Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the establishment of the new office for zero emissions vehicles Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39513/22]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I am pleased to say that Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland will be launched next Thursday 21 July and will play an important role in Ireland’s transition to zero emission vehicles.

It is based in the Department of Transport drawing on skills and experience from four key organisations - the Department of Transport, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and the National Transport Authority and as well as other important stakeholders such as ESB Networks, Eirgrid and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.

It's principal focus is to enable the delivery of the ambitious electric vehicle targets under the Climate Action Plan. In doing so, it will coordinate measures to support the uptake of zero emission vehicles and the rollout of world class charge point infrastructure. It will also carry out significant stakeholder engagement with both the public and private sectors.

It will work across government, industry and society to support this transition. Its operations will include:

- supports for the uptake of zero emission vehicles,

- infrastructure delivery through funding and policy guidance,

- strategy and policy lead, including taxation and regulation,

- research and innovation, and,

- communications and public and stakeholder engagement.