Dáil Éireann - Volume 653 - 08 May, 2008

Written Answers. - Tax Yield.

Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Finance the number of new motor vehicles registered for each month since January 2007 to date in 2008. [17279/08]

  Deputy Brian Lenihan: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the number of new motor vehicles registered through the VRT system for each month since January 2007 to April 2008 are set out in the following table:

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New Vehicle Registrations

Year 2007

Category A Vehicles — cars

Category B Vehicles — car and jeep derived vans

Category C Vehicles — commercial

Total

Jan

45,864

1,145

11,888

58,897

Feb

26,573

650

6,507

33,730

Mar

28,047

627

6,416

35,090

Apr

16,906

401

4,627

21,934

May

20,563

484

5,112

26,159

Jun

15,318

482

4,460

20,260

Jul

13,133

398

3,854

17,385

Aug

8,881

331

3,193

12,405

Sep

5,748

291

2,754

8,793

Oct

3,830

184

2,157

6,171

Nov

1,460

93

1,397

2,950

Dec

518

23

478

1,019

Total

186,841

5,109

52,843

244,793

New Vehicle Registrations

Year 2008

Category A Vehicles — cars

Category B Vehicles — car and jeep derived vans

Category C Vehicles — commercial

Total

Jan

47,308

1,067

10,248

58,623

Feb

24,049

653

5,697

30,399

Mar

21,566

507

4,576

26,649

Apr

13,303

404

3,573

17,280

Total

106,226

2,631

24,094

132,951