“We can’t all get up on a bicycle and cycle around to where we want to go.” Ireland’s climate-reduction targets for transport are ‘unmanageable and unachievable’. MHealyRae and BrianLeddin debate on BKNT
Ireland’s climate reduction targets for transport are ‘unmanageable and unachievable’, according to Kerry TD Michael Healy Rae.
Modelling work has been carried out looking at options including congestion charges, town and city pedestrianisation, fuel price increases, higher car parking charges and fuel price increases.Newstalk Breakfast “It is ridiculous at this time in life to be saying to struggling families we are going to tax you out of your motorcar,” he said.
“We can’t all get up on a bicycle and cycle around to where we want to go or walk to where we want to go.”The Kerry TD said the State target of cutting transport emissions in half by 2030 is “unmanageable and is not achievable”.“Transport costs are gone through the roof and we see now this discussion on increasing car parking charges by hundreds of per cent, putting maybe a €10 daily charge for driving into cities.
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