Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 November 2025

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2024
Vote 31 - Transport
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 9 - Appraisal of Rail Project Investments
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2024
Chapter 21 - Collection of Motor Vehicle Taxes
Financial Statements: Motor Tax Account 2024

2:00 am

Dr. Keith Walsh:

While it is a non-commercial State agency, it is unusual in that it depends largely on fee income generated from its services. That is the process that has worked for a number of years. What put it into difficulty in 2024 were three things, which were costs going up and inflation being high for everyone and also there were more demands on the RSA to increase its education and awareness-----