Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This section deals with tax concessions for disabled drivers. A review of the level of disability required to avail of the tax concessions is long due. One has to be virtually paraplegic or an amputee and it takes no account of a wide range of medical circumstances. With his medical hat on, the Chairman may wish to intervene in this debate. A constituent who was in contact with me recently was going to Dún Laoghaire on appeal on this issue as this is the routine if one cannot get a primary certificate from the HSE locally. In the context of the legislation, will the Minister give a commitment that Revenue or the Department might consider redrafting the regulations to take into account people who are substantially disabled and immobile and who, without access to modified vehicular transport, would be virtually housebound. I ask the Minister to take that on board.