Dáil Éireann

Vol. 752 Wednesday, No. 4 25 January 2012

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DÁIL ÉIREANN

TUAIRISC OIFIGIÚIL—Neamhcheartaithe (OFFICIAL REPORT—Unrevised)

Dé Céadaoin, 25 Eanáir 2012.

Leaders’ Questions Taoiseach ………………………………… 781 Order of Business ……………………………… 788 Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage …………………………… 795 Report Stage ……………………………… 795 Ceisteanna — Questions Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Priority Questions …………………………… 832 Other Questions ……………………………… 844 Topical Issue Matters ……………………………… 856 Topical Issue Debate RailNetwork……………………………… 857 Gas Exploration ……………………………… 860 Telecommunications Services ………………………… 863 Post Office Network …………………………… 866 Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (resumed)……………869 Private Members’ Business Promissory Notes: Motion (resumed)………………………913 Questions: Written Answers …………………………… 939 DÁIL ÉIREANN

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Dé Céadaoin, 25 Eanáir 2012. Wednesday, 25 January 2012.

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Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m.

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Paidir.

Prayer.

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Leaders’ Questions Deputy Willie O’Dea: As the Taoiseach will be aware, it will be several months before the full impact of the €750 million in health service cuts will be felt in each area. To date, 1,500 people have left the health service and a further 2,000 are due to leave before the end of February. In anybody’s book that is quite an exodus. Of the 1,500 who have left, several hundred were front-line nurses, while 50 were full-time consultants. The Minister for Health has argued that changes to work practices will minimise the impact of the cuts. I am particularly concerned about cuts to maternity services. Is the Taoiseach aware of the concerns expressed by a number of senior medical practitioners about cuts to midwifery services, particularly in the mid-west region in which there is due to be an exodus of 25% of staff in February? Is he aware of the statement made by the senior consultant obstetrician in the region, Dr. Gerry Burke, who said:

No plans to deal with the shortfall have been presented by the HSE or the Department of Health. The shortfall of over 20 per cent of midwifery staff will diminish the quality of maternity care these women and babies receive.

Dr. Burke went on to state some of the women and babies to whom he had referred would pay with their lives. That is a serious assertion to make.

An Ceann Comhairle: A question please, Deputy.

Deputy Willie O’Dea: Is the Taoiseach in a position to provide the House with an assurance that the HSE and-or the Department have a contingency plan to deal with this issue? Will he assure us that the contingency plan is adequate and that it will be in place before the exodus to which I refer occurs at the end of February?

The Taoiseach: During 2011 the HSE established a system to identify and record the numbers of staff — approximately 2,100 — who were expected to leave before the end of what is known as the “grace period”. The most recent information available indicates that in the period from September last year until the end of February next, some 3,500 staff will have retired from the health service. Approximately 1,500 retired during the four month period to the end of December 2011 and the remainder have indicated that they will leave by the end of February. 781 Leaders’ 25 January 2012. Questions

[The Taoiseach.]

The comments made by Dr. Burke were outrageous. It was beyond the norm for a medical person of his stature to equate the process of staff legitimately leaving the health service under the programme with an attack — in the context of paying back money to German banks — on babies and pregnant mothers. I am aware of Dr. Burke’s interest in serious health reform on which he has written many good articles during the years. Deputy Willie O’Dea who comes from the mid-west region will know that it is the Government’s intention to restructure the health service in order that everyone will have access to services as close to home and in as efficient a manner as possible. The Minister for Health approved the HSE’s service plan in the past two weeks, with a contingency to the effect that the first review of the plan will take place at the end of February. The reason for this review is that the picture will become clear on the number who will have left the health service and also in respect of the categories and sectors they will have left. The Deputy can take it that the HSE has a contingency plan. However, it is not possible to determine the outcomes until we know the numbers of those who intend to leave. As the Deputy is aware, staff can decide to remain or leave right up to the deadline. Obviously, there will be pressure points. Where these will be will depend on the number of staff who leave, for example, the maternity service in the mid-west region or elsewhere. The Minister has made it perfectly clear that once the position on the numbers leaving particular sectors becomes evident, the plans of his Department and the HSE will come into play. We want to see a situation develop where all patients, be they young or old, will be given the best treatment which the medical services can provide.

Deputy Willie O’Dea: I am aware of Dr. Burke who the Taoiseach has just accused of making outrageous comments. I am also aware that Dr. Burke happens to be the chairperson of the Limerick branch of the Labour Party, Fine Gael’s partner in government.

An Ceann Comhairle: It is completely out of order——

Deputy Willie O’Dea: I am simply asking the Taoiseach——

An Ceann Comhairle: ——to refer in the House to the politics of someone outside it.

Deputy Niall Collins: It is a statement of fact.

Deputy Willie O’Dea: Yes, and that fact has been highlighted in the newspapers.

(Interruptions).

Deputy Robert Troy: This is no laughing matter.

Deputy Willie O’Dea: Does the Taoiseach feel any sense of responsibility towards those who are suffering anxiety as a result of the cutbacks in maternity services? Is he aware that this is a matter of life and death?

Deputy Paudie Coffey: What is happening is a consequence of what those opposite did to the economy when they were in government.

Deputy Willie O’Dea: Will the Taoiseach provide a categoric assurance that the maternity hospital system in place after the end of February will be as safe as that in place?

The Taoiseach: I am well aware of the concerns expressed over a long period with regard to the inadequacies of the health service. I am also aware of the brilliant work being done by so 782 Leaders’ 25 January 2012. Questions many in pressurised front-line positions. In that context, when patients get into the system, they receive the best care and attention. We want to allow everybody to have the opportunity to receive such care and attention. That is why it is necessary to change the structures within the health system. The Minister for Health has set out the Government’s intention to move, during its lifetime, to a universal health structure. This will not be achieved by clinging to an aspiration that the best care and attention can be provided in the absence of major changes. When one considers the amount of money to be taken out of the health service over a period, one realises this is bound to have an impact. Of course, we are concerned about the level of care and attention provided for every patient, but the best service will not be achieved easily without making difficult choices on the structures that have to be put in place. I know Dr. Burke has written quite a few articles on changes to the structure and reform of the health service. However, government is about looking after the interests of everybody. This is challenging, but the Deputy can take it that the Minister who is a medical practitioner is conscious of the necessity to ensure the best care and attention is provided for every patient.

Deputy Gerry Adams: This is one of the Taoiseach’s big days, the day on which he gives another €1.25 billion to bondholders, while imposing savage austerity on the rest of the citizens. He might be aware that during the general election campaign this bond traded for as low as 54 cent in the euro, presumably because the ratings agencies believed Fine Gael and the Labour Party would stick to their promise to impose burden sharing on senior bondholders. Of course, they are the insiders who know the inside track. The Taoiseach has proved them right and they will make a huge profit at the expense of citizens. Dúirt An Tánaiste, an Teachta Eamon Gilmore, gur economic treason a bhí ann na scair- shealbhóirí in Anglo Irish Bank a íoc. Cé hiad na scairshealbhóirí?Cénfáth nach dtugann an Rialtas na hainmneacha dúinn? An bhfuil eagla ar an Rialtas roimh saoránaigh agus an daon- lathas? Will the Taoiseach name the bondholders? The Oireachtas and the people have the right to know who they are. Whether they are rural communities hit by septic tank charges, individuals hit by hikes in VAT, elderly patients, persons in maternity wards, the 500,000 unemployed or emigrants, every single citizen and the Oireachtas have the right to know the names of the bondholders to whom the Government is giving €1.25 billion of the people’s money.

The Taoiseach: Ba mhaith liom a rá leis an Teachta nach bhfuil faitíos, scanradh, imní nó eagla ar an Rialtas faoin rud seo. Ba mhaith liom bheith in ann seasamh suas anseo agus a rá leis nach cóir go mbeadh an airgead seo le n-íoc, ach caithfear é a íoc. Nílslí ar bith eile as seo amach. Tá a fhios aige go raibh suas le €97 billiúnlen-íoc i 2008. Nílfágtha faoi láthair ach €2.6 billiún. Tá an airgead seo le n-íoc ar maidin. We had this out yesterday in advance of what the Deputy calls my big day. I do not like to see a situation where this repayment has to be made to bondholders. I do not have a list of their names, but I am sure the names of those in possession of the bonds have changed often since they were first acquired. However, I would like to repeat what I said yesterday. The Deputy seems to consider that there is an alternative, but if we do not pay this money, he has failed to point out from where the moneys to provide services for the people in the Visitors Gallery and throughout the country would come. He is aware that we have received €110 billion for the covered banks at very low interest rates to keep the country moving. The challenge for the Government is to sort out the public finances, close the deficit, grow the economy and provide jobs and opportunities for people here at home. The Deputy’s idea that the Govern- ment can state it will not pay is simply nonsensical. The Minister for Finance returned yesterday from Frankfurt having spoken to Mr. Draghi of the European Central Bank. The challenge and opportunity under discussion is to have 783 Leaders’ 25 January 2012. Questions

[The Taoiseach.] flexibility shown by our European colleagues towards the promissory notes which will require a €3 billion payment in each of the next ten years. Flexibility is of great importance to Ireland. These discussions are under way in the same way that there were discussions on a reduction in the interest rate charged which, according to some commentators, was never going to happen. It is not easy to say this, but the money must be repaid. The alternative would be catastrophic, given what has happened in Greece, where 100,000 public servants have been let go, public sector salaries have been drastically reduced and services decimated. We cannot and will not allow that to happen here. There are some signs of some confidence returning. Yields of 6% yesterday indicate growing interest and confidence in the international community in investing in this country. We have a very long way to go, but we have been pointed in the right direction.

Deputy Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach says he does not know the names of the bondholders. With respect, that is not good enough. It is a disgrace. He says we say there is another way. That is correct; we believe there is another way. What happened to the five point pln and promise of openness when in government? The deference the Taoiseach shows to the bondholders contrasts sharply with the Government’s attitude to citizens. We heard yesterday from Dr. Gerry Burke, a consultant obstetrician in Limerick, who warned that the loss of 47 mid- wives in the mid-western regional maternity hospital in Limerick next month might cost lives. Ministers wax lyrical about the awful consequences if we do not pay the bonds. Do they give any consideration to the social consequences? This morning I wrote to the Comptroller and Auditor General, asking him to investigate these payments, to whom they will be made, the profits to be made and whether he considers this to be an appropriate use of public funds. The Tánaiste, Deputy Eamon Gilmore, said, “If the Taoiseach’s Government knew that Anglo Irish Bank was insolvent and asked the Irish taxpayer to bail it out and pay the cost we are now paying for it, that was and is economic treason. I stand over that.” Does he still support that proposition? Will the Taoiseach find the names of the bondholders before we have to search to establish who they are?

Deputy Bernard J. Durkan: Does the Deputy want to visit them?

(Interruptions).

The Taoiseach: Deputy Gerry Adams is a great man to come here and talk about openness, transparency and accountability. There were many occasions when he was not so open in his comments. I do not have a list of the bondholders.

Deputy Gerry Adams: Why not?

