Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 October 2015
699. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the impact the emissions scandal at the Volkswagen company may have on owners of such cars in this State, and their motor tax liability. [34328/15]
View answerMotor tax for private vehicles registered from 1 July 2008 is charged on the basis of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The current issue at Volkswagen relates not to CO2 emissions, but to nitrogen oxide emissions (NOx), and there is no impact on the rates of motor tax charged on the basis of CO2 emissions.
