26. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to the ongoing work of the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles concerning false and non-compliant vehicle registration plates, whether the regulatory framework used in Spain or comparable EU jurisdictions, including approved supplier registration, supplier identification, transaction traceability and minimum manufacturing standards, has been…
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27. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether consideration is being given to requiring suppliers of vehicle registration plates to maintain standardised electronic records of plates supplied, including the vehicle registration number, date of supply, number of plates supplied and appropriate details verifying the purchaser's entitlement to obtain the plate; whether such records could be …
28. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether, as part of the ongoing interdepartmental examination of vehicle registration plate regulation, consideration is being given to requiring each approved registration plate supplier to have a unique supplier identification number permanently displayed or otherwise incorporated on every road-use registration plate produced by that supplier, there…
29. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 486 of 17 February 2026, and the ongoing interdepartmental examination of measures to improve compliance with vehicle registration plate requirements, whether consideration is being given to the establishment of a statutory register of approved vehicle registration plate manufacturers and suppliers; whether the wo…
931. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered the introduction of personalised or private vehicle registration plates in the State; if any review or assessment of such a proposal has been undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25295/26]
486. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the regulations, standards or oversight mechanisms in place regarding the allocation and printing of registration plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12582/26]
25. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current regulations governing the issuing of vehicle registration plates by motor factors and other suppliers; if controls exist requiring proof of ownership prior to the production of number plates; if his Department is aware of concerns regarding the use of false or fraudulently obtained plates in criminal activity; and if consideration will be …
320. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 818 of 13 January 2026, to outline the rationale for not providing information on the categories of SPE/S.110 companies given that this information is required on the registration form for these vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5203/26]
265. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the procedures in place within his Department and within the Revenue Commissioners to monitor the continued use of foreign-registered vehicles operating in the State under temporary exemption; the number of compliance checks carried out in each of the past three years; the number of breaches identified; the corrective actions taken; and the engagemen…
266. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of temporary vehicle-registration exemptions granted to Ukrainian-registered vehicles that have been extended beyond the initial twelve-month period; the criteria applied when granting such extensions; the average duration of extensions granted; and the steps taken to ensure that exemptions do not become a de-facto substitute for registrat…
267. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason the Revenue Commissioners do not record the number of Ukrainian-registered vehicles entering the State under temporary protection arrangements; whether his Department has considered establishing a data-capture mechanism in cooperation with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration and An Garda Síochána; and the steps being take…
268. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the average processing time for Ukrainian-registered vehicles transitioning to Irish registration; the number of applications refused; the reasons for refusal; and whether his Department has reviewed any barriers preventing owners from completing the registration process within the required timeframe. [65747/25]
269. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of compliance checks carried out by the Revenue Commissioners in each of the past three years on foreign-registered vehicles operating in the State under temporary exemption; the number of breaches identified; the corrective actions taken; and the engagement his Department has had with An Garda Síochána to ensure consistent enforcement of …
270. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of temporary vehicle-registration exemptions granted to Ukrainian-registered vehicles that have been extended beyond the initial twelve-month period; the criteria used when granting such extensions; and the measures in place to prevent temporary exemptions becoming a long-term substitute for the standard registration process. [65750/25]
271. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason the Revenue Commissioners does not record the number of Ukrainian-registered vehicles entering the State under temporary protection arrangements; whether his Department has examined the feasibility of a coordinated data-capture mechanism with the Department of Justice; and the steps being taken to ensure accurate monitoring of foreign-regi…
272. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the average processing time for Ukrainian-registered vehicles transitioning to Irish vehicle registration; the number of applications refused; the reasons for refusal; and the actions taken by his Department to address any barriers that prevent owners from completing the process within the statutory timeframe. [65753/25]
273. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the process within his Department for reviewing the operation of temporary vehicle-registration exemptions for Ukrainian nationals; the frequency of these reviews; the indicators used to assess compliance and road-safety risk; and the planned policy changes under consideration in response to the rise in exemption applications identified in recent PQ …