Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 9 November 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes

9:30 am

Mr. Declan Meally:

The behaviour is that people are just doing enough to get themselves home, so a person might only stop for ten or 15 minutes. I have waited at a charge point knowing that somebody else is there. They will not be staying for very long because the charges are so fast now, up to 150 kW, so it is ten or 15 minutes you could be waiting and having your cup of coffee. It is a matter of increasing that. Transport Infrastructure Ireland is now working with the Department of Transport on improving the public charging along the motorways. A lot more public chargers are being installed. The idea on the motorway is literally a splash and dash, so to speak, to get you home to your charge point where it is much cheaper.

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