The Taoiseach: Because I do not have one. Many of the names would have changed during the years.

Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That is absolutely incompetent.

The Taoiseach: Deputy Gerry Adams is the person who said that when he was elected to the Oireachtas, he would tell the troika to take its money with it. However, he has refused to tell the public how he would propose to deal with the consequences of that action. The ECB has advanced €110 billion to keep services in this country going. The Deputy has failed to point out how he would pay teachers, gardaí and nurses and fill ATM machines to keep the economy moving. I do not have access to a list of the names of bondholders. The bigger benefit to the 784 Leaders’ 25 January 2012. Questions country lies in supporting the Government in explaining to our European colleagues that showing greater flexibility in our meeting a promissory note of €30 billion over a period of ten years would bring great benefit to every citize. If we can arrive at a successful conclusion to these discussions, it will have an impact on the deficit and make it easier for us to repay our debt. Ireland is heading in the right direction. This is not easy; it is very challenging and impacts on services. We must make choices as to how we will maintain front-line services to the best of our ability. Deputy Willie O’Dea asked a legitimate question about maintaining such services.

This is why when the number of people who will leave at the end of February becomes known——

Deputy Gerry Adams: The money the Government is giving away today would pay for all those health deficiencies.

The Taoiseach: ——the pressure points will then be determined and the plan will be put in place to deal with them. For now, you continue with the same old rant about not paying and opposing. Is there not some place in the life of Deputy Gerry Adams where he can say here is the way forward with confidence.

Deputy Gerry Adams: Yes, we gave it to the Taoiseach yesterday.

The Taoiseach: This is being expressed by the international community with yields on the secondary markets at 6%.

Deputy Gerry Adams: We gave it into your hands yesterday.

The Taoiseach: This is where they were before the bailout. If this country can keep heading in the right direction when we get to the end of our programme we will have an engine on which we can fly with our own economic independence.

Deputy Gerry Adams: A bird never flew on one wing.

Deputy Bernard J. Durkan: The Deputy had a fair number of wings.

Deputy Shane Ross: This is a dark day for Ireland by any measure. Whatever the Taoiseach’s likes and dislikes about what is happening, it is a dismal day when we must hand over €1.2 billion. My concern is with regard to the Government response to legitimate criticism on what it is doing today which is, after all, implementing the policies of the previous Government. The scare tactics used in response to the criticism in the past week have not contributed construc- tively to the debate. The Tánaiste spoke of not being able to pay gardaí, nurses or teachers. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport spoke of a financial time bomb going off in Dublin. Let us have a legitimate argument about this. I understand the Taoiseach’s insistence and argument that his priority is to return to the bond markets as early as possible and say goodbye to the troika. This is a legitimate aim. However I wish to point out something to him and ask him whether he has considered it.

An Ceann Comhairle: Perhaps you will ask him a question please.

Deputy Bernard J. Durkan: It is better; you will get more information.

Deputy Shane Ross: Yes, thank you.

An Ceann Comhairle: He answers the questions and you ask them. 785 Leaders’ 25 January 2012. Questions

Deputy Bernard J. Durkan: He was doing well.

Deputy Shane Ross: Why does the Taoiseach insist on not considering the write-off of debts? Why does he not examine the example of Russia which returned to the bond markets in two years——

Deputy Paschal Donohoe: At double the interest rates.

Deputy Shane Ross: ——or Iceland which returned recently and Argentina? All of these wrote off their debts and returned to the bond markets.

Deputy Derek Nolan: Their economies collapsed.

Deputy Arthur Spring: Take a look at Argentina.

Deputy Finian McGrath: Denmark, Paschal.

An Ceann Comhairle: Please.

Deputy Finian McGrath: Leo got it wrong last Sunday.

Deputy Jerry Buttimer: It is back to voodoo economics over there.

Deputy Shane Ross: Why does the Taoiseach not look at the history of the markets which forgive those who write off their debt provided the future looks bright enough for them to lend?

An Ceann Comhairle: The Deputy is over time.

Deputy Shane Ross: The idea of default being a taboo is not acceptable.

Deputy Paschal Donohoe: They are still paying back their debts.

The Taoiseach: Yesterday or the day before I described Deputy Ross as a respected economist but now I am not so sure.

Deputy Bernard J. Durkan: I am not too sure about the economy bit.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: He put you up to pull you down.

The Taoiseach: It seems as if the Ross theory of economics means at the stroke of a pen a member of the single currency area, in this case the Irish Central Bank, should be able to create new money to pay off the debts of Anglo Irish Bank and make those debts disappear like magic. This type of airgead draíochta is not around. It is the formula which caused the monetary chaos and economic collapse of the post-Soviet Union rouble zone in the early 1990s. This year we must take €3 billion out of the Irish economy. Deputy Ross’s formula is to deal with the deficit of €16 billion in one fell swoop. Does he seriously consider that something of this magnitude could be done without catastrophic consequences for the ordinary citizens of the country?

Deputy Bernard J. Durkan: Here, here.

The Taoiseach: What is at stake here is what provides the greater benefit in the interest of Ireland and its people. Given the extent of what has already been paid in respect of Anglo Irish Bank — Deputy Ross made recommendations about people associated with it and their stellar performance — what is left means the greater benefit is in following the route of 786 Leaders’ 25 January 2012. Questions explaining to our European colleagues the very onerous burden on the Irish taxpayers with regard to the promissory notes. This conversation has started and has been enhanced by the troika itself making a proposal to the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, that they should prepare a paper. Yester- day’s conclusion was that this is worth pursuing. The greater benefit to Ireland, our economy and our taxpayers is to be able to get greater flexibility with regard to the fiscal burden of the promissory notes. Were we able with co-operation and consent to shift the burden into the facilities now available through the EFSF or the ESM it would greatly reduce our deficit and make it much more manageable to deal with our debt. This would also be in the interest of Europe in that it would see a country in a bailout programme having made and risen to very serious challenges coming out of the programme thereby proving that where people, government and Europe work together the economies of the European Union as a whole can grow.

Deputy Shane Ross: I thank the Taoiseach for the compliment he paid me last week about my forecast on the economy. I would like to mention something to him in response. It was in the same breath that he told us last week he stuck soundly by the growth rate of 1.3% for this year, the day after his heroes in the troika——

An Ceann Comhairle: Does the Deputy have a question?

Deputy Shane Ross: ——said 0.5%. They halved it. Does the Taoiseach still stand by the 1.3% he stuck to this time last week? Nobody else does. Let us argue the toss on this one.

An Ceann Comhairle: No we will not. The Deputy must ask a supplementary question.

Deputy Shane Ross: I am sure we will not. I will ask the Taoiseach a supplementary question. It is a serious question and I would like him to answer it. Is the Minister for Finance in his negotiations with the European Central Bank and Olli Rehn intent on focusing simply on the terms of the Irish sovereign debt or is he prepared to look at, and is he looking for, a write-off of some of the substantial capital?

Deputy Olivia Mitchell: We are still borrowing.

Deputy Finian McGrath: Do not forget the growth rates.

The Taoiseach: I expect to do much better than 0.5%.

Deputy Shane Ross: Is the Taoiseach still on for 1.3%?

The Taoiseach: I expect we can achieve the 1.3% we have set out. It is a medium-term figure. Some said higher and some said lower. I am quite prepared to stand by the figure we have set out.

Deputy Finian McGrath: The Taoiseach was wrong last week.

The Taoiseach: As a respected economist, Deputy Ross——

Deputy Shane Ross: No, I am not.

The Taoiseach: ——will understand growth figures depend on a range of issues. Even Deputy Ross with his long-range spectrum is unable to determine what the growth figures for any individual country might be in the future. 787 Order of 25 January 2012. Business

[The Taoiseach.]

The Government has not looked for any write-off and is not looking for a write-off. We have paid our way and will pay our way. The Minister has been very careful and clear to point out we are now involved in a process of discussion with the ECB and our colleagues in Europe to get greater flexibility with regard to the promissory notes which will cost €3 11 o’clock billion per year for each of the next ten years. This would be of enormous benefit to our economy and our taxpayers. This process is now in train and is enhanced by the proposal from the troika itself that the Ministers here should prepare a paper. When this paper is presented it will have the status of a troika paper. In the meantime the Irish Government and officials from the Department of Finance will engage in technical discussions on what it entails in so far as our colleagues are concerned. There is no question of seeking a write down. There is a question of discussion and nego- tiation about the facility and the greater flexibility that could be shown to us in getting the EFSF and the ESM facilities applied to the extent of borrowing for a bank re-capitalisation before the country entered into the bailout. This is the position and the discussion is now under way. It is not down for decision on Monday or at the next Council meeting, but it is one in which we are involved with our colleagues. If we could bring it to a conclusion, it would be of great benefit to the taxpayer, the economy and the country.

Order of Business The Taoiseach: It is proposed to take No. 15, Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 — Order for Report Stage and Report Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings on No.15 shall be taken today and, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 1.30 p.m. tomorrow by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. Private Members’ business shall be No. 38, motion re promissory notes (resumed), to conclude at 9 p.m., if not previously concluded.

An Ceann Comhairle: Is the proposal for dealing with No. 15 agreed to?

Deputy Gerry Adams: No. This legislation discriminates against citizens across rural Ireland and has not been properly discussed. Like others, my party has brought forward a series of amendments, some of which might not even be reached. We are proposing, for example, a grants system to ensure those who cannot bear the cost involved would be assisted. The standards against which septic tanks will be measured have not yet been set down and homeowners do not even know the size of the bill they could be faced with to upgrade their septic tank. I am mindful that this issue dates back to 1975 and was dealt with by a number of Govern- ments involving the Labour Party, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil and that there is now a rush to deal with it. It seems to be a characteristic of the Government to rush measures through the House. However, I ask the Taoiseach to allow adequate time for discussion of a raft of amendments to the Bill.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: A Cheann Comhairle——

An Ceann Comhairle: I am sorry, but only leaders can raise issues at this time.

Deputy Bernard J. Durkan: Deputy Mattie McGrath is not the leader yet. 788 Order of 25 January 2012. Business

The Taoiseach: I understand the debate on Committee Stage of the Bill concluded last Wednesday three hours ahead of schedule. This is a matter on which the debate should continue in the way proposed by the Chief Whip. I do not see any reason it should not proceed in that way. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has listened to a great range of arguments and will shortly be in a position to make his decisions known.

Question put:

The Dáil divided: Tá, 78; Níl, 32.

