Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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938. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for legislative change to give effect to the section of the European Union's energy performance of buildings directive which deals with the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in new residential and non-residential buildings with more than ten parking spaces and such buildings that are undergoing major renovations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30605/18]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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The revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EU) 2018/844 came into operation on 9 July 2018 and Member States are required to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 10 March 2020.

The revised Directive requires that in the case of new non-residential buildings and non-residential buildings undergoing major renovation with more than 10 parking spaces, Member States shall ensure the installation of at least one electric vehicle charging point and ducting infrastructure to enable the installation of vehicle charging points at a later stage for one in every 5 parking spaces subject to the conditions of the Directive. Member States are also required to ensure the installation of ducting infrastructure to enable the installation of vehicle charging points at a later stage for every parking space subject to the conditions of the Directive.

In addition, Member States shall lay down requirements for the installation of a minimum number of recharging points for all non-residential buildings with more than twenty parking spaces, by 1 January 2025. Member States are also required to advance measures in order to simplify the deployment of recharging points in new and existing residential and non-residential buildings and address possible regulatory barriers, including permitting and approval procedures, without prejudice to the property and tenancy law of the Member States.

My Department is the lead Department for the coordination of the implementation of this Directive and will be working with other Departments and Public Sector bodies to implement the Articles of the revised Directive in the coming months.