Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 June 2022
9. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport the number of fast chargers 50 and 43 and super-fast chargers 150 and 70 for electric vehicles that are currently available in County Louth; the Government’s plans to make more available in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31355/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere are 16 public charging points on the ESB eCars network in Co. Louth presently, not including private home charging points or chargers managed by other network providers, comprising -
- 12 AC 22 kW charging stations (each AC station provides for two charge points), and
- 4 fast charger type (50/43kW).
There are currently no ESB eCars high power, or super, chargers in Co. Louth.
The Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle charging network over the coming years. 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 194,000 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.
Preparations are underway to establish Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI). This Office will play an important role in our transition to zero emission vehicles. It will co-ordinate measures to support the uptake of EVs and the rollout of charge point infrastructure.
As well as the ESB eCars network there are a number of private charge point operators with sites already live in Ireland. Once established, ZEVI will be tasked with developing a single interactive portal for mapping the location and availability of all publicly accessible EV charging points and provide offer a central source of information to EV owners.