Tá

Bannon, James. Kehoe, Paul. Barry, Tom. Kenny, Enda. Breen, Pat. Kenny, Seán. Broughan, Thomas P. Kyne, Seán. Bruton, Richard. Lawlor, Anthony. Burton, Joan. Lynch, Ciarán. Buttimer, Jerry. Lynch, Kathleen. Byrne, Eric. Lyons, John. Cannon, Ciarán. McCarthy, Michael. Carey, Joe. McEntee, Shane. Coffey, Paudie. McFadden, Nicky. Conaghan, Michael. McGinley, Dinny. Conlan, Seán. McHugh, Joe. Connaughton, Paul J. McLoughlin, Tony. Conway, Ciara. Maloney, Eamonn. Mitchell, Olivia. Coonan, Noel. Mitchell O’Connor, Mary. Corcoran Kennedy, Marcella. Mulherin, Michelle. Creed, Michael. Murphy, Dara. Deasy, John. Murphy, Eoghan. Deenihan, Jimmy. Nash, Gerald. Deering, Pat. Neville, Dan. Doherty, Regina. Nolan, Derek. Donohoe, Paschal. Nulty, Patrick. Doyle, Andrew. Ó Ríordáin, Aodhán. Durkan, Bernard J. O’Donovan, Patrick. English, Damien. O’Dowd, Fergus. Farrell, Alan. O’Mahony, John. Feighan, Frank. O’Sullivan, Jan. Ferris, Anne. Phelan, Ann. Griffin, Brendan. Rabbitte, Pat. Hannigan, Dominic. Sherlock, Sean. Harrington, Noel. Spring, Arthur. Harris, Simon. Stagg, Emmet. Hayes, Brian. Stanton, David. Hayes, Tom. Timmins, Billy. Hogan, Phil. Tuffy, Joanna. Humphreys, Heather. Wall, Jack. Humphreys, Kevin. Walsh, Brian. Keaveney, Colm.

Níl

Adams, Gerry. Grealish, Noel. Browne, John. Halligan, John. Collins, Joan. Healy, Seamus. Collins, Niall. Healy-Rae, Michael. Colreavy, Michael. Kitt, Michael P. Crowe, Seán. Mac Lochlainn, Pádraig. Daly, Clare. McGrath, Finian. Donnelly, Stephen S. McGrath, Mattie. Ellis, Dessie. McLellan, Sandra. Ferris, Martin. Murphy, Catherine. Fleming, Tom. Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín. 789 Order of 25 January 2012. Business

Níl—continued

Ó Snodaigh, Aengus. Smith, Brendan. O’Brien, Jonathan. Stanley, Brian. Tóibín, Peadar. O’Dea, Willie. Troy, Robert. Pringle, Thomas. Wallace, Mick. Ross, Shane.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Emmet Stagg and Paul Kehoe; Níl, Deputies Aengus Ó Snodaigh and Catherine Murphy.

Question declared carried.

An Ceann Comhairle: I call Deputy O’Dea. Can I have order in the Chamber, please? Only more than ten minutes remain for the Order of Business and those who are chatting are wasting time. I ask Deputy O’Dea to proceed.

Deputy Willie O’Dea: In an uncharacteristic outburst of magnanimity the Minister for Justice and Equality has promised to pardon various members of the Irish Army who deserted to join the British Army during the Second World War. Can the Taoiseach advise if legislation will be necessary to make that pardon a reality or can it be done by way of statutory instrument?

An Ceann Comhairle: That is a matter for a parliamentary question; it is not a matter of promised legislation.

Deputy Willie O’Dea: The Taoiseach wants to answer it.

Deputy Gerry Adams: Tá ceist agam faoi reachtaíocht atá fógraithe, a Cheann Comhairle. In regard to the fiscal responsibility Bill, if I heard the Taoiseach correctly, he said he intends to bring in some of the outworkings of the treaty. When does he expect the fiscal responsibility Bill to be published and is it possible to publish the heads of that Bill?

The Taoiseach: The Bill is due this session. I cannot give the Deputy an exact date for it. Clearly, the Government wants to deal with this as a matter of some priority. I will send the Deputy an update from the Minister for Finance as to when that is likely to happen but it is due this session.

Deputy Gerry Adams: Will that be before or after the referendum on the austerity treaty?

The Taoiseach: The Deputy is speculating again, and not for the first time. I explained yesterday how this will work. When the Heads of Government agree, disagree or whatever in respect of the final text of the intergovernmental treaty on Monday, that will then be sent for signature and it is at that stage that the Attorney General here will give formal legal advice. While it is correct to say that personnel from the Attorney General’s office have looked at the draft as it moves along, it is not until the text is complete in its entirety that a full formal response can be given.

Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly: There is much concern about legislation proposed by the Mini- ster of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Sean Sherlock, for Tuesday next. I have been contacted, as I am sure many Deputies have, by many people who are concerned about this. I have just got off the phone from someone who runs a major Internet company in Ireland. His concern, and that of his colleagues who are running other Internet companies, is that they will immediately have to shut down all operations because this legis- 790 Order of 25 January 2012. Business lation would force them into the courts because they cannot control all links to IP. There is huge concern about this.

An Ceann Comhairle: What is the legislation? What is the name of it?

Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly: The people I talk to say they cannot get their hands on the legislation to see it and debate it.

An Ceann Comhairle: Is it promised?

Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly: Yes.

An Ceann Comhairle: Then what is the name of it?

Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly: It is due to be passed as secondary legislation by ministerial order on Tuesday. Would it be possible to pause the ministerial order, even for a few days, and to have the legislation published and debated by the House? I have spoken to some very credible people in Ireland who are saying this has serious implications for Internet provision in Ireland, for American multinationals here and for the smart economy and so forth.

The Taoiseach: I have read the report of this. The Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, is dealing with the matter. In the High Court judgment of 11 October 2010, in the case of EMI & Others v UPC, Mr. Justice Charleton decided he was constrained by the wording of the Copy- right and Related Rights Act 2000 and thus could not grant an injunction to prevent infringe- ment of copyright against UPC, which is an information service provider, ISP, in the circumstances of mere conduit, or transient communications. In doing so Mr. Justice Charleton stated that Ireland had not fully transposed the relevant directive. The mere conduit principle provides that if an ISP does not initiate a transmission or modify the material contained in the transmission and does not select the receiver of the transmission it is granted safe harbour against liability by virtue of the eCommerce Directive 2000/31/EC. However, according to the same directive this freedom from liability does not affect the power of the courts to require service providers to terminate or prevent copyright infringements. This gets very complicated. I understand the matter is being brought before the Cabinet, so there will be some short period for explanation. I could give the Deputy a very detailed response. The Attorney General, at that time, was asked by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for his advice as to the implications of the High Court judgment. While the Attorney General considered that the position is not as clear cut as Mr. Justice Charleton suggests, his advice was that as long as the Irish courts take the view that subsection 40(4) of the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 does not implement Article 8.3 of the relevant directive, Ireland is exposed to a claim for damages for failure to implement EU law. The prudent course he advised was to introduce a regulation to ensure compliance. It is a complicated procedure but I expect the Minister of State will explain it more fully. I am aware of the comments some providers have made.

Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly: Could I speak for ten seconds?

An Ceann Comhairle: No, we cannot debate this. You have your commitment, Deputy. We are short of time. There is a list of Deputies waiting.

Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly: Could the legislation be paused, even for a few days before it is published? 791 Order of 25 January 2012. Business

The Taoiseach: It will be before the Cabinet shortly and there will be an opportunity to discuss that.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I wish to raise two issues on promised legislation. In light of what is proposed by the European Union with regard to doubling the stocking density and retention period for sheep and cattle on farms in order to qualify for the single farm payment——

An Ceann Comhairle: Hold on, Deputy. Does this relate to promised legislation?

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I am asking the Taoiseach if the Government will come up with any legislation to counteract what is being proposed in Europe.

An Ceann Comhairle: That is not promised legislation. I call Deputy Anne Ferris.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I have a second issue. Regarding the Fines Act 2010, last week I asked the Taoiseach if the Government was bringing forward proposals to stop people’s money at source if they failed to pay the household charge——

An Ceann Comhairle: Deputy, you must understand this is about promised legislation. You may put down a parliamentary question to the Taoiseach and he will answer it.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I did so, and the Taoiseach gave me an answer, but ten minutes later Deputy Martin Ferris asked the same question and was given a different answer. I need to know, from the Taoiseach.

Deputy Niall Collins: What is wrong with that? Two different questions and two different answers.

An Ceann Comhairle: I am not here to adjudicate on those matters.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: You were here, a Cheann Comhairle. You heard him. In a ten minute period the Taoiseach gave two different answers.

An Ceann Comhairle: Please resume your seat. I call Deputy Ferris.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: Can the Taoiseach answer?

An Ceann Comhairle: He cannot answer here. He can answer a parliamentary question. This is about promised legislation.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I would like the Taoiseach to give me an answer.

An Ceann Comhairle: Please resume your seat. Put down a parliamentary question and you will get an answer.

Deputy Anne Ferris: When does the Taoiseach expect the transgender Bill to come before the House?

The Taoiseach: The Bill is being drafted and will be published later this year.

Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We are facing potential meltdown in our public health system with the departure of thousands of health care workers by the end of February. With the publication last week of the HSE National Service Plan 2011 which implements serious cuts in the current year and beyond, will the House have an opportunity to debate the national 792 Order of 25 January 2012. Business service plan and to ask pertinent questions? When is it intended to schedule that opportunity for Members, given the enormity of what is involved? The HSE governance Bill was promised for publication during the spring session. This Bill is to tweak the overarching governance of the HSE for the future and until its possible abolition. When will the legislation be published?

The Taoiseach: Deputy Ó Caoláin is normally up to speed on matters related to health. I answered the question yesterday, maybe in his absence. The HSE service plan will be debated in the Dáil next week. The Bill is due this session. I cannot give the exact date. As it says in the Bible, “you do not know the day nor the hour”. It is due this session.

Deputy John O’Mahony: Can the Taoiseach clarify an issue related to the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011. Last week, the Minister for Social Protection stated that funding to community employment schemes whose existing contracts have time to run would be honoured in full, yet local FÁS offices are saying cuts are to be implemented immediately. Will the Taoiseach ask the Minister to issue a directive to FÁS officers to do as she said last week?

An Ceann Comhairle: Does your question relate to promised legislation and when it will be taken?

Deputy John O’Mahony: Yes. I am asking about the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill.

An Ceann Comhairle: When will the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill be taken?

The Taoiseach: It is due this session. There is an evaluation of all the community employment schemes. Deputy O’Mahony might submit his query to the Ceann Comhairle for the Topical Issue debate.

Deputy Dan Neville: Tomorrow, the Irish Council of Psychotherapy will mark its 21st year with a conference in Dublin Castle. When will the social care professionals (amendment) Bill, promised for this session, be published?

The Taoiseach: I do not have a date for Deputy Neville, but it is due this session. I will try to get a more accurate fix on what stage of preparation it is at by tomorrow.

Deputy Ciara Conway: Legislation is promised on the registration of lobby groups and lobbyists. In light of the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Health and Children on the misuse of drugs and alcohol, can the Government ensure that the recommendations are implemented and that no undue influence is brought to bear by any particular lobby? Will the registration of lobbyists Bill come before the House sooner rather than later so that we can get on with our business?

Deputy Niall Collins: The Bill is published.

