Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if e-scooters and e-bikes will be subject to motor tax in the context of the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021; and if so, the bands of motor tax they will be liable under. [52239/21]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Under the The Road Traffic Act, 1961, users of mechanically propelled vehicles in a public place, as defined in the Act, must ensure that their vehicle is taxed appropriately, with penalties under road traffic laws for non-compliance.

The Road Traffic and Roads Bill, which was recently published, proposes an amendment to the vehicle categories in Section 3 of the Act, to provide that powered personal transporters, including e-scooters, and low-powered pedal-assist e-bikes are excluded from the scope of the category for mechanically propelled vehicles. Accordingly, it is not intended that motor taxation requirements would apply in the case of these vehicles.