Electric Vehicles

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…

130. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to provide a full breakdown of new private car registrations and first-time licences in 2024 and to date in 2025, showing the number and percentage share of BEVs, PHEVs, non-plug-in hybrids, petrol, and diesel vehicles; and to set out the year-on-year changes between 2024 and 2025. [67940/25]

131. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to provide a regional and county-level breakdown of BEV and PHEV registrations/licences for 2024 and to date in 2025; and to publish historical county-level data from 2020 onwards, in order to identify the geographical pattern of full electric versus plug-in hybrid uptake. [67941/25]

132. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to provide the composition of the national electric vehicle fleet by use category (private household, business/lease, commercial, and other categories), broken down separately for BEVs and PHEVs; and any trends in fleet composition from 2020 to date in 2025. [67942/25]

133. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport his plans to set internal or indicative targets for the proportion of BEVs versus PHEVs within the national EV fleet for 2030; if modelling or projections exist for the expected BEV/PHEV split; and how these projections align with charging infrastructure deployment, grid capacity planning, and decarbonisation targets. [67943/25]

134. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department factors the differing infrastructure requirements of BEVs and PHEVs into national charging-strategy planning; and whether forecasts of BEV growth relative to PHEVs have informed the roll-out of public charging points to date. [67944/25]

118. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the number of electric vehicle public charging points across Dublin city and Fingal, for each of the past five years; the number planned for 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66492/25]

165. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update in respect of proposed legislation and supporting regulations to provide low-cost EV charging solutions for those without access to off-street parking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65154/25]

188. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of EV charging points available in the country, by local authority area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65283/25]

189. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding initiatives being worked on by his Department that seek to increase the provision of EV charging infrastructure, particularly in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65284/25]

190. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding national targets for the provision of public EV charging stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65285/25]

232. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to significantly increase the number of charging points for EVs around the country; if his attention has been drawn to reports of queues waiting to use limited charging points and the impact this is having on journey times; if he will commit to improving the charging network as a matter of priority; and if he will…

235. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the total level of Exchequer funding allocated and drawn down for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in 2021 to 2025, including specific allocations to zero emission vehicles Ireland and to local authority-led charging projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65074/25]

236. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the number of publicly accessible electric vehicle charge points currently available in the State, by county and by charger type (slow, fast, high power); the equivalent figures for 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65075/25]

237. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the National Road Network EV Charging Plan; the number of motorway and national road service areas where high power charging hubs are now operational; the number that are in procurement or construction; the expected completion dates for each site, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65076/…

238. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the role assigned to local authorities in planning, delivering and operating public electric vehicle charging infrastructure; the formal guidance that has issued to local authorities on this matter; and the supports available to them in terms of funding, technical assistance and data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65077/2…

239. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if each local authority has prepared or is preparing a regional or local electric vehicle charging plan; the status of these plans by local authority; the way in which they align with national targets under the EV Charging Infrastructure Strategy and the National Road Network EV Charging Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

240. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the agencies and offices with responsibility for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including his Department, Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, the SEAI and others; the specific remit of each body; the coordination mechanisms in place between them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65079…

241. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the supports available to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure in apartment complexes, multi-unit developments and publicly owned car parks; the number of such projects approved and completed to date, by local authority area; his plans to expand these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65080/25]

242. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the key performance indicators used by his Department and Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland to measure progress on public electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including chargers per electric vehicle, geographic coverage and reliability or uptime; the way in which current performance compares with national targets and with the State's obl…