Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)

The Minister has indicated he will be using motor taxation as a tool to deal with greenhouse gas emissions. I welcome that, as I believe will other Members. It appears from the record that motor taxation has increased steadily, by approximately €100 million per year. It is almost exactly that amount since 2002. Is it the Minister's intention to increase that amount considerably in view of the need to deal with the problem of greenhouse gas emissions or will he leave it steady as she goes, so to speak, at another €100 million?

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