Peter Fitzpatrick
Ceist:11. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport his plans to tackle the lack of supply of electric cars in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31357/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 15 June 2022
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Freagraí scríofa
Electric vehicles (EVs) are the most prominent transport mitigation measure in the 2021 Climate Action Plan and Ireland has set an ambitious target of 945,000 EVs on our roads by 2030. This target is challenging but indicates the scale of the transformation that is needed across all sectors if Ireland is to achieve its climate targets in the coming years.
As the Deputy will be aware, a comprehensive suite of measures is available to EV drivers, including purchase grants for private car owners, purchase grants for eSPSVs, a discounted scheme for EV toll users, and grant schemes to support the purpose and installation of home chargers.
Despite increasing demand from Irish drivers for EVs, the supply of electric vehicles - not just to the Irish market, but internationally - has become increasingly constrained by a number of global supply-side issues. My Department is engaging with the commerical sector in order to identify measures to optimise the supply of such vehicles to private commercial companies operating within the Irish market.