Pádraic McCormack (Galway West, Fine Gael)

I am now even more concerned since the Minister of State's clarification of part of my question. It now appears local authorities and their managers will be reduced to only having responsibility for issuing new tax discs to replace lost discs. What will be the destination for the money that will be raised from car tax in my county or any other? Will it be retained within the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government? Will it be ring-fenced for the provision of non-national roads within counties? Will it go to the Department of Transport? Members have debated this legislation for a short time. It is vague regarding what will happen. The key issue for Members concerns how funding will be provided for non-national roads under the remit of local authorities in future.

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