Traffic Congestion.

You seem to be equating workers with motorists. Not all workers drive. The current default model of free parking for employees discriminates against those who don't drive - those who walk, cycle or use public transport. The employer is investing considerable resources in providing a facility that will only be used by a subset of employees. Imagine if the employer came out with a nice new canteen that can only be used by staff earning above €50k pa and all the others can feck off to the sandwich bar? That's effectively what is happening here. If employers want access to the best of employees, they need to treat their employees fairly, and not subsidise the transport choices of some employees but not others.

You might want to read up on how roads are funded btw. Cyclists pay tax - surprise surprise. Other countries are looking at actually paying cyclists to cycle, as well as many other kinds of incentives given the overall benefits that arise for society - reduced traffic congestion, reduced pollution, more space on public transport, improved public health. And you think we should be placing more barriers in front of those who are considering cycling?

Do pedestrians need to be paying a footpath tax?

The tax is to discourage traffic.

It's not used solely for transport infrastructure. So someone who walks every where will be contributing to the general tax pool that pays for transport infrastructure. Same as a motorist same as cyclist.

I've a few old cars. I bet I'm paying more motor tax than average. I also have a few bikes. You're saying I should pay even more road tax for a few bicycles as well.

Ultimately what your are saying is you want to entourage more driving less cycling and thus more traffic and more pollution. The 1960s called,.... it wants you back.

That must be some kind of magic car you have if you don't emit tyre particles and brake pad particles, pollution that society as a whole ends up paying for through healthcare and more.

More cyclists actually makes things safer for cyclists - safety in numbers, motorists more likely to open their feckin eyes and see what's going on around them instead of playing with their phones. And more cyclists generally means less cars, so when the operator does something stupid, they're a lot less likely to harm other people on their bike than in their car.

And again, the reason you should pay a tax on the space you're using is to be fair to your fellow employees who aren't using a space.

Who else should pay it?

The title is " Traffic Congestion" and EV is traffic. Lots of EVs IS congestion.

If you had no where to park, you'd be unable to drive to that location. Hence no driving less traffic, less congestion.

This is not rocket science.

So it emits tyre particles and some brake particles - not exactly 'nothing' there.

Is it fair for you to pay for parking if you have to go to the airport? Is it fair for you to pay for parking if you have to go to town? What's so different about paying for parking at your workplace, other than it not being the traditional way?

We had tax on parking spaces 100 years ago? I didn't realise the Edwardians were so progressive.

I agree with Mad_Lad here as electric vehicles are generally less polluting than their ICE powered counterparts (and I am not going to be getting into the whole debate of manufacturing emissions malarkey). Bicycles must "emit" rubber particles too in any case, they have tyres that wear out in the same manner as car tyres do. Same with their brakes, which are mostly rubber with the exception of the newer disk type brake systems. I am all for accuracy of language when formulating an argument online however, sometimes it borders on pedantry in this forum!

For parking; if an employer sets up shop in somewhere like a business park or industrial estate outside of the city, of course the employees are going to need parking. To say otherwise is simply denying reality! While there may be 1 or 2 busses that will go to that business park, they usually come from "Insert City" centre so someone would have to get there in the first place to be able to catch the bus.... This is simply not practical for someone coming from outside of the city. There are many, like Mad_Lad, who have to commute, as any other option just does not make sense (either time or expense wise, or both). I have worked in countries where the public transport systems are leaps and bounds ahead of our own, yet there is still a need for parking wherever businesses setup. Even in the Netherlands, which has a huge proportion of cyclists, there are still large companies with huge car parks simply because there is no alternative for their employees. Personally, I would rather sit in traffic for an hour, than to trudge and get a bus into a city centre and another one out to get to my destination. As for the expense of having a vehicle over that of using public transport? The vehicle can take me where I want, when I want... not just to work.

Until the public transport system in this country (not just in Dublin) is planned in a more cohesive way, then these congestion issues will continue well into the future.

You pay for fuel when you travel. You pay for insurance and wear and tear on your vehicle. Why would you expect free storage space?

All parking costs money. The only question is whether that money is paid by everybody or paid by those that enjoy use of the parking.