Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 485: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue receipts for 2005 and to date in 2006 on fuel excise duty, vehicle registration tax, VAT on vehicles and road tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28611/06]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the relevant figures for 2005 and the period from 1 January 2006 to the end of August 2006 for excise duty and VAT on motor fuels, and VRT and VAT on vehicles are shown in the following table:

The figures for VAT collected are estimated as VAT returns are not required to be completed in a manner that identifies the yield from particular goods and services.

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 486: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of income received from VAT receipts on ESB and gas bills for domestic users in the past five years; and a breakdown of the figures. [28612/06]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the information available relates to the Estimated Net VAT received from domestic users of electricity and natural gas for the years 2001-2005. The information to be furnished on VAT returns does not require the yield from particular sectors of trade to be identified. It is, therefore, not possible to identify precisely what portion of the net VAT received relates to sales of electricity or gas to domestic households.

However, to assist the Deputy, Revenue have estimated amount of VAT received on sales of electricity and gas for the years 2001-2005, based on statistical data derived from non-Revenue sources, which includes VAT from unregistered / exempt businesses (including the entire public sector) as well as domestic consumers is as follows:

The figure given for the VAT generated from sales of Gas for 2004 is an upward revision of that provided in reply to a previous question given on 4th October 2005 (PQ ref 26749/05). The revision is necessitated by more up to date information becoming available in the interim.