Eamonn Maloney (Dublin South West, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the need to introduce legislation for trade in second hand tyres in view of the fact that some companies may operate without paying rates or VAT, have no waste management policy, operate on cash sales and often sell products that are not certified and are often of questionable quality. [44612/12]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy’s question relates to a number of specific issues concerning the sale of second-hand or worn tyres. The issues raised by the Deputy do not relate to my own area of responsibility and I do not have any direct function in relation to these matters.

Insofar as the obligation to pay VAT is concerned, this obligation is enforced by the Revenue Commissioners who operate under the auspices of the Department of Finance.

The Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations 2007 impose specific obligations on persons who supply tyres to the Irish market, whether as producers, suppliers or collectors of waste tyres as regards the reuse, recycling and recovery of waste tyres. These obligations are enforced by local authorities, who operate under the auspices of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government.

As regards the quality of tyres, the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 2003, which are the responsibility of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, set out the specific requirements that vehicles using public roads must comply with in terms of tyre condition, tyre tread depth etc.