Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That would be helpful. What moneys are provided to local authorities for the upkeep of roads? I ask for a breakdown of the distribution of the funding as to what is provided for dealing with potholes, for example. It seems that the rates are more favourable to new cars than older cars with the same emissions. This does not seem right. I ask the Minister of State to clarify the situation. A car should be judged on its emissions, the engine capacity and the value of the vehicle. The whole system should be overhauled on the basis of emissions, considering that the revenue from the motor tax is decreasing. I think we have gone in the wrong direction. We were led to believe that the rates would be set against emission levels over a period of time.