Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)

I have just one final question on the HGV levy. The IRHA accepts that the levy is a UK Government requirement. Does it also accept that it is a reserved power, as Mr. Hyland said, and is imposed by the UK Government. I understand that the IRHA has had meetings with Ms Liz Kimmins, the Minister in Northern Ireland with responsibility in this area, and is probably aware that she has presented a paper to the British Government and has been lobbying Whitehall to have this levy removed, not just temporarily but permanently. As our guests will be aware, during Covid it was scrapped for a while.

Then the UK Government reintroduced it. Having spoken to Ms Kimmins, is Mr. Hyland aware she has presented a paper and has been lobbying Whitehall, which imposed these reserve powers, to have it scrapped entirely?