Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of VRT relief for importing electric vehicles; if he will consider extending the relief beyond 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65068/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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Providing a sustainable, low-carbon transport system is a key priority of the Department.

Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI) incentivises vehicle uptake through both direct funding interventions and by creating an advantageous policy ecosystem for manufacturers, importers and dealers, as well as for complimentary sectors such as the lease/hire sector, the eSPSV and fleets sector and for participants in the second-hand market.

There is a suite of incentives in place from Zero Emission Vehicle Ireland to support the continued transition to EVs and for the rollout of EV charging infrastructure, including:

• A purchase grant for battery electric vehicles (BEVs);

• A Home Charger purchase grant scheme;

• An apartment charger scheme;

Decisions regarding changes to the existing VRT relief for importing electric vehicles, and the potential extension of same, remain under the remit of the Department of Finance and are therefore a matter for the Minister of Finance.