James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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94. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider siting another vehicle registration tax registration centre in north Kildare in view of the demand from large population towns such as Leixlip, Celbridge and Maynooth and that the closest centre currently within the county is at Naas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35396/16]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by Revenue that an increase in the volume of applications to the NCT for vehicle registrations has resulted recently in some increase in waiting times.

In response, by the end of November, nine additional staff will be available for VRT work in a number of NCTS Centres nationally.  A VRT function is being added to the Deansgrange NCTS Centre this month to allow for more capacity to assist in the greater Dublin/Kildare area.  Also, Applus, the NCT service provider, is sourcing a location in the south Dublin area that will be opened as a dedicated VRT centre.  In combination, Revenue believes that these actions will considerably alleviate the problem.

For authorised dealers in the Kildare area there are also two mobile units which operate from Dublin and one mobile unit which operates from Carlow.  These are in place to assist dealers to get vehicles pre-inspected at their premises.  For more information please refer to the Revenue website: .

Revenue continues to monitor the level of service being provided by the service provider, Applus, and is satisfied that the service currently provided, while stretched at times, is a reasonable service overall and that customers are normally able to make a suitable appointment.  Should the on-going demand for VRT registration services continue to increase, consideration will be given to further expansion of the service.