One of the main priorities of the Government relates to climate change policies and tackling emissions, and one of the main focuses is on the transition from petrol or diesel to electric vehicles.

Can the Taoiseach explain why the grant process for inserting an electric vehicle charger within the home must be assessed and approved prior to postage and insertion? An older cohort of my constituents have complained to me about this process. They actioned Government policy to move to electric vehicles. They inserted the charger and then applied for the grant for the charger. Their application for the grant was subsequently rejected due to the fact they had already inserted the charger. This is backwards. I have an electric car. When one applies for the grant, one must have the registration of the car. It makes no sense whatsoever.

Can the Deputy tell me-----

I know a 65-year-old pensioner in Dundalk who bought an electric car and they will not pay him the grant money. Can the Taoiseach please have a look?

Is it that they will not pay him the VAT?

What happens is that a person gets an electric car and then applies for a charger. It is backwards.

The Taoiseach to respond.

I ask the Taoiseach one simple thing. Can he please reverse it? It makes sense to have the charger in place before getting the car.

We are way over time. The Taoiseach to respond, please.

First, I commend to Deputy's commitment to electric vehicles. I thank him for raising the issue. I will talk to the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Ryan, in terms of the working out of this. What the Deputy said makes sense. I will follow through on it.

Will the Taoiseach ask the Minister to get back to him on that issue?

I will come back to the Deputy on it.