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tax structures in the State have a strong environmental rationale, with the more pollutant, fossil-fuelled cars paying higher rates of tax, between motor tax, benefit in kind, BIK, vehicle registration tax, VRT, and the nitrogen oxide, NOx, charge. In contrast, low-emission cars and electric vehicles … July 2025 in the Finance Act 2024. Other measures are in place such that EVs also benefit from low rates of annual motor tax. New proposals are considered and current vehicle tax policies are kept under review as part of the tax strategy group which is the transparent

decisions we make in budget 2026. I thank the Deputy for acknowledging the measures that are in place, particularly with regard to motor tax. I know the Deputy wants this to go lower but all these things will be considered in October

could be any sort of reminder. A couple of people asked me why it cannot be like the reminder you get for your motor tax. I am not sure that everybody necessarily follows through on that as they should, but we need to make sure that we make

young children returning from sports activities were not able to take a shower. The residents have been told their system needs a new motor, which they have been told has been approved. They have also been told there is no date as to when this might happen … will invest in water and wastewater systems. Obviously, we in the Labour Party have stated before that we believe some of the Apple tax windfall needs to be used to bring these estates and systems back up to a proper working state. Having listened to previous speakers

road tax in 2024; and the normal protocol for dealing with a driver with an out-of-date or non-display of a motor tax disc. [18958/25

Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the amount in motor tax revenue collected in Meath in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [19109/25

Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered providing a pathway for reimbursing motor tax for people who were unable to declare their vehicle temporarily off the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18190/25

Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if there is an exemption for motor tax if the car was off the road for the entire year of unpaid tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18345/25

Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if there is a mechanism to appeal the requirement to pay motor tax arrears in cases where a vehicle was genuinely off the road but was not formally declared as such in advance (details Suppled); if there are any circumstances

disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme, which provides relief from VRT and VAT on the use of an adapted car, an exemption from motor tax and an annual fuel grant; and if his Department plans to alter the qualification criteria for the scheme. [17428/25

Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance the amount by which he intends to increase excise on motor and home heating fuel through the carbon tax in each year of Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16107/25