Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine extending the entitlement to reclaim VAT and VRT on car conversions for disabled persons with primary medical certificates to cars with engines sizes over 2.0l /2000 cc to allow persons who require larger wheelchairs to benefit. [9141/13]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that Section 134(3) of the Finance Act 1992 (as amended) and Statutory Instrument No. 353 of 1994 (Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations, 1994) (as amended) provide for permanent relief from the payment of specified maximum amounts of VAT and VRT for persons registered under the scheme.

The legislation specifies that, where a person satisfies the Revenue Commissioners that s/he is a Disabled Driver who complies with all the conditions of the Disabled Drivers Scheme, that person shall be entitled to relief in respect of a vehicle with an engine capacity of up to but not greater than 2,000 c.c.

The legislation does not provide for any exceptions and the provisions of SI 353/1994 must be fully adhered to. Reliefs will continue to be available to those properly qualified to receive them in accordance with those regulations. I have no plans to amend the regulations at the moment.