Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has reviewed the figures on the collapse of sales of new and second hand cars and the corresponding loss of jobs in the motor industry; if he has had contact with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on this matter or drawn up proposals to address the collapsing motor trade; if a scrapage scheme is being considered on economic and environmental grounds to save motor industry jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5810/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am conscious of the decline in new car sales both in Ireland and internationally, due to the contraction in economic activity. The condition of the motor industry is the subject of ongoing discussions between my Department and the Society of the Irish Motor Industry.