Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 251: To ask the Minister for Finance the total accruing to the Exchequer under all taxation headings, including VAT, VRT and excise duties from the public transport sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5069/04]

Charlie McCreevy (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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I have been informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the information furnished on tax returns generally does not require the yield from a particular sector or sub-sector of trade to be identified. In these circumstances the amount of tax revenues collected under all taxation headings in respect of the public transport sector cannot be readily identified from the overall yield from taxation. Accordingly, the specific information requested by the Deputy is not readily available and could not be obtained without conducting a protracted examination of the Revenue Commissioners' records.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 252: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenues accruing to the Exchequer under all headings from the motor industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5070/04]

Charlie McCreevy (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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I have been informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the information furnished on tax returns generally does not require the yield from a particular sector or sub-sector of trade to be identified. In these circumstances the amount of tax revenues collected under all taxation headings in respect of the motor industry, other than the yield of VAT, excise and VRT from various commodities associated with the motor industry, cannot be readily identified from the overall yield from taxation. Accordingly, the specific information requested by the Deputy is not readily available and could not be obtained without conducting a protracted examination of the Revenue Commissioners' records.

Provisional figures for 2003 indicate that the yield from VAT and VRT from the motor industry is of the order of €1.3 billion. The detailed breakdown is shown in the following tables: