Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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61. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the repeatedly increased alcohol tax, if he will refrain from any increase in this budget. [38396/14]

Arthur Spring (Kerry North-West Limerick, Labour)
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63. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reducing excise on alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38487/14]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 61 and 63 together.

It is not my practice to comment on what measures may or may not be introduced in advance of the Budget.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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62. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer from decreasing the excise duty on a litre of petrol by 5 cent and decreasing the excise duty on a litre of diesel by 3 cent. [38435/14]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the Budget 2015 Ready Reckoner, available on the Commissioners website at , shows a number of indicative changes to Excise Duty on unleaded petrol and diesel. While the Ready Reckoner shows illustrative increases in Duty rates, the cost of the specific decreases requested by the Deputy can be broadly assumed to be in the same magnitude as the yields shown from equivalent increases in rates.