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✍ The Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Cabinet ministers are refusing to say if and when they will switch to electric or hybrid cars in an effort to combat climate change. Of the 15 members of the Cabinet, only Transport Minister Shane Ross and Climate Change Minister Richard Bruton have ditched their petrol or diesel cars. Mr Ross has a full electric vehicle (EV), while Mr Bruton has a hybrid that runs on petrol and electricity. Children's Minister Katherine Zappone confirmed she uses a diesel-run Hyundai Tucson for official duties, but she "intends that her next choice of car will be an electric model", her spokesperson said. Other Cabinet ministers ignored queries about their plans. A vernment spokesperson issued a blanket response. "The automatic entitlement to a State car for vernment ministers was scrapped back in 2011. Ministers therefore use their own private cars for official businesses and the purchase of these cars is a matter for each individual minister," it said. Howe ...
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