Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 241: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has entered into an arrangement for the purchase of electric vehicles in 2009 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44015/09]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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While my Department has not entered into any arrangement for the purchase of electric vehicles during the period mentioned, the Deputy may wish to note that a pilot study on the concept development for a wind and ocean powered smart network for the supply of electricity, heat and transport for the Aran Islands has been jointly commissioned by Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) and my Department. One element of this project is to assess the ability of electric vehicles to meet the islands' transport requirements. In this context, SEI is currently making arrangements for 10 electric vehicles to be deployed on the islands and their usage to be monitored over a three-year period, commencing in 2010.