Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 July 2020
255. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to put hybrid cars back on the plan for limited companies as opposed to just electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15727/20]
View answerIn order to accelerate the up-take by drivers of zero- and low-emitting vehicles, a range of incentives is available to individuals and companies to reduce the cost of their purchase and running. Incentives are targeted at different purchaser types and in respect of different vehicle types, and several of the incentives schemes are designed to specifically give more encouragement for up-take of vehicles that have the better carbon impact.
It is not clear from the question which precise incentive the Deputy is asking about. I expect that the Deputy's question may relate incentives in the tax area - the Vehicle Registration Tax incentive or the special Benefit-in-Kind rate - in which case he should refer the question to my colleague the Minister for Finance. If he is enquiring about the EV purchase grant administered by the SEAI, further information is available from the Department of Climate Action, Communications Networks and the Environment or the SEAI directly.
