Séamus McGrath (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)

That is obviously totally unacceptable but the Comptroller and Auditor General has pointed that out.

On the point raised earlier on the surcharge on those who tax their car twice or four times a year, if you are in band E, which is by no means the most expensive, it is €750 per year to tax your vehicle. If you do it four times a year it will come in at €844, which is €94 extra. I strongly argue that disproportionately impacts lower income families - people who have older vehicles, for example, where there is a higher tax rate and so on. The officials mentioned the justification for this is administration costs but if someone taxes their vehicle online what level of administration cost is involved in that?