Written answers

Tuesday, 9 November 2021

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Electric Vehicles

Photo of Aindrias MoynihanAindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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316. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a review will be carried out on the current guidelines for electric car parking space installations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53977/21]

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive requires the installation of appropriate infrastructure, to enable the installation at a later stage of recharging points for Electric Vehicles, for new residential buildings and non-residential buildings and those undergoing major renovation, with more than ten parking spaces. In addition, non-residential buildings with more than ten parking spaces must ensure the installation of at least 1 recharging point.

The Directive also requires that Member States shall lay down requirements for the installation of a minimum number of recharging points for existing non-residential buildings with more than twenty parking spaces, by 1 January 2025.

Regulations to introduce these requirements were introduced in July this year and are available at the following link: www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2021/si/393/made/en/pdf

Technical guidance to accompany these regulations is available on my Department's website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/83fdc-energy-performance-of-buildings-regulations-2021-technical-guidance/

These regulations apply only to buildings and not to public re-charging infrastructure.

In general, policy in relation to Electric Vehicle recharging points is within the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Transport and is co-ordinated by the Low Emission Vehicle Taskforce. Their report is available at the following link:

www.gov.ie/en/publication/101f0-low-emission-vehicle-taskforce-phase-2-report/

Regulations regarding electric vehicle recharging bays is legislated for under the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997, as amended, and is not a matter in which I in my role as Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage have any statutory function.

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