Catherine Callaghan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his response. I have been an EV driver since 2015, a so-called early adopter, and I am on my third EV. When I purchased my first EV, there were a number of incentives such as the SEAI grant that covered the entire cost of the charger. That has been greatly reduced in the intervening years. There was also free public charging and low road tax, as the Minister mentioned, as well. I realise that free public charging was not sustainable in the long run but combined with the grant that covered the full cost of the home charger, it made the transition to the EV much easier for me and my family. While I appreciate the measures the Minister mentioned, which go a long way to supporting the transition to EV driving, will he share his thoughts on increasing the home charger grant and reducing the current rate of road tax at €120 annually, which is the same as it was when I started driving an EV more than ten years ago?

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