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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, March 25, 2024

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: Councillor M. Duff

"Can the Manager inform this Area Committee how many EV recharging points there are in the Tallaght area and if there any any plans in place to increase the number of available points?"

REPLY:

Due to the rapidly changing nature of the EV Charging market and infrastructure, SDCC does not maintain a register charging points located within the county.  As per the information on the council web site, members of the public are redirected to a third party website ( www.zap-map.com), that allows the registering of charging points and provides real time information in relation to charger locations, charger numbers, charger type and their current use status.  The charging point listed are provided by third parties, on private land, for public use. 

In relation to future provision of charging in public areas, South Dublin County Council, in collaboration with the other three Dublin LAs published the Dublin Regional EV Charging Strategy in 2022. The strategy is to ensure a unform approach is adopted in identifying and providing a range of types of EV charging services required across the County to keep up with demand up to 2030.  As a first step, SDCC and the three DLAs, working with Codema (the Dublin Energy Agency), have published a tender for the delivery and operation of public EV destination charging at publicly owned and accessible locations. A total of 50 sites have been identified as part of the pilot, of which 14 sites are within SDCC boundary.  The locations typically include spaces at council owned parks, offices, libraries and sports facilities. Once the initial pilot is complete, the preferred contractor will be tasked to deliver EV charging at additional locations across the county. 

It should also be noted, in accordance with the County Development Plan, new housing developments with on street parking are conditioned to provide a minimum of 20% of parking spaces with electric vehicle charging points, with the remaining car parking spaces fitted with ducting for electric connection points, to allow for additional charging points as the need arises.