Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 13 Mar 1990

Vol. 396 No. 9

Written Answers. - Licensed Mechanically Propelled Vehicles.

Michael Noonan

Ceist:

147 Mr. Noonan (Limerick East) asked the Minister for the Environment the number of mechanically propelled vehicles under current licence on 30 September 1989 broken down by reference to the following taxation classes: (a) private cars (b) school buses (c) motor cycles (d) goods vehicles (e) mobile machines (f) fork lift trucks (g) hearses (h) agricultural tractors (i) general haulage tractors (j) excavators (k) trench diggers (l) dumpers (m) small public service vehicles (n) large public vehicles and (o) exempt vehicles.

Minister for the Environment (Mr. Flynn)

The information requested is set out in the following table:

Number of mechanically propelled vehicles by taxation class under current licence at 30 September 1989.

Taxation class	1989
Private Cars	773,396
Goods Vehicles	130,020
Agricultural Tractors	70,125
Motor Cycles	24,492
General Haulage Tractors	732
Exempt Vehicles	7,238
Small Public Service Vehicles	5,061
Large Public Service Vehicles	3,834
School Buses	1,321
Excavators and Trench Diggers etc.	1,357
Mobile Machines and Fork Lift Trucks	855
Hearses	636
Small Dumpers	320
Off Road Dumpers	173
Total	1,019,560