Joan Collins
Ceist:40. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance the tonnage of toxic chemical marker that has been added to the fuel supply which, when burned, can be released into the environment. [39020/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 14 October 2014
Ceisteanna (40)
Freagraí scríofa
I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners, who are responsible for the collection of mineral oil tax, that a chemical marker prescribed under the EU law must be added to diesel and kerosene taxed at a lower rate of mineral oil tax. Not more than 4.5 kilograms of the chemical marker are added to every half million litres of gas oil or kerosene.
Prior to the selection of the chemical marker, a study conducted by the EU found that the inclusion of the marker caused no variation in the pollutant emissions that were measured in the exhaust gases of a diesel engine.