The Taoiseach: I have seen some publication from the party opposite. The Bill is not on the A list, as far as I know. I am aware of work being done by the Minister of State, Deputy Róisín Shortall, on the alcohol issue. Deputy Conway’s point is valid. The Chief Whip will give her an indication of what is happening from this end.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: This morning, I received a letter from your good self, a Cheann Comhairle, about the Water Services (Amendment) Bill. I am not blaming you——

An Ceann Comhairle: Resume your seat, please. We are discussing promised legislation. 793 Order of 25 January 2012. Business

Deputy Mattie McGrath: We need legislation for this. Anything can be raised here. Last week a matter was dismissed because it would have placed a cost on the Exchequer.

An Ceann Comhairle: Resume your seat.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: This is farcical, a Cheann Comhairle. I am not blaming you but——

An Ceann Comhairle: Resume your seat.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: It is outrageous that anything that places a cost on the Exchequer cannot be raised.

An Ceann Comhairle: I am sick to death of you criticising me when I am not here.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: You are here today.

An Ceann Comhairle: Now you are totally out of order.

Deputy Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

An Ceann Comhairle: You accused me of showing bias against you.

Deputy Niall Collins: He did not blame the Ceann Comhairle, in fairness.

Deputy Jerry Buttimer: He did it last night, a Cheann Comhairle.

An Ceann Comhairle: You are totally out of order.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I did not blame you.

Deputy Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy did it last night.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I did not blame you, a Cheann Comhairle.

An Ceann Comhairle: You did yesterday.

Deputy Niall Collins: He did not blame the Ceann Comhairle.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I did not blame you.

An Ceann Comhairle: It happened during the debate on the Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011.

Deputy Jerry Buttimer: Deputy McGrath did it last night in the House, when the Ceann Comhairle was not here.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I did not do it today.

An Ceann Comhairle: You do not have enough guts to do it while I am here.

Deputy John Browne: Deputy Buttimer should not be telling tales.

Deputy Bernard J. Durkan: I previously brought to the attention of the House the increasing number of cases of Members of the Oireachtas not being given information to which they are entitled. It is being refused to them on the basis of data protection.

An Ceann Comhairle: We are over time, Deputy. Come on, quick. 794 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

Deputy Bernard J. Durkan: I did not delay the House. Deputy Mattie McGrath delayed the House.

An Ceann Comhairle: I know, but we are over time.

Deputy Bernard J. Durkan: I am trying to help, a Cheann Comhairle.

An Ceann Comhairle: I am trying to stick to Standing Orders.

Deputy Bernard J. Durkan: The confidential communications with Oireachtas Members Bill has been promised. Increasingly, we have to seek permission from the Data Protection Com- missioner before we can receive communication from State and semi-State agencies. This is a violation of everything we ever stood for. When we are elected, we are given permission to speak on behalf of the public. I would like to ask the Taoiseach whether it might be possible in the context of the Bill in question, which is No. 109 on the C list, to review the impact——

An Ceann Comhairle: Come on, Deputy. We are over time.

Deputy Bernard J. Durkan: ——of the involvement of the Data Protection Commissioner on the right of Oireachtas Members to liaise and communicate with their constituents without fear or favour.

The Taoiseach: I share Deputy Durkan’s thoughts about the right of elected representatives to be able to communicate with their constituents. The Bill he mentioned is listed for later this year. In view of his comments, I will inquire as to whether it might be expedited.

Deputy Bernard J. Durkan: I thank the Taoiseach.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Phil Hogan): I move: “That Report Stage be taken now.”

Question put and agreed to.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage Deputy Brian Stanley: I move amendment No. 1:

In page 3, line 20, after “Directives” to insert the following:

“and publish a set of agreed standards for septic tanks and treatment systems”.

This amendment proposes the inclusion in the Bill of a reference to “a set of agreed standards”. This is very important. We have discussed the standards for septic tanks with the Minister. We are in the dark at the moment. We do not know what standards will apply or what regulation will flow from them. We welcomed a commitment the Minister gave on Committee Stage. I hope he will restate it in public in this Chamber today. He said he intended to provide for a four-week period of consultation on the issue of the standards and regulations applying to septic tanks. That is important. It would have been helpful if that had happened during the run-in to the introduction of this Bill, in advance of the debates on the various Stages. The argument on the vexed question of providing grant aid to assist those who will be forced to comply with these standards has swung back and forwards. After all the debate on the matter, it is clear to me that the Environmental Protection Agency will set out the standards. Those standards will be enforced by inspectors and local authorities, rather than by anybody in this 795 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

[Deputy Brian Stanley.] Chamber. We cannot criminalise people in rural areas by imposing fines of up to €5,000 on them if they do not have the wherewithal to upgrade their septic tanks. Sinn Féin supports the whole notion of having clean water and protecting ground water. There is a need to proceed in a careful way, however. I support the Minister’s proposal to adopt a risk-based approach. We agree with him in that regard. The next step should be to set out the standards clearly. We should use the consultation period to make sure people are clear about where this is going. The public should be informed in a clear way of the regulations. They have to be fair. A scheme of grants must be put in place to assist people. Many people in rural areas are in negative equity. They are suffering as a result of increases in the cost of rural transport, home heating oil and car taxes. People in rural areas pay bin charges. I do not know whether they will pay the household charge, but they are facing the prospect of having to do so. This Bill will introduce the septic tank charge. People in group water schemes that have been taken into charge by local authorities are also facing water charges. The problem is that this string of charges is as long as a big shopping list. We have to make a commitment to give some assistance to those affected. This legislation is being pushed through and guillotined. The debate on it will conclude tomorrow. I would like the Minister to outline his pitch on this at some stage today or tomorrow. Kilkenny has a habit of keeping all the surprises until it gets to the final stages of the big match in Dublin.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: We are in Dublin now.

Deputy Brian Stanley: I hope the Minister, as a Kilkenny man, will outline some surprises for us today.

Deputy Phil Hogan: It will be embarrassing for Deputy Stanley.

Deputy Brian Stanley: He should assist people in rural areas, particularly those on low incomes who are living in houses that are served by old septic tanks, by putting measures in place to help them to upgrade their facilities. We should not criminalise them.

Deputy Martin Ferris: I would like to support Deputy Stanley’s amendment. I do not think it is right to wait until the legislation has been passed before publishing the standards. We will be asked tomorrow to vote for a Bill without knowing what standards or guidelines will apply to any remedial works that will have to be carried out under it. The Minister is aware that the standards and guidelines that apply to percolation tests, when planning applications are made for the installation of septic tanks or biocycle units, have been changed on many occasions over the last 47 years. Depending on the guidelines and standards that are put in place, people who received planning permission between 1975 and 2009 might not meet those guidelines or standards. In such circumstances, remedial work will have to be carried out in accordance with whatever the new standards will be. I assume they will be consistent with the 2009 requirements, or close enough to them. Those whose systems do not pass the percolation test will find themselves having to carry out remedial work, which can be quite costly. Some of the Minister’s officials have said the cost of such work could be as high as €17,000. That would depend on the type of land on which percolation tests were done and in respect of which planning permission was granted in the past. Obviously, that would be a frightening and alarming set of circumstances for people in rural Ireland. When the standards are in place, Sinn Féin will fully support the carrying out of all remedial works to ensure the water table and water sources are protected. It would be an injustice if people who have done nothing illegal were compelled to carry out remedial works that could cost a great deal of money. They were given planning permission when they applied for it at 796 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage the time and they have complied with it, including the guidelines regarding percolation and septic tank arrangements. They are now finding that they will not be in compliance with the guidelines. It might cost them a large sum of money to bring their systems up to the required standard. It is not their fault. It is certainly not the fault of anyone who applied for planning permission since 1975. The fault lies with successive Governments that failed to comply with the EU directives or regulations. There is no point in crying over spilt milk. We need to move forward by meeting the requirement, as determined by the EU, to protect water sources and water tables. While I fully support the carrying out of the necessary remedial works, it has to be conditional on people not being out of pocket as a result. The standards that applied in 1975 might not be in line with the standards that will be initiated as a result of this legislation. This needs to be borne in mind and a common-sense approach is needed. The Minister should indicate what those standards will be. All of us who represent rural communities are inundated with queries regarding the situation. Significant concerns and fears are being expressed. I have been involved in organising meetings to outline the content of the legislation and explain it to people who attend those meetings in large numbers, over 2,000 people in the four meetings I have attended. There is fear and we want to allay those fears and to reassure people that they will not be out of pocket again. They are being caught for every type of stealth charge. Rural Ireland is again being effectively discriminated against. All of us taxpayers have contributed to the cost of upgrading urban water treatment units and it now seems that rural Ireland will be held responsible and accountable for any funding necessary to bring its septic tanks or treatment units up to scratch. In my view this is unfair. The people of rural Ireland need to stand together on this issue and the Minister should be aware of this. The Minister represents a very large rural community and he is well acquainted with the views the Opposition is expressing. We want to be constructive and we want a situation where this can be addressed. All of us are very committed to protecting our water sources and the water table and to having a proper and adequate sewerage system in place for rural housing. It would help if the Minister would publish those standards and give us an opportunity to debate them in the House rather than deciding to publish them for public consultation after the standards have already been put in place. This is the wrong way to do business.

Deputy Niall Collins: I acknowledge that the Minister agreed during the Committee Stage debate that he would engage in a four-week period of consultation regarding the standards and this is to be commended. We need to have meaningful engagement. During Committee Stage my party proposed that the representatives of the various stakeholder organisations, including the EPA, Engineers Ireland, local authority managers and Irish rural dwellers, would be afforded an opportunity to give their views. I take this opportunity to ask whether the intent of that proposal can be considered during the four-week consultation period. I hope we will be afforded an opportunity to meet the EPA in particular because it will be the lead organisation, the main driver for setting the standard and the roll-out of the inspection and enforcement regime. I ask for an assurance from the Minister that those organisations will be asked to appear before a committee so we can have face time, as they say in the United States, with these groups in order to tease out the issues. It is broadly acknowledged that the nub of the issue is what will be the standard, along with some other important nuances such as how the inspections will be carried out. People are concerned, primarily, as regards the potential cost arising. I echo what has been said by Deputies Brian Stanley and Martin Ferris. Everybody in rural Ireland wants to play their part in promoting clean water and a better water standard. There has been much political debate on this issue. It is not a case of the great unwashed beyond the Pale and Dublin who do not seem to give a damn about water quality. People in rural Ireland are as concerned about the environment as anyone else. The point has been rightly made with 797 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

[Deputy Niall Collins.] regard to the urban-rural divide. Many people living in all parts of urban Dublin own septic tanks in their holiday homes down the country so this is as pertinent an issue for many people living in Dublin as it is for the many people living in the countryside. I ask for clarification regarding our proposal and I ask for an assurance that these organisations, primarily the EPA, will be brought before a committee during the four-week consultation period to help inform us on the issue.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I support Deputy Brian Stanley and I wish to compliment a number of people, in particular, Deputies Mattie McGrath, Martin Ferris, Éamon Ó Cuív and others, who organised information evenings around the country on this subject.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Misinformation.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I appeal to the Acting Chairman——

Deputy Niall Collins: If the Minister had turned up for the meetings——

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Order, please.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: If he turned up he would learn something.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The next group meetings——

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I will take the Minister on now about his information evenings or his misinformation evenings——

Deputy Niall Collins: We will have one in Kilkenny for the Minister.

