Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour)

I am somewhat disappointed by the Minister of State's response in that I consider the suggestion made by Deputy Phelan and me to be practical. If the estimate that €150 million is being lost is correct, it would hardly cost that amount to put in place a system of checks. However, if the Minister of State sticks to that view, my suggestion that each petrol station should be obliged to display clearly the source of its fuel would be simple enough to monitor. I welcome the successful activities of the Garda in bringing to book some petrol stations which deserved to be chased up. I await with interest the Minister of State's response to that suggestion and whether there is any way in which rogue petrol stations can be forced to pay for the damage they do to people's cars.

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