I propose to take Questions Nos. 14, 20 and 28 together.
A sum of £1 million was allocated in the recent budget to be used specifically to boost the supply of cars available for hire to tourists in the coming peak tourist season. My Department are currently having discussions with the Car Rental Council of Ireland and with Bord Fáilte to work out how the budget provision can best be used to meet anticipated shortages in cars for hire during July and August next. The pricing of cars for hire is, of course, a commercial consideration for individual firms. However, my colleague, the Minister for Finance, included provision in the budget for a reduction in excise duty on new cars and on petrol both of which should help the economics of car hire and its price competitiveness.