Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 December 2014
267. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the routes in the Border counties in respect of which the Northern Ireland authorities granted exemptions to southern hauliers from the UK heavy goods vehicle levy. [48547/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe HGV Road User Levy introduced on 1 April 2014 in the United Kingdom and including Northern Ireland is a matter under the remit of the central U.K. Government in Westminster. The U.K. Minister For Transport has exempted approximately 7 km of roads that repeatedly criss-cross the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic, as follows:
- A section of the A3 intersecting with the N54, being the usual route used to access Monaghan town coming from central Ireland; and
- A section of the A37 intersecting with the N53, used to access Monaghan and Castleblayney by traffic coming from locations east of those towns.
