Tax Yield

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 July 2018

Thursday, 12 July 2018

Questions (92)

Eamon Ryan

Question:

92. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the amount that would be raised by introducing a levy of €2.50 per tonne on aggregates extracted from the ground such as rock, sand, gravel and so on used in the construction industry. [32173/18]

Written answers

Minister for Finance

I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that there is currently no reliable basis to produce an estimate of the potential amount raised from such a levy as Revenue do not hold data on the extraction of these materials.