Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 November 2010
202 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport if he has reviewed the use of the Eurovignette Directive in other EU countries; the revenue that could be generated from the introduction of the Eurovignette; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43740/10]
View answerDirective 1999/62/EC, as amended, provides an EU wide framework for the application of tolls and road use charges in the Member States. Statutory Instrument number 87 of 2009, on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures, transposes this Directive, alternatively known as the Eurovignette Directive, into national law. The Eurovignette Directive has already been implemented in Ireland. There are a number of toll schemes in operation in the State for the purposes of charging for the road infrastructure being used. The review of the use of the Eurovignette Directive is a matter for the European Commission.
