Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 October 2008
212 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Finance the criteria he will use to determine those liable to pay the €200 car park charge he has proposed in budget 2009; if this will apply to areas that do not have adequate public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35766/08]
View answerThe detailed provisions of the car parking levy are currently being finalised and will be included in the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008, which will be published on 20th November next.
213 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the decision to introduce a €10 air travel tax; if he proposes to make changes to this tax to ensure that airports such as Shannon Airport are not commercially disadvantaged when passengers are flying to destinations like Manchester, Liverpool and so on compared with passengers travelling through Dublin Airport to those destinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35767/08]
View answerI announced in the Budget 2009 that an Air Travel Tax will come into force in respect of passengers departing from Irish Airports on and from 30 March 2009. The general rate applying will be €10 per passenger, with a lower rate of €2 for shorter air journeys i.e. those up to and including 300 kms. This rate structure is reasonable and I have no plans to change it.
