asked the Minister for Finance if he will state what is the principle followed in allocating revenue received from the Motor Vehicles Tax, and to ask, further, for a return showing (a) receipts by the Department of Finance under this heading from each county for the years 1923 and 1924; (b) payments made to each county for the years 1923 and 1924.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - ALLOCATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TAX.
The sums collected in respect of Motor Vehicle Duties are payable into the Exchequer under the Roads Act, 1920. The payments into the Exchequer, which amounted during the years ended 31st March, 1923, and 31st March, 1924, to £126,000 and £395,500, respectively, are made in bulk from the Central Motor Tax Account from time to time, without regard to allocation between counties. Sums equivalent to the Exchequer receipts in respect of motor vehicle duties are issued out of the Exchequer from time to time in bulk to the Road Fund. The administration of the Road Fund and the distribution of grants therefrom are within the province of the Minister for Local Government, to whom the Deputy should apply for any information he may require as to the apportionment between counties of the receipts of the Motor Tax Account or the grants issued out of the Road Fund.
Arising out of that answer, are we to understand that all the money received by the Exchequer is paid over to the Road Board?
All.