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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is potentially up to €10,000 off.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: From speaking to the taxi people, there is €20,000 of a grant. That enabled people to change their cars. They got scrappage and then they got the grant. In terms of the cost they will save, by the time they come along to change in three to five years, they should be able to jump relatively comfortably. However, that is based on the €20,000 grant. Outside of that, do they...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is very significant in the overall scheme.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Oireachtas Parliamentary Budget Office published an overview of EV incentives here compared with other countries. A lot of the other countries are pushing on motor tax, free parking and particular zones where people can drive. I am a believer in electric vehicles. They make eminent sense. However, whether it is real or not, people have concerns about the battery. Price is a major...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Would it be fair to say that a certain demographic is purchasing the EVs new?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Point taken.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: With the second-hand EV market there are no grants at the moment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Are there many coming on the market?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Are there any coming in from the UK?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The other question that comes up may seem a bit spurious. In terms of safety, people cannot hear them. Has the Department looked at putting noise monitors on them?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We had the Estimates here and I think I recall that the Department was going to double the number of charging points from 400 to 800. Am I correct in that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: How does that link in with what ESB e-cars is doing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does the ESB have any involvement with the local authorities?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What role do the local authorities have in the provision of charging points? I want to understand. I worry about that ingredient. What role do they have?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is planning permission required for those?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is it formal planning permission?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is not a permit system but formal planning with the normal eight-week cycle for information.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: When will we get to a point where the charging points become like petrol stations or diesel stations in that they are everywhere? Charging at home is a feature. I am assuming there are massive capital costs for the high-powered chargers. How many charging points are required in terms of the network in Ireland? There is going to be 1,450 charging points at 52 hubs. I am assuming there is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The 52 would be roughly two in every county.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: When Mr. Byrne talks about the 52 hubs, what is a hub?