Despite rising sales of e-vehicles, the number of charging points in Dublin has not increased since 2016.

This was revealed after Fianna Fáil Spokesperson for Dublin, John Lahart wrote to the government to find out more about electric vehicle provision in the capital.

Deputy Lahart said: "The information contained in the reply I received from the Minister is only further evidence of Fine Gael's all talk, no action approach to government. Despite the rhetoric, the fact that no new charge points have been installed in Dublin since 2016 is a clear indication of the priority this government places on reducing emission and going green."

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He continued: "While Minister Bruton claims that a state-of-the-art electric vehicle fast charging network is in development, the locations of the chargers have not been finalised, and in fact, when you drill down into the information, 250 of the 'new' chargers are actually simply replacing standard chargers. We still don’t know if there will be any additional chargers in Dublin.

"Given the recent Environmental Protection Agency report, which found that Dublin's air pollution is breaching EU limits, with increased levels of nitrogen dioxide caused by traffic impacting people’s health, I believe the government needs to act faster in making the move to e-driving more accessible."

(CM/MH)