The Minister for Transport has said he does not think a congestion charge is going to be an immediate solution to reduce car use as part of the Government’s Climate Action Plan.
Eamon Ryan said he "absolutely agrees" that the provision of public transport will have to be increased first.
A congestion charge, increases in parking charges and the removal of free workplace parking spaces in large urban areas are among the options being considered to reach transport emission targets.
A memo on the measures, that was due to be considered by the Cabinet today, is being put back until the next meeting.
Minister Ryan said the decision was taken "to give people time to read it further" because he said "it is controversial".
The Green Party leader said he believes "the immediate solution is to reallocate space to make our buses get through quicker, to make it safer to walk and cycle, that's the key measure".
He said the demand management strategy is not just about climate change but also because "Dublin and our other cities and towns are clogging up".
"It's in no one's interest for everything to gridlock.
"It's in everyone's interest for us to start providing sustainable alternatives so the traffic moves freely and so it's safer for our kids particularly to walk and cycle to school and to get a transport system that works," he said.
