Motor Tax Exemptions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 November 2015

Thursday, 26 November 2015

Ceisteanna (209)

Paul Murphy

Ceist:

209. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider an exemption from motor tax for blood motor bicycles, a volunteer service that transports blood between hospitals but which is not able to avail of the motor tax exemption available to ambulances, as such an exemption would bring the treatment of the service in line with the approach of other jurisdictions notably in the United Kingdom. [42135/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

Under current motor tax legislation exemptions are allowed for state-owned vehicles and vehicles such as fire engines, ambulances and those used exclusively for mountain and cave rescue. Under the current system there is no provision for the exemption of motor tax for vehicles such as those used by Blood Bikes.

There are no plans at present to extend the list of vehicles which are exempt from motor tax.