Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 209: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, in the interests of retention of public services and achieving new efficiencies in the administration of motor tax, if he will explore the possibility of transferring the responsibilities for the collection of motor tax and issuing motor tax discs from local authorities to the post office service, similar to that in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8455/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 provide that an application for a vehicle licence must be made to a licensing authority. A licensing authority is defined in the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Order 1958 as amended by the Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences Act) 2003 as a county council, a corporation of a county borough or the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The Local Government (Roads Functions) Act 2007 and the Road and Road Vehicles (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2007 transferred certain motor tax functions to the Minister for Transport. Under current legislative provisions it is not possible for any other party to issue vehicle licences. However, I have all matters relating to motor tax policy under review.