Deputy Tom Hayes: Deputy Healy-Rae should know that his father signed up and voted with other Deputies for a charge.

(Interruptions).

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Deputy Hayes, please. I will have to ask the Deputy to leave the House if he continues that behaviour. Deputy Healy-Rae has possession.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I must reply to the Deputy. I ask him to show a small bit of respect to a person who is gone from this House——

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: Deputy Tom Hayes will have to live for many lifetimes before he will achieve for his constituents what the former Deputy he referred to achieved for his.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear. I agree. He was here for 14 years.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: When we were bring brought up, we were told to have respect for our elders——

Deputy Tom Hayes: What about the Kilgarvan sewerage scheme?

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: ——so I ask the Deputy to have a small bit of respect for a person that has gone before him.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Nothing for Tipperary. 798 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: That is the truth. What did the Deputy deliver for his constituents?

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Nothing.

Deputy Niall Collins: More charges.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: If I may carry on——

Deputy Seamus Healy: It would be more in Deputy Tom Hayes’s line to look after the barracks in Clonmel.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Deputy Healy will look after it.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: And the Bansha post office.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): A bit of respect for Deputy Healy-Rae, please.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister accused some of these Deputies whom I have complimented for their information evenings of misinformation. The funny thing is when I asked the Minister last week on Committee Stage to give me clarification as to exactly what standard, he replied that the tank has to be working. A child going to national school would not have given me that answer because——

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy is not a child.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: Sorry, now, Minister, you can talk in a while.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): I ask Deputy Healy-Rae to address his comments through the Chair.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I apologise. I will just ignore the Minister for a while.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): If you can, please. Thank you.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I would like if the Minister showed a bit of respect for the office he holds by not interrupting me. I wanted information from the Minister on Committee Stage on exactly what standard was being applied. He gave me a hopelessly pathetic nonsensical answer. As everybody knows, it is not enough for a person to say, “That tank is working” because one engineer can assess a tank as working while another engineer can come along and say it is not working. The two of them can be professionals but if they are not working to a set standard or regulations, how do they know what standard they are to apply? This is why the people the length and breadth of rural Ireland are worried and concerned. This is why when Deputy Martin Ferris called a meeting that 500 people turned up because they wanted information and they wanted answers. The Minister and his Government were not providing answers so that is why they wanted information. To say the Government has made a bags of this is to be very kind. It has handled the issue in a shoddy, unprofessional, hopeless and shambolic fashion. I make this accusation because the Government is terrorising people in rural Ireland. We all know that virtually every local authority has towns and villages that either have no sewage treatment plants or inadequate plants.

Deputy Phil Hogan: What about Kilgarvan? 799 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

Deputy Mattie McGrath: What about Golden and Thomastown?

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: When we seek funding to upgrade those schemes, we are told local authorities do not have the money to fund the upgrades. If it is all right for a local authority to argue that it cannot upgrade a sewage treatment plant in a town or village, or if it can continue to pollute in such a fashion, how can the Minister tell a householder that his or her system must be upgraded? That person may not have the money to upgrade and people in rural Ireland are today struggling with unemployment and children at home who have not found work. People are in a desperate position and they may never have believed they would find themselves there, as we got away through the 1950s and 1960s, and we survived the 1980s. People are now in a financial position that they never saw coming. In its infinite wisdom, our Government thinks it is all right to impose this new regulation at a time when people can least afford it. As we are discussing rural Ireland, we should understand that no person respects the countryside more than the people who live in it.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: It is the same with farmers, who over the years have seen all types of accusations with regard to environmental protection. It is odd as nobody cherishes and appreciates the land and waterways more than a farmer or a person living in the countryside. The Government does not seem to understand that logic at all. The majority of people have tanks which are working properly but our Government is going to send out inspectors. It is codding the people into registering so it can form a database, and the Minister can charge whatever he likes for re-registering. I will give the Minister credit as he told me last week there would be no new re-registration fee.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I gave a parliamentary reply to you yesterday on that. You should read what it stated.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: Does the Minister know how it works in this House at all? He is supposed to address the Chair and only when called upon by the Chair.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Yes, he is being disruptive.

Deputy Tom Hayes: The Deputy is scaremongering.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I thought the Minister had learned that at this stage. He has been here for much longer than I have been.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Deputy Healy-Rae, without interruption.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I apologise and perhaps I can carry on.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Without interruption.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: At a time when people can least afford it, they are already overly regulated. A farmer in the Rural Environmental Protection Scheme, REPS, has all types of inspections and on top of everything else, he will have a person coming around the back of the house to peer into the septic tank and inspect the ground around it. At the same time, people are being misinformed by the Government. They are not being given information about what an inspector will look for; the Minister has only said that the tank must be working. 800 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

We were misled in the Dáil some two weeks ago by a Minister, Deputy Quinn. He told us that from early February, there would be a fine of €26,000 or €27,000 per day, which is the reason the Government was to rush this legislation. Apparently, there was no choice as the taxpayer could not be exposed to this fine. I compliment Deputy Ó Cuív and others working with him who discovered afterwards that the Minister misled the Dáil. The following day Deputy Ó Cuív showed us how the Commission had indicated that we would not have to possibly — not even definitely — pay a fine until the summer months. There would have been plenty of time to debate this matter further and for the Minister to give out the proper information, letting the people know exactly what standard would be applied. This will have an implication for people living in rural locations. A person who built a house in 1970 would have applied to the local authority and got planning permission, which would have contained rules and guidelines that would have been strictly adhered to with regard to the treatment of waste water. Some 39 years later there are the new Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, guidelines, which are far removed from what was required in the past. Will we tell those people who put in legal systems many years ago — complete with planning permission — that the system could be wrong and must be ungraded to meet the 2009 standards from the EPA guidelines? We do not have the required information so we do not know what guidelines are involved. We know the people, in good faith, did what was required of them by the local authority which granted permission. It is extremely unfair to tell those people that they must upgrade to meet today’s guidelines. From the start, the Minister has handled the issue very poorly.

Deputy Tom Hayes: The Deputy told us that already.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: He has shown poor political judgment and the people who are advising the Minister are also slipping up. It is unfair to bring this Bill through the Dáil today and tomorrow without proper information being given to the people. When the Minister attacks me and tries to make soundbites at my expense, he should remember he is not attacking me — I am only one small person — he is attacking the 500 people who were at a meeting with me and Deputy Ferris. He is attacking the 800 people at a public meeting a couple of weeks ago attended by Deputy Mattie McGrath. The Minister should not mind us with his sniping as we are the representatives——

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): I have given the Deputy much latitude but he should refer to the amendment.

Deputy Tom Hayes: Most certainly.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I will but I must defend myself, as I am entitled to do.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): I have given some latitude.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister should not believe that if he is looking down his nose at Deputies Ferris, Mattie McGrath or Healy-Rae, he will get away with it. There are many people behind us and the Minister is looking down his nose at them. It is not nice, and no Deputy or Minister should do it. The Minister should know better. I would not have to say anything to him if he did not draw me on him. That is the Minister’s fault. I am totally opposed to what is going through today and tomorrow. The people with the septic tanks should be left alone and the polluters — such as the local authorities — should be dealt with. Every town and village in Ireland should have a system that is 100%, with not one inch of pollution. If that could be done, the Minister could start talking about septic tanks and 801 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

[Deputy Michael Healy-Rae.] other issues. We all know it is not the person living in a rural location with a septic tank who is causing pollution in our waterways. The Minister is going after the wrong people and imposing an expense that is totally unnecessary. He is ignoring the elephant in the room, which is our local authorities. What is going on in some of our villages around the country is shameful. Having spoken to other Deputies, it appears that is the case in the majority of towns and villages. There are Deputies who support the Minster but who return to their constituencies to argue that they are with the people. I wonder what those Deputies will do when we have votes today and tomorrow on the issue. Will they stand with the people who elected them or with the Minister in the folly he is pursuing? Deputies will vote on this issue. They should give serious consideration to what they are doing. It is not just the people in the Chamber who are looking at them — the eyes of Ireland will be on them today and tomorrow in terms of what they do. They can stand with the people or stand with the Govern- ment, but I remind them that they cannot do the two things. One is either with the Government on the issue or one is against it. I remind Deputies not to try to be all things to all people because that is not going down so well in the constituencies either.

Deputy Phil Hogan: One would never know.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Acting Chairman for giving me the opportunity to speak. I hope that when it comes to votes in the course of the debate Members will see that people in rural areas are being hounded. The only thing we are short of at this stage is an inspector going up the stairs and going underneath the bed to see what is going on there. At this stage we are not far away from that. The only other thing I wish to highlight, which again shows the wholly incompetent way the Minister has dealt with the issue, is the fact that he ignored the calls at public meetings to deal with cases where a person is deemed to have to carry out remedial work but who does not have money to carry out the work. What provision will be made for such people? Does the Minister intend to make proposals to provide financial assistance? Surely be to God, we did have that, and we are grateful that was the case——

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Deputy Healy-Rae reminds me of Columbo with “Just one more thing”. He has used that phrase repeatedly. Could he wrap up please?

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I am finishing now. When we wanted to carry out upgrades to farm waste water management systems to prevent pollution a grant system was put in place that allowed farmers to build slatted sheds, concrete yards and collect waste water in a proper manner. Now we are telling people they are in limbo because there is no proposal 12 o’clock coming from the Government on how people will be assisted. I remind the Mini- ster who has lost touch with reality that people do not have money. They do not have spare money under the bed or in a box that they can call upon at any time a calamity befalls them. Since the Minister came into office many onerous additional expenses have been imposed on families to such an extent that they certainly do not have spare money. How does the Minister propose that people should pay for an upgrade if they do not have the money? I thank the Acting Chairman for giving me the opportunity to speak on this matter. I hope I will get a further opportunity to speak in the course of the debate.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Deputy Healy-Rae certainly will. 802 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Tááthas an domhain orm chun bheith an seans cúpla focal a rá ins an Chamber inniu. I am delighted the Acting Chairman, Deputy Ciarán Lynch, is present and that he is giving fair play to Members. I commend him on that. It is very important. Ar an céad dul síos, I tried to raise something on the Order of Business and the Ceann Comhairle got very irate at me. I acknowledged that I was not blaming him for the situation. I received a letter last night from the Ceann Comhairle’s office on the Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011, Report Stage. It stated: “Dear Mattie, I regret to inform you that amendment No. 36, tabled by you for Report Stage of the above Bill, must be ruled out of order as it involves a potential charge on the Exchequer.” It reminded me of a programme “Dear Frankie” that I used listen to on the radio when I went to school. She would have replied back “Dear Mattie”, in her eloquent voice. This is a joke.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Just like the broadcasting editor I will have to tell Deputy McGrath that he is now speaking out of order, because if the amendment has been ruled out of order it cannot be discussed in the House.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I am just talking about the letter.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Yes, but the Deputy is referring to the amendment.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I am not. No. I did not mention it.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Deputy McGrath should just indulge me for a second. I am trying to keep him in order but if steps out of order——

Deputy Mattie McGrath: In fairness, I am nearly always in order.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): ——I will then have to ask him to stop speaking.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I accept that.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): If Deputy McGrath refers to the amendment that has been ruled out of order by the Ceann Comhairle, he is out of order.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I will turn the letter upside down and I will not refer to it anymore.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Thank you.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: The Taoiseach informed the House this morning, again, in a demeaning kind of way that we wanted more time. He said he understood that the committee adjourned a couple of hours early last week. We got on fine on Committee Stage in the morning last week but when we came back after dinner, Deputy Coonan, who was Acting Chairman, had eaten something that did not agree with him. I do not know if it was the spuds, the cabbage or the salmon. I am sure the officials informed him that amendments Nos. 12, 20, 24 and 25——

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): I hope he has a good septic tank.

