Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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170. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason a person who is taxing a van first registered in 2009 as a private vehicle is required to tax it based on its engine capacity rather than its CO2 emmissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32526/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Motor tax based on carbon emissions was introduced by the Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Act 2008. The legislative provisions apply to Revenue Category A/EU Category M1 vehicles only i.e. passenger cars.

Commercial vehicles, depending on their size, are Revenue Categories B or C and EU Categories N1, N2 or N3 and, if being used in a private capacity, must be taxed on the basis of engine capacity.