Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 May 2005
191 Mr. O’Connor asked the Minister for Finance his proposals in respect of the four local authorities in Dublin for car number plates reflecting each individual county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18189/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraVehicle registration is a matter for the Revenue Commissioners. I am advised that the current index marks system, for example, D for Dublin, and corresponding placenames, for example, Baile Átha Cliath, for vehicles that are registered in the State was introduced in 1987, based generally on the system of local authority licensing authorities. The Revenue Commissioners have informed me that following representations on this matter, some time ago, in respect of one Dublin local authority, stakeholders, including the Departments of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and Transport and the Garda, were contacted for their views on the matter. Having liaised with all parties, the Revenue Commissioners found that, when compared to the clarity and simplicity of the current D index mark for the entire Dublin region, a move to differentiated index marks for the various Dublin local authorities concerned did not find favour with stakeholders generally. Accordingly, there are no proposals at this time to change the regulations.
