Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 7 February 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments Under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 26 - Collection of Motor Taxation
Financial Statements 2011 - National Roads Authority

11:20 am

Mr. Gerry O'Malley:

We see spikes in payment at the beginning and end of each month. As well as this being the time the tax falls due, it is also the time of greatest enforcement activity. One has a month's grace when one's tax falls due.