Dáil debates
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
Other Questions
Road Haulage Industry
10:20 am
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
The UK made a change to how it wants to tax this sector. The Minister for Finance has said that, dependent on the money available to us, over time, we will look to address the sector to try to help its efforts to be more competitive. The sector has been involved in work that we have done in that area. While no decisions have yet been made in the budget, that work is under way. I am hopeful we will be able to respond to the challenges which the sector is facing. I welcome, as I think does the Deputy, the fact the sector now has almost 2,000 more vehicles on the road than it did in 2013. That is a tribute to the sector and a recognition of what is taking place in our economy.
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