Francis Noel Duffy
Question:377. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Transport when the national charging infrastructure strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20093/22]
View answerTuesday, 26 April 2022
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The Climate Action Plan 2021 set a target of 945,000 EVs by 2030. The Deputy will be aware that the Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle charging network over the coming years, to facilitate the expansion of EVs in the Irish car fleet.
A draft National EV Charging Infrastructure Strategy was published for consultation on March 31st, 2022 . The Strategy sets out a pathway for the provision of charging infrastructure to stay ahead of demand and makes several recommendations in relation to the actions, funding streams and supports that will be put in place by Government to deliver a seamless public charging network.
The consultation will run until the end of May. The next phase of the public consultation will be launched next week, involving a structured online questionnaire and stakeholder webinars. The Strategy will be revised, following analysis of the submissions received and a final Strategy will be published later this year.