Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 September 2022
93. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to the introduction of contactless card payment on electric vehicle chargers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47699/22]
View answerThe Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle (EV) charging network over the coming years. As you are aware, a draft national charging infrastructure strategy for the development of EV charging infrastructure, covering the crucial period out to 2025 was published for consultation in March. The draft strategy sets out the government’s ambition regarding the delivery of a public EV charging network to support up to 195,000 electric cars and vans by the middle of the decade. Responses and submissions received as part of the consultation are currently being considered in the development of the final Strategy for publication later this year.
Principle 5 of the draft strategy emphasizes the need for interoperability across the charging network. It also states that EV charging should be as simple as possible, with a principle of access to as wide a range of people as possible with, at a minimum, solutions like contactless tap and go payments including membership options available for consumers. The responses from the public consultation also confirm that this should be a key part of public charging infrastructure in the future.
The final EV infrastructure strategy will be published later this year.
