Emer Currie (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the preferred locations for the 90 new EV recharging hubs and 192 new fast (100kW+) recharging points announced as part of Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55598/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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The sites of the 90 new recharging hubs to service the expanding electric vehicle (EV) fleet across Ireland's national road network were announced 10th October 2025.

Almost €10 million will be allocated to support grants for recharging infrastructure at the selected sites.

These new sites will deliver 192 new fast recharging points, with an average capacity of typically 250kW, at 90 locations along the national primary and secondary road network. The announcement is part of a wider plan to build a reliable recharging network across the country, with the distance between recharging hubs envisaged as 30km or less.

The recharging hubs are funded through the Light Duty Vehicle (LDV) initiative operated by Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI) and delivered by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). The focus of this phase of the scheme covering over 2,900km of primary and secondary roads, is for enterprises such as petrol/service station operators, car park owners, hotels, supermarkets/retail outlets, and others with publicly accessible sites, could apply through a competitive grant process for funding.

An illustrative map and location listings of the successful applicants are outlined on the website as part of the press release last Friday 10th October, 2025.