Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection
Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Se?n Armstrong:
The building regulations apply to works that go on within the boundary of a building, so it is not a public charging point. It is only for buildings that have their own parking spaces in the curtilage. For public parking spaces, there is an EV charging infrastructure structure strategy published by the Department of Transport, and there is significant funding allocated to rolling out the EV charging strategy. As I mentioned, under the new energy performance of buildings directive, we are required to look at barriers to EV charging infrastructure. That is particularly the case with multi-unit buildings, apartment blocks and facilitating the installation of EV charging points. I just say the regulations apply to both local authority and privately-owned buildings.
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