Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We made provision in the 2020 Estimates to double the number of public chargers. They will be rolled out by both the local authorities, which will provide 400 chargers next year, and the ESB through a cost-sharing initiative under the climate action fund. As the Deputy is aware, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport has also announced an initiative to provide chargers at taxi ranks and other significant transport hubs. However, support for individual companies is not proposed. In 2025, there will be an obligation on people with more than 20 parking places to provide a charger. We are not proposing that the State should wholly subsidise the extension of the network.

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