Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 September 2022
196. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if the SEAI purchase grant for EV vehicles will be retained to encourage the purchase of new EVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45738/22]
View answerThe Government provides a wide range of supports to incentivise the purchase of EVs which include:
- A grant of up to €5000 for battery electric vehicles (BEVs);
- Home Charger grant scheme - up to €600;
- VRT relief of up to €5,000 for the purchase of BEVs;
- Benefit-in-Kind tax relief for battery electric vehicles;
- eSPSV grant scheme
- Low rate of annual motor tax; and
- Tolling reductions of 50% for battery electric vehicles and 25% for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
On 21st July I launched a new dedicated Office, Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland, which will oversee and accelerate Ireland’s transition to zero emission vehicles. A suite of new of grants and initiatives have been launched with further information available at www.gov.ie/zevi.
At a policy level, ZEVI will continue to support the need to assist the transition to driving electric. The means to incentivise EV purchases including the provision of grants for vehicle purchase are forming part of the Budget 2023 deliberations between this Department and the Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform.
