Legislation to double electric-car charge points 'a priority in new Dáil term'

Rochard Bruton said: “It is my ambition to have the Climate Bill enacted before an election."

The Government wants to double the number of charging points for electric cars across the country this year, Energy Minister Richard Bruton has said.

The scheme, which the minister noted is priority legislation for the Government in the new Dáil term, includes details on the development of carbon budgets and a ban on the sale of fossil fuel cars by 2030.