549. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to the proposal to provide a grant scheme to support the provision of electric vehicle charging stations at hotels, bed and breakfasts and guesthouses, to encourage their use and relieve pressure on public charger stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74480/25]
Topics / Electric Vehicles
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsElectric Vehicles
415 questions from 85 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
415
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408 written, 7 oral
85
TDs have asked
11
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Independents counted together
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departments asked
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| January 2025 | 11 |
| February 2025 | 15 |
| March 2025 | 18 |
| April 2025 | 15 |
| May 2025 | 6 |
| June 2025 | 18 |
| July 2025 | 27 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 22 |
| October 2025 | 10 |
| November 2025 | 43 |
| December 2025 | 27 |
| January 2026 | 16 |
| February 2026 | 17 |
| March 2026 | 15 |
| April 2026 | 22 |
| May 2026 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 51 |
| July 2026 | 44 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 9 |
| October 2026 | 10 |
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640. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if clarification has been provided yet as to the amount of public charging capacity on the public charging network for the number of EVs currently registered in Ireland (as referred to on page 11 of the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan for Transport); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1050/26]
736. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the publications of recommendations by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to on street charging cables for homes without driveways or other privately owned spaces to charge EVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1678/26]
152. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding that was allocated to the EV grant scheme in years 2020 to 2025; the number of grants that were awarded; the number of grants that were drawn down; the number of grants that were provided to vehicles between €10,000 and €15,000; and the average value of the award; the number of grants that were provided to vehicles between €15,000 and €20,000 and the av…
153. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of EV grants awarded broken down by county; the average value of vehicle, average value of award in each of the years 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [72924/25]
154. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered targeted supports for EV uptake in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72925/25]
155. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to increase EV uptake amongst lower incomes households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72926/25]
317. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether any work has been undertaken on safety concerns with electric vehicles. [72082/25]
334. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of concerns around the use of e-scooters; if he has plans to update regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72368/25]
383. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount the OPW spent on installing high speed EV charging points at heritages sites under their remit in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and the budget allocated in 2026 for same. [71413/25]
339. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the rules and regulations regarding the construction of EV charging points in petrol stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71266/25]
340. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the planning guidelines which apply to the installation of canopy structures at public EV charging stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71267/25]
341. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has examined international best practice regarding the provision of shelter at EV-charging points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71268/25]
121. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport when the necessary charging infrastructure will be in place to support the full electrification of the Dublin Bus fleet; the timeline for completion of charging depots in the Dublin Metropolitan Area north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70663/25]
122. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a breakdown of progress on charging infrastructure at individual Dublin Bus depots, including plans for depot upgrades serving the Fingal area, such as those linked to the 33 and 33X services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70664/25]
245. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 2 December 2025, if he will provide further details on the alternative scheme to the EU Just Transition Fund (JTF) EV Charging Scheme; and to outline when sites identified in this scheme will be advanced. [69818/25]
194. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the Shared Island sports club EV charging scheme; when clubs can expect selections to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68568/25]
201. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will commit to engaging with the car rental sector in relation to forthcoming EU legislative proposals due to be published on 10 December 2025 in relation to the mandated quota of electric cars for corporate fleets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68601/25]
202. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the lack of capacity in the electricity grid at Dublin Airport to allow for a significant expansion of electric cars to be leased by car rental companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68602/25]
203. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the lack of capacity in the electricity grid at Shannon Airport to allow for a significant expansion of electric cars to be leased by car rental companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68603/25]
204. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the forthcoming publication of an EU legislative proposal on a battery EV (BEV) purchase mandate for corporate fleets on 10 December 2025; if he is concerned about the knock on impact on our domestic car rental companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68604/25]
205. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he is conscious of the unique challenges faced by the car rental industry in rolling out zero emission cars, specifically in relation to charging infrastructure and the lack of capacity in the grid system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68605/25]
208. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport his view on supporting the use of private residential on-street EV charging in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68649/25]
97. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide information on the rationale for not proceeding with EU JTF community facilities EV charging scheme applications (details supplied) through Westmeath County Council. [67535/25]
129. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to publish the latest statistics, as of the most recent reporting date, for the total number of electric vehicles on Irish roads, broken down by, battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and hybrid (non-plug-in) vehicles; and if he will provide historical totals for each category for each year since 2020. [67939/25]