Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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88. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of test centres in County Donegal that cater for VRT for the change-over and registration for vehicles that are purchased in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31309/13]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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89. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of vehicles over the past number of years that have been changed over and paid VRT at the test centre in Letterkenny that are subsequently registered in Inishowen; the revenue this has created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31311/13]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 88 and 89 together.

I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that they have appointed the National Car Testing Service (NCTS) to carry out a range of vehicle registration functions in relation to used vehicles. There are two NCTS centres in County Donegal, one in Letterkenny and the other in Donegal Town.

The register of vehicles is available for each county only. The register does not facilitate the extraction of reliable information relating to vehicles registered to addresses within a geographical area of any county, such as Inishowen in County Donegal. The numbers of used vehicles registered with a "DL" index mark by the NCTS Centre in Letterkenny are set out as follows.

Because these vehicles were registered via the NCTS, it can be inferred that they were originally purchased outside the State, but data are not maintained on the original country of purchase. While the number of vehicles imported from Northern Ireland cannot be ascertained with any accuracy, I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that it is likely that the vast majority were imported from the United Kingdom.

* The NCTS commenced VRT service from 1 Sept 2010.