Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2004
142 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for Finance if the disabled driver’s and disabled passenger’s (tax concessions scheme) will be reviewed to take into consideration the number of persons with severe disabilities who cannot avail of the scheme due to the stringent regulations. [13371/04]
View answer164 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered the report of the interdepartmental group established to review the disabled driver’s and disabled passenger’s (tax concessions) scheme, in particular the qualifying medical criteria; the recommendations made by the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13723/04]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 142 and 164 together.
As stated in replies to previous parliamentary questions, the interdepartmental report of the review group on the disabled driver's and disabled passenger's (tax concessions) scheme is under consideration in my Department. The report is substantive and needs to be studied carefully. Any recommendations contained in this report will receive full consideration. On completion of this process, I envisage that the report will be made available publicly. During the Dáil debate on the Finance Bill 2004, I stated that I intended that the report would go to Government and be published this year.
