Electric Vehicle Grants

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 May 2013

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Questions (416)

Seán Kyne

Question:

416. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm the amount of grant funding, as well as the estimated number of vehicles purchased, under the two-year grant support scheme for the procurement of both battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland which was scheduled to conclude in April 2013; and if there are any plans to extend the existing scheme or replace it with a new scheme. [23064/13]

Written answers

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

A €1 million capital allocation has been made in my Department’s 2013 budget for grants towards the purchase of new electric vehicles and the Electric Vehicle Grant Scheme will continue this year as long as this funding remains available. To date in 2013, 14 grants totalling €67,600 have been allocated and there are 11 further grants awaiting payment.

Since the scheme was introduced in April 2011, grants have been provided for 240 vehicles at a cost of just over €1 million.