Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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289. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, by county, a list of the claimants of the coach tourism and transport scheme rebate for the use of green diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30449/15]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I assume the Deputy is referring to the diesel rebate scheme. I introduced this scheme in 2013 to provide for repayments by the Revenue Commissioners to qualifying road transport operators of a part of the mineral oil tax paid on their purchases of auto-diesel for use in qualifying vehicles during the course of business. The scheme does not apply to marked gas oil, commonly called green diesel, and, in any case, the use of green diesel in the vehicles that qualify under the scheme is prohibited.

The Commissioners advise me that they are unable to provide a list of claimants under the scheme as the release of this information would breach taxpayer confidentiality and is prohibited under section 851A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. However, I am advised that 2,156 qualifying road transport operators currently avail of the scheme and €34.3m has been paid to date under the scheme since it was introduced.