Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 73:

In page 109, between lines 37 and 38, to insert the following:"(e) a person who holds a Community Licence within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004,
(f) a person who holds a Community Licence within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No. 1/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 2004;".

As the Minister knows, this provision was arranged between the Department and the Irish Road Haulage Association, IRHA. We are concerned about several aspects. The agrifood sector is exempted from the road transport licensing provision for operators transporting food produce for primary manufacturers. Such operators do not need to hold road haulage licences. To be facilitated, the Minister's provision would require anyone availing of the rebate to have such a licence. We are attempting to facilitate those operators.