I propose to take Questions Nos. 253 and 254 together.
I am advised by Revenue that in relation to Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT), the number of vehicles which were the subject of a written warning, detained under section 140 of the Finance Act 2001, seized under section 141 of the Finance Act 2001 and/or where a compromise penalty was paid under S144(2) or S128(5) of the Finance Act 2001 for each of the years 2015 to 2021 are as set out in the table below.
A breakdown of the non-VRT checkpoint seizures and compromise penalties is not available, as this information is not maintained on Revenue systems.
YEAR
|
WARNINGS
|
DETENTIONS
|
SEIZURES
|
NO. OF COMPROMISE PENALTIES PAID
|
2015
|
210
|
81
|
1,133
|
1,097
|
2016
|
241
|
190
|
1,384
|
1,282
|
2017
|
195
|
124
|
1,304
|
1,225
|
2018
|
127
|
81
|
1,223
|
1,160
|
2019
|
184
|
52
|
1,265
|
1,200
|
2020
|
66
|
21
|
410
|
392
|
2021
|
95
|
16
|
443
|
428
|