Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 May 2026
221. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport the number of public electric vehicle chargers in operation in each county in each of the years 2020 to date, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40915/26]
View answerMy Department is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the EV charging network over the coming years.
This includes funding the delivery of motorway charging hubs; national primary and secondary roads high powered charging; a pilot scheme for EV infrastructure in 15 Local Authorities; and a Shared Island funded Sports Club scheme for EV charging.
The National EV Charging Infrastructure Strategy outlines the requirements for publicly accessible charging and installing EV Infrastructure that can meet user needs. This strategy is currently being revised, and a refreshed strategy for 2026-2028 was published for consultation between February and April.
The Department of Transport is unable to provide historical data on publicly accessible EV charging stations. However, based on official data provided to the national reporting platform by registered ChargePoint Operators (CPOs), the view of the current number of publicly available recharging points per county is shown below.
|
County |
Total Number of Recharging Points |
|
CARLOW |
54 |
|
CAVAN |
63 |
|
CLARE |
119 |
|
CORK |
304 |
|
DONEGAL |
98 |
|
DUBLIN |
724 |
|
GALWAY |
169 |
|
KERRY |
132 |
|
KILDARE |
166 |
|
KILKENNY |
76 |
|
LAOIS |
65 |
|
LEITRIM |
11 |
|
LIMERICK |
130 |
|
LONGFORD |
41 |
|
LOUTH |
91 |
|
MAYO |
151 |
|
MEATH |
133 |
|
MONAGHAN |
42 |
|
OFFALY |
69 |
|
ROSCOMMON |
53 |
|
SLIGO |
45 |
|
TIPPERARY |
137 |
|
WATERFORD |
87 |
|
WESTMEATH |
90 |
|
WEXFORD |
117 |
|
WICKLOW |
121 |
|
Total |
3,288 |
It should be noted that these data are provided directly by charge point operators (CPOs) and there are some small differences in approach across CPOs in relation to the format of data provided. The Department of Transport is currently finalising a ZEVI Data Strategy and associated data platforms with Transport Infrastructure Ireland. This Strategy is being finalised following consultation and will be published shortly. Once in place, these will enhance TII’s and the Department’s ability to monitor this infrastructure more accurately. The system will enable measures to be put in place to enhance accuracy of data provided by CPOs in relation to charge-points in near real time and provide these comprehensive data on an Open Data basis.
