Minister seeks talks with Irish Volkswagen boss

The managing director of Volkswagen Ireland, Lars Himmer, has been invited to appear before the Oireachtas transport committee over the pollution emissions scandal.

Separately, Environment Minister Alan Kelly is seeking a private meeting with Mr Himmer, who took up his post in January. The group has almost 26% market share in Ireland from its brands Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, and Seat.

Both the transport committee, headed by Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony, and Mr Kelly want to establish how many vehicles in Ireland are affected by the scandal.