Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 October 2025
328. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s work on the roll-out of key elements of electric vehicle Infrastructure Strategy, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55487/25]
View answerThe Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the EV charging network over the coming years. Having an effective and reliable charging network is an essential part of enabling drivers to make the switch to electric vehicles.
While over 80% of EV charging is expected to happen at home, which will address most users charging needs, there is an absolute need for a seamless public charging network that will provide for situations or instances where home charging is not possible.
The EV Charging infrastructure Strategy 2022-2025 outlines the need for a National EV Charging Network Plan to define the requirements for publicly accessible charging, including motorway/en-route high-powered charging, destination charging and residential neighbourhood charging.
The first element of the National EV charging Network Plan is the National Road Network EV Charging Plan, was published in May 2024. It sets out how Government will, working with private industry, deliver on these ambitious EV charging targets along the motorway and primary road network in Ireland.
The second element of this plan, the Regional and Local EV Charging Network Plan, was published in April 2025. It provides a pathway for the accelerated delivery of public EV charging infrastructure in cities, towns and villages across Ireland with the focus on neighbourhood and destination charging.
These documents were complemented by the publishing of the Universal Design Guidelines for EV Charging Infrastructure (2024) which includes recommendations on the design, placement and information provision of infrastructure.
The existing iteration of the overarching EV Infrastructure Charging Strategy runs until the end of 2025. Work has commenced this year on the development of a new national EV Infrastructure Strategy to cover the period 2026 – 2028, including a significant stakeholder engagement event earlier this year.
Quarterly progress reports are compiled and submitted to the Department of An Taoiseach at the end of each quarter.
