Written answers
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Department of Finance
Vehicle Licensing
11:00 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 485: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cars licensed here in 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the number of these for each year that are electric vehicles and other alternative fuel vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33222/10]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the gross number of new cars registered for VRT for the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 to end of July, and the number of which were electric and other alternative fuels are listed in the following table:
Year | VRT Registrations | Hybrid | FFV | Electric |
2007 | 186,841 | 1,066 | 835 | 1 |
2008 | 151,948 | 1,217 | 2,735 | 5 |
2009 | 57,337 | 293 | 711 | 3 |
2010 (to end July) | 74,557 | 631 | 2,304 | 17 |
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 486: To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of electric vehicles and alternative fuel vehicles newly registered in 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33205/10]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the table below indicates the gross number of new electric, hybrid and flexible fuel vehicles, including commercial vehicles, which were registered for VRT during 2009 and to the end of July 2010 (the most recent month available).
Hybrid | FFV | Electric | |
Jan-Dec 2009 | 293 | 711 | 76 |
Jan-July 2010 | 633 | 2,304 | 71 |
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