Vol. 798 No. 1
I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
I will be proposing a verbal amendment to the Short Title of the Bill to correct a small error: in section 8, on page 13, to delete the word "Vehicles" and replace it with the word "Vehicle". It is purely technical. I make the point so we will know what we are talking about.
I am opposed to the Bill but do not have an argument with the amendment the Minister of State wishes to propose. I am satisfied with that. On Committee Stage, we tabled an amendment that was ruled out of order on the basis that there was a cost to the State. I firmly believe many people were let down in the motor industry. In 2008, in particular, when people were asked by the previous Government to buy vehicles that were environmentally friendly-----
We are actually about to discuss amendments so we cannot discuss that now. That is what I have been advised.
I disagree with what is occurring. The €1 billion or so should be going to local authorities to deal with the roads, potholes, etc. Some €150 million of this is to be used to assist in paying off the national debt. I object to this, and there was an amendment put to that effect.
