Arthur Morgan
Question:84 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to curtail greenhouse gas emissions caused by heavy traffic. [15886/04]
View answerThursday, 27 May 2004
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The Road Traffic Acts provide for the restriction and prohibition of traffic geared towards the safety of road users and traffic management. Decisions regarding the deployment of controls on traffic and the application of the measures involved are matters for the local authorities and, in the case of national roads, the National Roads Authority.
As the Deputy is probably aware, Ireland has international obligations under the Kyoto Protocol to limit emissions of greenhouse gases. As part of our efforts to do so, the Minister for Finance has asked Departments concerned, including my own, to bring forward plans for a carbon energy tax with a target date for introduction of end 2004. Given the many and varied implications of such a tax, the Department of Finance has conducted a full public consultation with interested parties on the design of the tax. I understand that an interdepartmental committee, chaired by the Department of Finance, has been examining the submissions received with a view to preparing proposals for submission to Government by the Minister for Finance.
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