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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 4 Jul 2001

Vol. 540 No. 2

Written Answers. - Motor Vehicle Registrations.

Richard Bruton

Question:

130 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the number of new vehicles registered for the first time in counties Dublin, Meath, Kildare, Wicklow and in the country as a whole in each year from 1996 to 2000, inclusive, and in 2001 to date, distinguishing between the number of private cars and heavy goods vehicles. [20280/01]

I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that details of the number of new vehicles registered for the first time in Dublin, Meath, Kildare and Wicklow and for the country as a whole are set out in the following tables. Heavy goods vehicles are included under commercial vehicles. A breakdown of this category by type of vehicle is not readily available and could only be obtained by undertaking additional research at disproportionate cost.

Dublin

Total new Vehicles

PrivateCars

CommercialVehicles

1996

53,269

44,495

6,213

1997

61,470

51,044

7,263

1998

69,470

56,407

9,601

1999

80,448

64,495

11,637

2000

104,445

84,381

14,376

2001 (May)

55,359

44,306

8,261

Meath

Total new Vehicles

PrivateCars

CommercialVehicles

1996

4,041

3,144

719

1997

5,123

4,071

851

1998

5,948

4,417

1,302

1999

7,498

5,504

1,675

2000

9,705

7,515

1,825

2001 (May)

5,333

4,026

1,073

Kildare

Total new Vehicles

PrivateCars

CommercialVehicles

1996

5,117

4,121

756

1997

6,335

5,108

957

1998

7,408

5,744

1,361

1999

9,593

7,379

1,774

2000

12,893

10,053

2,272

2001 (May)

6,889

5,220

1,300

Wicklow

Total new Vehicles

PrivateCars

CommercialVehicles

1996

3,568

2,922

469

1997

4,549

3,784

533

1998

4,898

3,864

775

1999

6,367

4,820

1,127

2000

8,434

6,471

1,440

2001 (May)

4,041

3,078

692

Country

Total new Vehicles

PrivateCars

CommercialVehicles

1996

141,056

115,126

19,890

1997

166,949

136,602

23,532

1998

185,290

145,716

32,079

1999

224,309

174,778

39,708

2000

292,645

231,539

48,866

2001 (May)

148,644

115,039

27,372

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