Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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438. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that will be available to individual taxi drivers who wish to switch to the use of electric vehicles; the conditions of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51024/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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I was delighted to secure funding as part of Budget 2018 to help encourage the transition of our SPSV (Taxi/Hackney/Limousine) sector to electric vehicles. This sector can play a vital role in championing the use of electric vehicles to members of the public, and in reducing harmful tailpipe emissions particularly across our urban areas.

The electric SPSV grant scheme will be administered on behalf of the Department by the National Transport Authority (NTA) and will open to applicants early next year.

Further details of the electric SPSV grant scheme will be made available soon and will be on the NTA website and SPSV industry newsletter.