Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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172. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on introducing a new scrappage scheme to stimulate business in the motor industry; his view on the proposal of a group (details supplied) that such a scheme be based on a rebate on vehicle registration tax payable on a new car of €2,000 to encourage owners of cars six years old and older to trade in and trade up; his views on whether such a scheme would generate increased tax revenues and help to preserve jobs in the motor trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42123/13]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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My Department has received a pre-Budget submission from SIMI which includes, among other things, a proposal for a swappage scheme. All such proposals will be considered in the context of the forthcoming Budget.