentive for owners of electric cars.

We need to consider toll charges and some of the prohibitive costs that accrue to people, be they businesspeople or others going to work or doing their business. I would be happy to have a debate on it. The point the Senator made is a valid one. We have signed public–private partnership contracts regarding some roads but I believe there comes a point when the charging of tolls needs to be considered. The point made in this regard was a fair one.

I do not have the answer to Senator Mac Lochlainn's request. If he emails me the details, I will send them on to the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, after the Order of Business. It is disappointing that some of the organisations the Senator mentioned, which may have a service level agreement with the HSE, are not getting funding.

I thank the Members for their contributions. I will accept the amendment to the Order of Business.