Electric Vehicles

Tuesday, 3 March 2026

Ceisteanna (331)

Pa Daly

Ceist:

331. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to the EV grant scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the number of grants that were awarded; the number of grants that were drawn down; the number of grants that were provided to vehicles over €40,000; the number of grants that were provided to vehicles over €45,000; the number of grants that were provided to vehicles over €50,000; and the number of grants that were provided to vehicles over €55,000, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [17063/26]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Transport

Fleet electrification is expected to continue to provide the greatest share of emissions abatement in the short-to-medium term for the transport sector. Over €120m has been allocated in 2026 to support the continued transition to electric vehicles through funding for EV grants and EV charging infrastructure. This underpins the Government’s commitment to making electric vehicles accessible to all.

The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (now Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment) held responsibility for electric vehicle and charging grants in 2020. Therefore, the requested details of EV grants drawn down are set out below for the years 2021 to 2025:

Year	Budget	Number of Grants Offered	Number Grants Drawn Down	Grants paid to vehicles €40-45K	Grants paid to vehicles €45-50K	Grants paid to vehicles €50-55K	Grants paid to vehicles over €55k
2021	€63,000,000	16,184	13,409	1,980	2,006	1,161	2,834
2022	€60,000,000	11,560	10,891	1,931	1,534	1,344	3,783
2023	€68,000,000	18,219	15,843	1,598	2,863	3,217	5,589
2024	€59,950,000	13,777	12,304	1,027	2,757	2,172	2,363
2025	€67,500,000	21,244	18,651	2,308	4,913	3,712	2,569