Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 153: To ask the Minister for Transport the action taken by his Department on a submission from a council (details supplied). [41920/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The Coach Tourism and Transport Council submitted to my Department proposals for an alternative to the fuel duty scheme. The Finance Act 2008 provided for the removal of excise duty reliefs in the bus sector with effect from 1 November 2008. Since this is in line with our EU obligations, there is no power to restore the scheme or a scheme along similar lines.