Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 February 2026
333. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of cars and percentage of the national vehicle fleet powered by fossil fuels in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14808/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe statistics requested by the Deputy are publicly available at the below links and updated monthly.
data.cso.ie/table/TTM02 - Fleet breakdown by fuel type monthly tables
data.cso.ie/table/TTA02 - Fleet breakdown by fuel type annual tables
For convenience they are also summarised below. The data reflect the number of private vehicles with current motor tax. Hybrid vehicles have the option to use fossil fuel, and the only vehicles not considered to be powered by fossil fuels are fully electric vehicles.
On 31 December 2025 there were 2,410,060 private vehicles representing 95.96% of the national fleet powered by fossil fuels.
On 31 January 2026 there were 2,416,472 private vehicles representing 95.81% of the national fleet powered by fossil fuels.
