Kieran O'Donnell (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This has probably come up before and is not even directly related to the Bill but many people have told me that charging points for electric cars are very infrequent. It is obligatory for new garages to provide a charging point but many existing garages cannot get a charging point if they apply for it. If we want to promote electric cars, we must ensure there are charging points and reconsider their provision. An electric car can travel approximately 180 km per charge. People living in Limerick would be short-changed. They would have to go to the service station at junction 14 on the M7 and spend approximately 20 minutes getting a quick charge in order to get to Dublin. If we really want to promote electric charge we need to consider fast-action charging points.