Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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157. To ask the Minister for Finance when approval will be given for remission of the vehicle registration tax in view of the fact that some organisations are waiting more than three months for applications to be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26791/13]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am advised 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. This scheme is administered by the Revenue Commissioners, who have sole responsibility for the determination of claims for this relief.

The Revenue Commissioners have advised that all applications received are normally processed within a two-week period provided that all the necessary information and documentation is included. Recently a few cases were delayed whilst clarification of a certain legislative issue was being sought. This matter has been resolved and the Revenue Commissioners have advised that they have no applications to hand that have been received more than three months ago.