Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 March 2024
197. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to legislate to shorten the amount of time gardaí have to wait before they have power to seize vehicles without tax over one month instead at over two months at present. [12966/24]
View answerThe legislation referred in the Deputy’s question is Section 41(1)(c) of the Road Traffic Act, 1994, as amended by the Road Traffic Act 2006, which gives a member of An Garda Síochána the power of detention, removal, storage and subsequent release or disposal of a vehicle using the public road, where the member reasonably believes that the vehicle’s motor tax has expired for two months or more. Motor tax enforcement is kept under review in liaison with An Garda Síochána. There are no current plans to amend the two month period.
