Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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875. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of electric vehicles for sale here are not included in the list for the electric vehicle home charger grant scheme; his plans to remedy the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54509/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The owner of an electric vehicle is eligible to apply for the electric vehicle home charger grant if the model of vehicle is currently, or has previously been, eligible for the electric vehicle purchase grant. The electric vehicle purchase grant was introduced in 2011 and details on the home charger scheme can be found at www.seai.ie/grants/electric-vehicle-grants/electric-vehicle-home-charger-grant/. Currently, to qualify for the electric vehicle purchase grant, the electric vehicle must be classified as M1 (passenger vehicle) or N1 (light commercial vehicle) and meet certain requirements including criteria relating to range and tailpipe emissions. For example, plug in hybrid electric vehicles must have a range exceeding 20km in fully electric mode and must be certified with tail pipe emissions of less than 65 gCO2 per km.

In order for an electric vehicle to be approved under the electric vehicle purchase grant, it is the responsibility of the importer to contact the SEAI directly to register the vehicle with SEAI for the purchase grant scheme, thereby confirming that the vehicle meets the eligibility criteria as required.