Michael Murphy (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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129. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to publish the latest statistics, as of the most recent reporting date, for the total number of electric vehicles on Irish roads, broken down by, battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and hybrid (non-plug-in) vehicles; and if he will provide historical totals for each category for each year since 2020. [67939/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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Fleet electrification is expected to continue to provide the greatest share of emissions abatement in the short-to-medium term for the transport sector. Over €100m has been allocated in 2025 to support the continued transition to electric vehicles through funding for EV grants and EV charging infrastructure. This underpins the Government’s commitment to making electric vehicles accessible to all.

Latest statistics, as provided by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry for each year since 2020 are outlined below in tabular format.

Michael Murphy (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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130. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a full breakdown of new private car registrations and first-time licences in 2024 and to date in 2025, showing the number and percentage share of BEVs, PHEVs, non-plug-in hybrids, petrol, and diesel vehicles; and to set out the year-on-year changes between 2024 and 2025. [67940/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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Electric vehicle (EV) sales in Ireland have significantly increased in 2025 compared to 2024, with year-to-date (YTD). Latest figures show that in October 709 new electric cars (battery electric cars) were registered, which was 34.3% higher than the 528 registrations in October 2024. So far this year, 23,085 new electric cars have been registered, representing a 38.6% increase compared to the same period in 2024, when 16,653 electric cars were registered.

As per the Society of the Irish Motor Industry, who are responsible for registration of vehicles in Ireland details requested by the detailed are outlined in the table below.

Michael Murphy (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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131. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a regional and county-level breakdown of BEV and PHEV registrations/licences for 2024 and to date in 2025; and to publish historical county-level data from 2020 onwards, in order to identify the geographical pattern of full electric versus plug-in hybrid uptake. [67941/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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Regional and county-level breakdown of BEV and PHEV registrations for 2024 and to date in 2025 by county-level data from 2020 onwards is provided in tabular format. All information is taken from the most recent statistics held by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry.

Over €100m has been allocated in 2025 to support the continued transition to electric vehicles through funding for EV grants and EV charging infrastructure. This underpins the Government’s commitment to making electric vehicles accessible to all.

Michael Murphy (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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132. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide the composition of the national electric vehicle fleet by use category (private household, business/lease, commercial, and other categories), broken down separately for BEVs and PHEVs; and any trends in fleet composition from 2020 to date in 2025. [67942/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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The composition of the national electric vehicle fleet broken down in tabular format is provided for the deputy below.

Between 2020 and 2025, Ireland's fleet has experienced a growing share of new registrations in BEVs and hybrids. Incentivised schemes provided by ZEVI has allowed for this growth. CAP 2025 EV sales targets have been exceeded, signalling potential acceleration toward national goals by 2030.

Fleet electrification is expected to continue to provide the greatest share of emissions abatement in the short-to-medium term for the transport sector. Over €100m has been allocated in 2025 to support the continued transition to electric vehicles through funding for EV grants and EV charging infrastructure. This underpins the Government’s commitment to making electric vehicles accessible to all.

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry hold all details related to the registration of vehicles in Ireland.

BEV

PHEV

Michael Murphy (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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133. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to set internal or indicative targets for the proportion of BEVs versus PHEVs within the national EV fleet for 2030; if modelling or projections exist for the expected BEV/PHEV split; and how these projections align with charging infrastructure deployment, grid capacity planning, and decarbonisation targets. [67943/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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Ireland is firmly committed to achieving a low-carbon economy by 2050, and the transport sector will play a pivotal role in this transition. The Climate Action Plan sets ambitious targets for the adoption of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs), aiming for 30% of the private car fleet to be electric by 2030. Fleet electrification is expected to continue to provide the greatest share of emissions abatement in the short-to-medium term for the transport sector.

Over €100m has been allocated in 2025 to support the continued transition to electric vehicles which includes funding for EV grants and EV charging infrastructure.

As this target applies exclusively to Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs), ongoing modelling research is focused on determining the number of BEVs required to achieve the 30% goal. To support this transition, my Department is actively promoting BEV adoption through a range of measures, including financial incentives and other supports.

Current financial supports from Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland, and where applicable with support from the Department of Finance, for the transition to electric vehicles and for the roll-out of electric vehicle charging infrastructure include:

• A purchase grant for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) of up to €3,500;

• A Home Charger purchase grant scheme - up to €300;

• VRT relief of up to €5,000 for the purchase of BEVs;

• Benefit-in-Kind tax relief for battery electric vehicles and chargers;

• eSPSV grant scheme – a grant for taxi drivers to make the switch to EVs, including wheelchair accessible EVs;

• ZEHDV grant scheme – for HDVs to bridge the gap between a low emission vehicle and a fossil fuel vehicle; and

• Low rate of annual motor tax.

The National EV Charging Infrastructure Strategy outlines the requirements for publicly accessible charging. The objective is to be ahead of demand and deliver on the AFIR requirements and install EV Infrastructure that is capable of meeting user needs. This strategy is currently being revised with a refreshed strategy for 2026-2028 to be published for consultation in the coming months.

Michael Murphy (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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134. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department factors the differing infrastructure requirements of BEVs and PHEVs into national charging-strategy planning; and whether forecasts of BEV growth relative to PHEVs have informed the roll-out of public charging points to date. [67944/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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The Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle (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 electric vehicles.a Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI), a dedicated Office which oversees and accelerates Ireland’s transition to zero emission vehicles, has significant funding available in 2025 for the installation of EV charging across Ireland.

The Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR), places specific requirements on Member States relating to charging infrastructure including types of chargers, distance of chargers on the TEN T network along with interoperability at all charging stations. With regard to the differing infrastructure AFIR requires 1.3kW for every Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), and 0.8kW for every Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV).

In order to achieve Ireland’s EU targets under AFIR, it is expected that there will be 3,200 – 6,210 public chargers required nationally, depending on the level of power supplied at each.

The National EV Charging Infrastructure Strategy outlines the requirements for publicly accessible charging. The objective is to be ahead of demand and deliver on the AFIR requirements and install EV Infrastructure that is capable of meeting user needs. This strategy is currently being revised with a refreshed strategy for 2026-2028 to be published for consultation in the coming months.