Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 81: To ask the Minister for Transport the input his Department has had with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources on the rollout of the national electric vehicle programme; if he has made any recommendations on transforming the public sector captive public fleets to electric or low emissions vehicles; the standards and targets and overall percentage of cars he is aiming for in relation to electric and hybrid private transport by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17871/10]

Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Electric Vehicles policy and the targets and rollout of the electric vehicle programme, including captive fleets, are matters for the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR), the ESB and the SEAI.

My Department participated in the interdepartmental group on electric vehicles, and also chaired a sub-group on the specific transport sector elements of the electric vehicles policy – transport incentives, infrastructure, captive fleets, and the potential for demonstration projects. This sub-group reported to the overall interdepartmental group, chaired by DCENR.