Deputy Tom Hayes: Deputy McGrath should not talk about his constituency colleague in such a manner.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Deputy McGrath may continue. 803 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Several amendments I had tabled on Committee Stage were ruled out of order for the nonsensical reason that it might result in a cost to the Exchequer. The argument does not stand up. The fact that I am speaking in the House today is a cost to the Exchequer. The Acting Chairman being in the Chair is a cost to the Exchequer. The water I drink is a cost to the Exchequer. It is patent nonsense. If that is to be the cornerstone of our democracy we might as well all stay at home and save the Exchequer and give it to Anglo Irish Bank. We are giving it €1.25 billion today. We could give it another €0.5 billion as well. The reason is farcical and I object strenuously to it. I do not blame the Ceann Comhairle but I wonder who is dreaming up these rules. Is this the transparency and open government we were promised? The lads opposite spent a long time on the Opposition benches but they learned a great deal very fast. They must have written down all the things for which they blamed the previous Government and gave it to spin doctors to amalgamate it and mush it up. It is a shame. To return to the Bill, it would be worthwhile to discuss the amendment if we were to do nothing else today. We need proper answers. We would be better off without laughter from the few on the benches opposites. Deputy Tom Hayes invited his colleague from Mayo, Deputy Michelle Mulherin, to come to the front bench to sit beside him and make it look good, whether it was for reason of aesthetics or laughter, I do not know. I welcome Deputy Mulherin. Last week in the committee she said she got tired of looking at proceedings on the monitor and she came down to lecture us. I took her to task for it. She is elected in the same way as I am but I was very shocked that she came down to lecture us on the issue.

Deputy Phil Hogan: To what amendment does Deputy McGrath refer?

Deputy Tom Hayes: What amendment are we discussing?

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Deputy McGrath should speak to the amendment.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Yes. We are dealing with Deputy Stanley’s amendment. I said it is important to discuss it even if we discussed nothing else today. If the Minister wanted to be fair, honest and up front with people the very first thing he should have done was to publish a set of agreed standards for septic tanks and their treatment. That should have been the basic start of the matter. That is the kernel of the problem. The Minister is probably aware by now that I was on his local radio station this morning explaining the situation to people in Kilkenny because he has not held a public meeting there to inform anyone of what is happening. I recently found out that Deputy Hayes is bringing him to Dundrum in County Tipperary, a nice big estate with a big tree-lined avenue. That is the kind of place people in Fine Gael prefer — the landed gentry. He can have it. Many people will be up in the trees and around the trees waiting for him, as they are waiting in the long grass. This is a patent nonsense. It is an insult to people in rural areas to pass such a Bill. I will not vote for it. As Deputy Healy-Rae said, the Minister expects his own Deputies to say one thing in the country. When Deputy Hayes is asked about a tank in Golden which we know is running straight into the River Suir, he says it will be fine, that it will pass the test. When Deputy Hayes comes to Dublin he will pass a Bill with no standards. Dúirt bean liom go dúirt bean lei go raibh ag Tiobraid Árainn a bhfuil póca ina léine aige. There was a great deal of dúirt bean liom and dúirt bean lei in this. Tá súil agam go mbeidh a lánmná agus fir — there will be — at the meeting in Dundrum if it takes place on 6 February. I want that to be broadcast. I hope it is a public meeting. I asked the Minister if I could go. He said it is up to Deputy Hayes. I do not know who it is up to but I have another engagement that night in west Limerick but I will come back to it. 804 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

Deputy Tom Hayes: No. We do not want Deputy McGrath because he is telling lies.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Deputy Hayes.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Can Deputy Hayes use the word “lies” in this Chamber?

Deputy Tom Hayes: Untruths.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): I thank Deputy Hayes.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: That is outrageous. Deputy Hayes should withdraw what he said.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): He has withdrawn it.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: No, he has not.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): He has withdrawn it.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: He should read it into the record that he said what he said.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: Did he say he withdrew it?

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Yes, he has withdrawn it.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: No, he did not say he was withdrawing it.

Deputy Tom Hayes: Untruths.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Thank you, Deputy Hayes.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Deputy Hayes did not withdraw the word “lie”.

Deputy Tom Hayes: I did.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Deputy Hayes did not. He should just say it for the record. It happened last week with a Minister. On the day Deputy Healy-Rae became unwell the Minister refused to withdraw his comment. He muttered something and I challenged him on it. He said he was talking to a Deputy coming into the Chamber. That is the arrogance with which we are dealing.

Deputy Tom Hayes: On a point of order——

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Could Members just give Deputy Hayes a bit of space, please?

Deputy Tom Hayes: Deputy McGrath complains about things that are happening week in and week out. He is giving a bad view of our constituency. It is time for someone to tell the truth. All I want is for him to tell the truth. I do not want him to be running around the constituency telling untruths and scaring people.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I am not hiding from anyone.

Deputy Tom Hayes: He was part of a Government some years ago that voted for all of this. For the past few months, it has been difficult for me to listen to——

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Am I in possession? On a point of order—— 805 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): I will allow Deputy Mattie McGrath in again.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: We never discussed this Bill.

Deputy Tom Hayes: ——all of these untruths. This is the basic reason for my comment. Deputy Mattie McGrath is continuously telling untruths.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Before I call on Deputy Mattie McGrath, I wish to comment. This is the Members’ first opportunity to contribute on this Stage. Hence, I am allowing a degree of latitude. I hope we will complete one amendment before lunch. I hope Deputy Stanley gets to decide on whether he wants to press his amendment. When we move further into the debate, I will tie Members more tightly to the amendments under discussion.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I appreciate that and am not blaming the Acting Chairman, who is fair.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): The Deputy is in possession.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I blame the Minister, Deputy Hogan, for applying the guillotine. We were misled by the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn. In fairness, the Taoiseach told Deputy Ó Cuív and me in the corridor yesterday that he would try to have the record corrected, as it was patently untrue that fines would be levied by 2 or 3 February. What we must do by that date is enter a defence to a charge that might appear before the courts in late summer or early autumn. Had the Minister published standards, we would not accuse him of anything. There are standards for everything. When I took part in Pat Kenny’s radio show, I told the Minister that my tank was built in 1984 and he replied that it would be judged on the 1984 standards. When I asked about houses built before 1963 when there were no planning standards, he replied that no standards would be applied now. This is patent and utter nonsense. There are standards for everything. I must abide by standards in the Chamber. I stray sometimes, but the Acting Chair- man brings me back, which I appreciate. There are standards for buying a shirt, a pair of shoes and so on. As Deputy Healy-Rae pointed out, households do not know what the costs will be. I cannot be honest with people in my constituency because I do not know what standards will be applied. The Minister claims there will be no standards, but that is not true. Groups such as An Taisce and rural preservationists will ensure standards, and rightly so. I agree with Deputy Healy-Rae, in that rural Ireland and clean water are valued the most by fishing clubs, ordinary farmers, hill walkers and communities, not by local governments, which are polluters. Deputy Healy-Rae asked whether the Minister had lost touch with people or whether he knew that people had no money. I will remind him of one year or 15 months ago, when the Minister, then just a Deputy, stated that he could not afford to take a wage cut. Can he remember that? He was no worse paid than I was. Before the election, the Government promised people——

Deputy Phil Hogan: I do not know what relevance this has.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Of course it has relevance.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy is supplying misinformation again.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Am I? 806 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

Deputy Phil Hogan: You are.

Deputy Tom Hayes: Consistently.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Please, through the Chair.

Deputy Phil Hogan: If the Deputy wants to get personal about anything, in that he is now introducing personal matters, I will have no difficulty in introducing personal matters.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: You can, by all means, if you want to be personal, but I am stating facts.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Deputy Mattie McGrath should——

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Why did you not sue the newspapers that printed this information and the radio station that broadcasted it?

Deputy Phil Hogan: Is the Deputy going down that road? He should withdraw his remark.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I will go down any road I have to, to get——

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): One second, please. I am sure Deputy Mattie McGrath wants to participate in this debate and he has much to say. I do not want to suspend him from the Chamber.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I appreciate that.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Doing without the Deputy’s commentary in the Chamber would be a terrible loss. I ask you to address your comments through the Chair. From here on in, you should refer to the amendment.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I am referring to it.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): If you do not, I will rule you out of order.

Deputy Tom Hayes: He is not able to. That is his problem. He cannot refer to any amendment specifically.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: He has obviously tabled amendments.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Deputy Tom Hayes should assist the Chair.

Deputy Tom Hayes: Certainly.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: He will not.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Likewise, Deputy Mattie McGrath.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I have tabled 32 amendments to the Bill. Deputy Tom Hayes has been a Member for 17 years and has hardly tabled an amendment to any Bill. If he did table any, I did not see them.

