Derek Nolan (Galway West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It seems from the Comptroller and Auditor General's report that the motor taxation system is very convoluted in terms of the number of players involved including the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, the Revenue Commissioners, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, local authorities and the Garda, which is responsible for enforcement, and others. The report states that the level of evasion is not being recorded properly. While some sampling is done on the M50, there is no system in place comparable to the one in the UK which provides a regular view of the level of evasion. What is the Department's view on that? According to the report, we could be losing up to €50 million per annum in unpaid motor tax but the system is not capable of measuring it.