Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

It is. Last year, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government introduced legislation dealing with vehicle registration tax, VRT, changing it from engine capacity to emissions. That has destroyed the sector for pre-July 2008 second-hand vehicles, where sales have fallen by 75%. The Government has not collected at least €100 million in unpaid VRT due to the way this legislation has been enforced and the number of vehicles coming in from Britain or Northern Ireland.

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