Deputy Tom Hayes: This is more of it.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): I ask Deputy Mattie McGrath to refer to Deputy Stanley’s amendment. 807 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I am referring to it. It relates to the kernel of the situation, namely, the standards applied to septic tanks. On Committee Stage on 18 December, Deputy Collins tabled a motion and I commend him for doing so. Discussing seven amendments took a long time. Today’s debate would not be so long had there been fair play on Committee Stage as was supposed to have been the case. The Minister told us that he would bring us back in two or three days——

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): I will correct the Deputy.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: The Acting Chairman is the committee’s Chairman.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Yes. The second session of Committee Stage fin- ished under time. There was plenty of time to——

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Last week. I will address that issue as well, but I am referring to before Christmas.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): We gave it a full six or seven hours.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: No. There was plenty of time because the Government plucked out nine or ten of my amendments last week and ruled them out of order as being a cost to the Exchequer. That was really stretching——

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): If the Deputy does not refer to Deputy Stanley’s amendment——

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I am.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): ——from here on out, I will rule him out of order and move on to the next speaker. Come back to Deputy Stanley’s amendment, please.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I will. Standards are the kernel of the issue. We supported Deputy Collins’s motion — unfortunately, we were voted down 7:3 in every vote last week — to invite the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, the County and City Managers Association, CAMA, the Irish Rural Dwellers Association, the county engineers association, the architects of Ireland association, An Taisce, the Irish Farmers Association, IFA, the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association, ICMSA, and so on to discuss the standards that would be necessary. It is fine for the Minister to claim on Committee Stage that no standards will apply, but I want that written into the Bill. It is fine for him to claim there will be an exemption from planning permission, but I want that written into the Bill. When that is done, he can show the people of County Tipperary clarity. People will not be fooled. They were promised so much last February, they will not be caught again. What is the saying? Catch me once, shame on you. Catch me twice, shame on me. The people are out there waiting. I will give Mr. Austin Crowe a call, as he will need many of seats in the room in the Dundrum House Hotel that night. I compliment Deputy Stanley on his amendment. We need little discussion on this issue, as we all want clean water. No one’s family wants an odour from the septic tank. People want tanks to work properly, as they paid to have them installed, received planning permission and adhered to the conditions. It is for local authorities to know what standards applied at the time of a tank’s installation, as there was no EPA in the 1970s or early 1980s. After arriving on the scene, the EPA has grown bigger and more powerful and has become involved in everything. We need it in certain cases. My colleague, Deputy Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, is not present, but he got sick of reporting his local authority in Roscommon for polluting the river in Castlerea 808 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

— he can correct me on that, as I am not sure of my geography — by redirecting sewers. When he contacted the EPA, the EPA rang the county council and was told the council would check on the issue. This is the type of policing of county councils that is being done. We do not know who the inspectors will be. We do not know what standards they will apply. If I want to appeal, an inspector will visit. I thank the Minister for accepting amendments. I have acknowledged that the Bill has been hanging around for a long time. The last Government should have dealt with it. Deputy Tom Hayes stated that I voted for this Bill, but it was never before the House. The Minister need not act like a bulldozer. He is not Brian Cody and cannot beat everyone off the field. The Bill contains no standards. The Minister should put the horse before the cart and consider its running form. Tá sé ag gáire arís. The best thing he does in the Chamber is ag gáire. Béal móraggáire. The Minister cannot laugh at the people of south Tipperary. They are sick and tired of him, given St. Luke’s and St. Michael’s hospitals, the Army barracks, Cluain Arran, banks and post offices.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Speak to the amendment, please.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: If the Minister wants to laugh, he can. Ag gáire í gcónaí. There is nothing for Deputy Tom Hayes to laugh about, as he well knows from meeting people.

Deputy Tom Hayes: Sit down. You are making a show of yourself.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Deputies, please.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Ag béal móraggáire í gcónaí. The Deputy is hiding from the people of Tipperary, but there is nowhere to hide. Thank God, an inspector from the council will only visit a house by arrangement. Home owners will not wake up in the morning to see inspectors in their back gardens. The Minister has acknowledged that they cannot get away with that, as someone would have been shot or hurt. Common sense was displayed. They would not have been hurt by violent people, but one’s home is one’s castle. We are discussing people going into the back of a person’s house without that person’s knowledge, but another Bill means that the owner can use physical force to restrain anyone breaking into the property. If there is a problem, an inspector can tell an owner to do X, Y or Z to correct it. If there is no problem, everyone can be delighted. If there is, though, a person can appeal. Under duress and following amendments tabled by the Opposition, the Minister changed the cost of the appeal from €200 to €20. Under duress as well, I thank him for doing so. However, another inspector will then come out, presumably also from the local authority. One of the problems, of course, is that we do not know who the inspectors will be. I assume they will be local authority employees, but my own county council has not been able to confirm this for me. The second inspector will hardly condemn the actions of the previous inspector, who we assume will be a colleague from the same office. If the householder is not satisfied with the findings of the second inspection, he or she must then appeal the matter to the District Court. That is ridiculous. People can be brought to court by the Garda for speeding or whatever, something of which I have experience myself, and one can fight one’s case. One must go to the District Court to obtain a public service vehicle licence or pub licence. Are we now to expect ordinary householders to go to the District Court to appeal a decision relating to the standards with which their septic tanks must comply? That amounts to criminalising people. 809 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

[Deputy Mattie McGrath.]

It also begs the question of what expenses will arise. The District Court might only be the start of it. Solicitors and barristers will be engaged to argue both sides and, before one knows it, the matter could progress on to the Circuit Court and thereafter to the High Court and Supreme Court. It is outrageous. There should be a third party arbitrator, such as An Bord Pleanála in the case of planning issues, which can make decisions in these matters. Driving people into the courts system amounts to a criminalisation of rural householders. There are major issues such as this to consider within the scope of this amendment.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): As Deputy McGrath knows, the debate is scheduled to conclude at 1.30 p.m. tomorrow. Six Deputies have indicated their wish to contribute on this amendment. I will allow the Deputy to come back in later, if he so wishes. I ask him, with respect to other Members, to be as tight as possible in his contributions.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I appreciate that. However, some of the Deputies who wish to speak today could have participated in the debate in the committee last week instead of coming in at intervals, as several Fine Gael Party Members did, merely to make up a quorum. The exception was Deputy Michelle Mulherin, who came in from her office to lecture us all.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Please, Deputy.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: It is patent nonsense and arrogance of the highest extreme, but that is not unusual for the Fine Gael Party. Will the Minister, at this late stage, have some respect for the people who put him in office? There is a great deal of important work to be done in his Department and, in fairness to the Minister, he has already done some good work. I ask him to have sense and to include the standards in the legislation. He promised last week on Committee Stage that there would be a consultation process. What is the point in consultation after the Bill is passed?

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): I ask the Deputy to conclude.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I am finishing. It was the same last night in respect of the Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011, with the regulatory impact analysis taking place only after the Bill is passed.

Deputy Seamus Healy: It bears repeating what several Members have said, that everybody agrees pollution must be tackled to ensure clean drinking water for every household in the country. There is no dispute about that. However, there is a view out there, fuelled by this legislation, that our drinking water is, if not the worst in the world, then certainly the worst in Europe. In that context, it is important to state precisely the position in regard to the pollution of water by septic tanks. The Environmental Protection Agency’s report, Water Quality in Ireland 2007-2009, found that 85% of ground water bodies were of good status. Moreover, of the 15% that were of poor status, the EPA found that the greatest proportion of contamination was caused by the input of pollutants, mainly phosphate, probably from agricultural activities, with on-site waste water treatment systems being identified as possibly a minor source. The report of the eastern river basin management plan, which covers the north-eastern, mid-eastern and eastern counties of Louth, Cavan, Offaly, Meath, Westmeath, Kildare, Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford, was similarly clear in its findings. It estimated that 75% of the costs associated with effecting improvements in water quality to the required levels by 2015 relate to the municipal and industrial sectors, with septic tank improvements amounting to only 5% of the total costs. 810 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

While we are all agreed on the need to ensure supplies of clean, fresh drinking water, the suggestion that drinking water in Ireland is anything but good is simply inaccurate. The independent reports from the EPA and others are there to prove that. Moreover, those reports make clear that septic tanks are responsible only to a very minor degree for water contamination. There is huge opposition to this legislation among rural dwellers. I spoke at several meetings in south Tipperary at which up to 1,000 people attended. One of the main queries arising is the question of standards. It is an entirely reasonable query. As it is, we are effectively being asked to buy a pig in a poke. The Minister tells us he knows what the standards will be, but nobody else seems to know. I certainly do not. As such, I support Deputy Brian Stanley’s amendment No. 1. It is a reasonable and commonsensical proposal. For the large numbers of people who are affected by this legislation, it is a proposal that is of key concern. They want to know the standards to which their septic tanks will have to conform and who will pay for the remediation measures that may be required. Quite apart from the question of whether one supports this legislation, and I do not, the demand that there be transparency in regard to standards is reasonable and sensible. Rural people, irrespective of what the Minister or my colleague from south Tipperary, Deputy Tom Hayes, says, are confused and concerned. They have a right to know what the standards will be, and that information should be included in the legislation. I support the amendment.

Deputy Michelle Mulherin: We would all agree that science and technology have moved on since the Local Government (Planning and Development Act) 1963 was introduced. However, some of the contributions today would suggest that the knowledge arising from scientific developments has been lost on certain people. When we consider that we send money to other countries to help people there to maintain clean water supplies, it is difficult to see how some of the suggestions we have heard today represent any form of forward thinking. They can only be described as representing political thinking in the form of feeding at the trough of people’s misery. We must get back to basics in addressing the problem of water contamination. I completely understand that people are concerned about these proposals and cynical about the intentions of politicians. Sometimes it is good to take a step back and go to the tooth of the issue at hand. What it comes down to is that there is a problem that must be tackled. This problem was brought to a head by the judgment of the European Court of Justice in October 2009. We know that as a result we were going to be fined €2.7 million and €26,000 daily thereafter until measures were taken to address the problem. It has been stated most septic tanks are functioning properly. However, we do not know if that is the case. Various EPA reports have identified faecal contamination of groundwater which, as we know, is caused by malfunctioning septic tanks and, in some case, malfunctioning local authority sewage treatment plants. We all know the risks associated with septic tanks.

Deputy Seamus Healy: The EPA stated they were only a minor source.

Deputy Michelle Mulherin: This is not rocket science. Local authorities, as water authorities, issue boil notices. Is it being suggested they are plucking standards from the sky? People have been prosecuted under the water pollution Acts for contamination caused by malfunctioning septic tanks. The idea that a problem has arisen suddenly and that if we all ignore it, it will go away——

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Who prosecutes councils? 811 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Please, Deputy.

Deputy Michelle Mulherin: It has been stated by opponents of the legislation that people are not responsible, which is an atrocity. From where is this suggestion coming? People are responsible. A person whose septic tank is contaminating groundwater has a legal and moral responsibility to his or her neighbour. Will Deputies who are visited by constituents about the contamination of their water supply tell them to leave their neighbour alone because, after all, his or her septic tank was grand when it was built in 1969 or 1975? Where is the leadership is this?

Deputy Mattie McGrath: That is what the Government is stating.

Deputy Michelle Mulherin: Let us have a debate based on the facts. Members opposite should not be grasping at straws to find reasons to oppose the legislation.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: Where are the facts from the Government?

Deputy Mattie McGrath: That is what those sitting beside the Deputy are saying.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Please, Deputy McGrath.

Deputy Michelle Mulherin: All they are doing is instilling fear in people in rural Ireland whom, like Deputy Mattie McGrath, I represent and care about. The An Taisce green school flag system operates throughout the country. It is a wonderful endeavour on the part of primary and secondary schools and some third level colleges to encourage young people to make the connection between people and the environment. Years ago people turned a blind eye to dumping, the sources of pollution and so on. We now know, through education, that we are connected with the environment and it is important that our legacy is worthy. Children know much more about littering, pollution, energy conservation and so on and it is a joy to listen to them. It is a credit to communities that they are being brought up to have respect for their environment. I commend the Minister for introducing the Bill. Deputy Mattie McGrath has left the Chamber and, unfortunately, Deputy Eamon Ó Cuív is not present. I learned from——

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I am here.

Deputy Tom Hayes: The Deputy should return to his seat.

Deputy Michelle Mulherin: I can hear Deputy Mattie McGrath, even if I cannot see him.

Deputy Noel Coonan: The Deputy is unsettled and does not know where he stands or sits.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Deputy Michelle Mulherin said I was not here.

