Ciarán Ahern (Dublin South West, Labour)
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83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of EV charging points in each Irish Rail car park, in tabular form; if there are plans to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22341/25]

Jerry Buttimer (Cork South-Central, Fine Gael)
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The Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the EV charging network over the coming years. Having an effective and reliable charging network is an essential part of enabling drivers to make the switch to EVs.

In 2020 an eSPSV infrastructure scheme was introduced which involved installing eSPSV dedicated chargers at major transport hubs nationwide. Funding was allocated in 2020 which saw chargers installed in Dublin (Heuston), Cork and Limerick (Colbert) train stations. Additional funding was allocated in 2022 towards the installation of more SPSV dedicated fast EV recharging points at other stations.

The pilot scheme was designed to encourage more taxi drivers to convert to electric vehicles and ended in 2023.

Sites, such as Irish Rail stations, are generally managed on an individual basis and any subsequent decisions regarding EV charging installation at a given location remains a matter for the owner or operator of that site.

I have referred this question to Irish Rail for direct reply regarding any existing sites.