284. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport whether local authorities can issue fines for failure to display a tax disc. [68514/26]
Topics / Vehicle Registration Tax
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsVehicle Registration Tax
24 questions from 16 TDs, between 13 February 2025 and 29 September 2026.
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452. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a van is liable for VRT if it has removable seats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34157/26]
130. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport whether the vehicle adaptation scheme currently under development will be limited to supports for adapting a vehicle only; whether the tax relief and toll road exemptions that currently apply under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme be phased out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31943/26]
225. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether vehicles imported into the State as personal cars for individuals who hold a protection order are legally required to have motor tax or pay vehicle registration tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31550/26]
433. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to explain, by reference to the residual tax ceiling requirement under article 110 TFEU as interpreted by decades of CJEU judgements including case C-349/22 which specifically states in its conclusion that new taxes that result in a higher tax charge than the residual tax incorporated in similar cars is prohibited; the way in which the Revenue Commissi…
46. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which the Revenue Commissioners calculate the NOx component of VRT to be greater than zero euro on a used imported car first registered elsewhere in the EU before January 2020, given that the NOx component of VRT did not exist in Irish law before that date (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22864/26]
232. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department plans to phase out vehicle registration tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68679/25]
233. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the financial benefits the vehicle registration tax gives to the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68680/25]
367. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the serious matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding vehicle importation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61785/25]
387. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of Ukrainian vehicles that have been imported into the State; the number of Ukrainian vehicles that have been taxed in the State; the number of registrations for VRT that have been received from Ukrainian licence plates since February 2022; the length of time that Ukrainian vehicles are permitted in the State without being registered; if those drivi…
136. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the vehicle registration tax enforcement statistics for May, June and July 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53685/25]
178. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the steps being taken, outside of NCT checks, to address the proliferation of illegal vehicle registration plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36689/25]
179. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the number of fines issued by the Revenue Commissioners for failure to comply with vehicle registration plate regulations in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36690/25]
259. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the vehicle classification and VRT calculation will be reviewed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35459/25]
262. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if Revenue can provide any assistance to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal with the transfer-of-residence registration of an imported vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35503/25]
281. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the current vehicle registration tax and VAT exemption limits for vehicles adapted for individuals with disabilities, given the €16,000 cap has remained unchanged for over two decades despite rising vehicle costs and taxes; if he will consider introducing index-linking to ensure these exemptions keep pace with inflation; and if he will make a…
280. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be foregone by eliminating the VRT on imported new electric vehicles, in tabular form. [32231/25]
281. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be foregone by eliminating the VRT on imported 2nd hand electric vehicles, in tabular form. [32232/25]
282. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be foregone by eliminating the VRT on imported all electric vehicles, in tabular form. [32233/25]
91. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the cost of equalising rates for three and six month motor tax payments with the rate of the twelve month payment. [28114/25]
168. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance the length of time vehicles can remain untaxed under the temporary vehicle registration tax exemption in the case of those coming from Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26389/25]
345. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Finance his views regarding vehicle registration tax and its relationship with EU trade law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25841/25]
289. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Finance to provide clarity on vehicle registration tax payments for cross-Border workers who work in Northern Ireland and receive a company car registered in Northern Ireland for business engagements, despite living and being resident in the Republic of Ireland, where the car resides overnight. [14141/25]
129. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if he will assist in clarifying commercial vehicle taxation parameters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5390/25]