Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. I appreciate that this matter is not within the her direct area of responsibility and that she is therefore relying on what her officials are telling her. I understand from the latter part of her reply that because legal advice has been sought, many of the questions I have raised in terms of refunds probably cannot be answered. My reading of the situation - perhaps the Minister of State can confirm this - is that the necessary technical adjustments have now been made to the national vehicle and driver file, NVDF. This would answer the question as to whether the local tax offices have now been informed of the change, which would eliminate any confusion in this area. The only question I can ask is if the Minister of State has any idea at all, or got any extra information apart from the response, as to how long it will take for the legal advice to work its way through the system so that there can be further clarification.