Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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83. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost in 2021 if the budget for the electric vehicle home charger grant scheme is increased by 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16612/20]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Electric Vehicle Home Charger Grant scheme supports the cost of installing a home charger up to a maximum of €600 for buyers of both new and second-hand EVs. As part of Budget 2020, €4 million was allocated to the Electric Vehicle Home Charger Grant Scheme. If this allocation were to be increased by 20% in Budget 2021, the cost of the scheme would be €4.8 million. The issue of future funding will be considered as part of the Estimates 2021 process.