Written answers
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Department of Transport
Motor Vehicles
8:00 pm
John Cregan (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 304: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of vehicles travelling on roads here. [31080/07]
Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The number of vehicles under current licence (taxed) at 31st October 2007 was 2,421,712. The tabular statement below provides a breakdown by motor taxation class.
| Number of Mechanically Propelled Vehicles by Taxation Class at 31st October 2007. | |
| Taxation Class | Number |
| Private Cars | 1,868,028 |
| Goods Vehicles | 342,034 |
| Agricultural Tractors | 69,300 |
| Motorcycles | 36,875 |
| Small Public Service Vehicles | 26,151 |
| Exempt Vehicles | 24,581 |
| Vintage Vehicles | 16,397 |
| Mobile Machines | 7,597 |
| Large Public Service Vehicles | 8,430 |
| Motor Caravans | 8,297 |
| Excavators, Trench Diggers etc. | 5,508 |
| Small Dumpers and Forklift Truck | 3,990 |
| General Haulage Tractors | 1,251 |
| Schoolbuses | 984 |
| Hearses | 781 |
| Youth/Community Buses | 665 |
| Island Vehicles | 632 |
| Off Road Dumpers | 211 |
| Total | 2,421,712 |
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