Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 20 June 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Decarbonising Transport: Discussion
5:10 pm
Mr. Jerry Kiersey:
Due to the changes in the motor taxation bands in the 2008 budget, last year 70,000 second hand British diesel cars were imported. This year, the figure will be 100,000. Those savvy consumers know where to get value for money but the importation of those diesels cars is obviating everything that is being discussed. The 100,000 consumers buying them this year could buy Irish hybrid cars.