Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Friday, 22 January 2021
Public Accounts Committee
2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment
1:00 pm
Mr. Mark Griffin:
Looking at that particular programme, we have done the studies based on the output targets set in the climate action plan for delivery of electric vehicles. We have scoped the design of the network accordingly. We are satisfied that up to 2024, the network as is and as designed, including the ESB e-charger scheme - we see private sector companies coming in on that as well, is adequate. There will need to be substantial scaling up of that. A strategy to be finalised in the coming months will deal with that area in terms of how we get to the 936,000 or how we get to a bigger figure, if that is what is required on foot of the review of the climate action plan to be completed in the middle of this year. I have lots of figures on EVs showing where we stand. I am happy to provide that to the committee as part of a written response.
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