Deputy Michelle Mulherin: We established five minutes ago that the Deputy was still here.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I ask the Deputy to withdraw her remark.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): If I have to refer to the Deputy once more, I will formally warn him.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Deputy Michelle Mulherin said I had left the Chamber.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): If the Deputy continues to interrupt, I will have to ask him to leave the Chamber, which I do not want to do because he has a great deal to say 812 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage on this matter. I ask him to refrain from interrupting and allow Deputy Michelle Mulherin to complete her contribution.

Deputy Seamus Healy: On a point of order, Deputy Michelle Mulherin said Deputy Mattie McGrath was not in the Chamber. He was responding to let her know he was here. That could not be out of order——

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Or be an interruption.

Deputy Seamus Healy: Yes.

Deputy Noel Coonan: It was a rude interruption.

Deputy Seamus Healy: Deputy Mattie McGrath was simply correcting Deputy Michelle Mulherin.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Ciarán Lynch): Thank you, Deputy.

Deputy Michelle Mulherin: The debate on Committee Stage ran three hours shy of the time allocated at the select sub-committee meeting last week. However, many of the points that needed to be made and others which did not need to be made were made. It now appears that Members on the opposite side of the House were only getting started and needed a break in order to get going again today. I was astounded by Deputy Eamon Ó Cuív’s remarks during that meeting. We all know what happened during the cryptosporidium outbreak in Galway. We know that a malfunctioning wastewater treatment plant at Terryland was identified as one of the prime causes of the outbreak. Some €3.9 million was spent in Galway at the time. Some €133 million will be under the water and sewerage investment programme this year. We know that other cases of cryptosporidium have since been identified, although not on the same scale as that in Galway. In response to my pointing to the problems with septic tanks Deputy Eamon Ó Cuív said that while the wastewater treatment plant had been identified as the cause of the outbreak, septic tanks or animals might also have been responsible. What he was actually saying was that we really did not know the extent of the problem. This legislation will help us to get to the bottom of it. It provides for identification of the location of septic tanks and states that where a septic tank malfunctions, it is the responsibility of the owner, in the public interest and common good, to solve the problem, whether there is a cost involved. To suggest, therefore, this legislation should not be enacted is irresponsible and short-sighted.

Deputy Martin Ferris: No one is saying that.

Deputy Michelle Mulherin: I was at the meeting last week when Deputy Eamon Ó Cuív said this.

Deputy Niall Collins: Nobody is saying it.

Deputy Michelle Mulherin: Deputy Eamon Ó Cuív said it last week.

Deputy Niall Collins: The issue is one of the standards to be applied.

Deputy Michelle Mulherin: It is unfortunate that Deputy Eamon Ó Cuív is not present today. He did not return to the meeting.

Deputy Niall Collins: He will be here later today. He is attending a funeral this morning. 813 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): I ask Deputy Michelle Mulherin to speak to the amendment.

Deputy Niall Collins: She should not be quoting Deputy Eamon Ó Cuív out of context.

Deputy Martin Ferris: On a point of order, statements have been made here about a person which are totally inaccurate.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy does that all the time.

Deputy Martin Ferris: Deputy Eamon Ó Cuív is attending a funeral.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: Therefore, he cannot be here.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): I ask Deputy Michelle Mulherin to confine her remarks to the amendment.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Deputy Martin Ferris does that all the time in Kerry.

Deputy Michelle Mulherin: Previous speakers were given a great deal of latitude. I have not spoken for as long as many other speakers. I appreciate the opportunity to make a contribution and I am speaking on an issue raised at the committee meeting. I am sure because I verified it of what Deputy Eamon Ó Cuív said at the time, which was an untenable position for any politician to take. We are trying to sort out a problem. There are a lot of people in rural Ireland——

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: That is a disgraceful comment to make.

Deputy Niall Collins: On a point of order, Deputy Eamon Ó Cuív, like every other speaker who has contributed to the debate, has stated on many occasions that we need to provide for groundwater quality.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Opposition is doing nothing about it.

Deputy Niall Collins: Deputy Michelle Mulherin is trying to create the impression——

Deputy Tom Hayes: The Opposition is doing nothing about it, apart from bluffing.

Deputy Niall Collins: That is not fair.

Deputy Tom Hayes: Deputy Seamus Healy is the only one who has addressed it.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): Will Deputy Niall Collins please desist?

Deputy Niall Collins: Deputy Eamon Ó Cuív has been up-front in what he said.

Deputy Phil Hogan: No.

Deputy Niall Collins: Yes. He has debated the issue of standards.

Deputy Tom Hayes: Deputy Seamus Healy is the only one who addressed it.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): I ask Deputies on both sides to stick to the amendment.

Deputy Niall Collins: Deputy Michelle Mulherin should at least be honest in her contribution. 814 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

Deputy Michelle Mulherin: Was the Deputy at the meeting?

Deputy Phil Hogan: Some honesty would do Deputy Niall Collins no harm.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): I ask Members to stick to the content of the amendment to this important Bill.

Deputy Niall Collins: Yes.

Deputy Michelle Mulherin: During my time on the county council many people living in towns in rural Ireland received planning permission. I witnessed this and I am sure it was repeated in many parts of rural Ireland. They would have done anything——-

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: The Deputy is wrong.

Deputy Michelle Mulherin: I did not interrupt the Deputy.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: The two heroes sitting beside the Deputy Mulherin have done so at every opportunity.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): Please allow the Deputy in possession to continue without interruption.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I will get have chance to answer Deputy Michael Healy-Rae.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I look forward to it.

Deputy Michelle Mulherin: Despite all the scaremongering, most right minded people will register their septic tank. Moreover, most people who chose to move out from the towns would have been happy to pay €100, if not a lot more, to get planning permission.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: They paid the fees.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): The Deputy, without interruption.

Deputy Michelle Mulherin: Environmental considerations always have been a factor and as our knowledge has advanced——

Deputy Mattie McGrath: They paid thousands.

Deputy Michelle Mulherin: ——the effects of such pollution are better known.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): The Deputy should speak on the amendment.

Deputy Michelle Mulherin: In fairness, given all the interruptions, it is hard to speak in the Chamber.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I had to put up with it.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): The Deputy should proceed on the amendment. Has she completed her contribution?

Deputy Michelle Mulherin: Essentially, my point is that I wholeheartedly support the Mini- ster, Deputy Hogan, in this regard. I refer to what has just been described by Deputy Healy- Rae as poor political judgment and the reason he does not recognise this type of political 815 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

[Deputy Michelle Mulherin.] judgment. It is about responsibility and telling people that if one’s septic tank has a problem, it must be addressed in a responsible manner. This is not overkill, as the measure proposes that people will be charged a once-off registration fee of €50. This constitutes responsible Government and as it is the type of idea one tries to impart to one’s children, why can the adults not take the same approach? If our children are being taught one standard, why can the same standard not be upheld in this Chamber?

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): I again remind Members that we are on Report Stage and not on Committee Stage. Consequently, we cannot have points being put from the other side of the House while a Member is speaking. If a Member wishes to make a point, he or she should do so in his or her comeback contribution, because we have such a limited time to discuss an important amendment to an important Bill.

Deputy Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this amendment and I note this issue arose on Committee Stage. At the outset, I acknowledge all Members want people to have access to clean, safe water when they turn on their taps and the Minister is committed to doing this. Much of the debate on Committee Stage pertained to the void that exists with regard to the statutory instrument and the standards that will be introduced. I do not dispute the Minister’s comments on Committee Stage in respect of the standards that will be introduced on foot of this legislation and I believe they were made in good faith. However, my concern is that once the primary legislation has been enacted, the Minister’s own objectives will end up being watered down within the Department or on foot of decisions made by the European Commission. The best example in this regard relates to legislation introduced to this House a number of years ago by the current President, Michael D. Higgins, on special protection areas. Both at the time and subsequently, the then Minister made it clear he was banning the use of sausage machines on bogs nationwide but large tracts of land have been sterilised on foot of that legislation. Consequently, it is important that Members should have sight of the aforementioned statutory instruments, which should be debated on the floor of the Chamber. Moreover, there is precedent in this regard. I refer to the legislation pertaining to Aer Lingus, with which the Acting Chairman is familiar. During its passage through this House, the then Minister, Seamus Brennan, included an amendment specifying the need, even on enactment of that legislation, for a positive affirmation of the disposal of Aer Lingus. Precedent also exists in respect of planning regulations, some of which require the approval of this House and the Upper House before they can be enacted. I ask the Minister to include an amendment in this Bill to allow for the statutory instrument to be debated in this House. The Minister should clarify the issues that are being raised at present and should then allow for the enactment of the statutory instrument through the positive approval of the House. The Minister’s proposals in respect of consultation on the regulations are highly positive and will clarify many of the issues and concerns expressed by the public. However, given this consultation will take place and given the Minister’s clear view as expressed on Committee Stage regarding the type of regulation he wishes to put in place, he has nothing to fear by including an amendment in this Bill to allow the House to debate the aforementioned statutory instruments and vote approval of them, rather than the current mechanism whereby they must be rescinded within 21 days, which is not an effective tool with which to deal with legislation that can have a far-reaching impact in the short to medium term. Another point in respect of these regulations is that they will deal with the retrofitting standards. The regulatory impact assessment has shown that in some extreme cases, families could face a cost of up to €17,500 to retrofit their septic tanks. While the Minister mentioned the 816 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage issue of grants on Committee Stage, he should clarify for Members that no family will be put under undue financial hardship by any regulations that will be introduced on foot of this legislation. He should clarify that in such circumstances, grants will be made available to families to prevent them from experiencing financial hardship when addressing such significant costs. There is strong justification for so doing when one considers the funding that has been put in place for villages, towns and cities to upgrade their sewage treatment facilities and because a significant proportion of the moneys used in this way would revert quickly to the Exchequer through VAT, tax and so on. Another concern with the regulations pertains to the sludge timebomb as I do not believe local authorities have the requisite desludging capacity at present. First, the frequency with which people will be obliged to desludge their septic tanks is not known. Similarly, the locations of the desludging treatment facilities are not known but significant transport costs will be incurred in consequence. It was suggested on Committee Stage that the requisite capacity to deal with sludge is not available in County Galway. This would mean it would be necessary to transfer such sludge to County Roscommon for treatment and for someone from the west of County Galway, so doing would entail a massive transport cost in addition to the associated treatment cost. The final point I wish to make regarding these regulations is that in many cases, it is feasible for rural householders on those farms on which thousands of euro have been spent to install slatted tanks to divert the effluent from their toilet facilities into the slatted tanks. This would comply with the current regulations in respect of land spreading and so on because of the dilution factor that is involved. In his response, the Minister should clarify whether the future regulations could inhibit the possibility of landowners using this mechanism, rather than being obliged to operate what might be substandard septic tanks. This mechanism would provide a significant solution for many homeowners in rural Ireland, on top of the Minister’s commitment to review the group sewerage grant scheme, which in itself would remove a significant cohort of people from the ambit of this Bill. The Minister should consider this issue and I again urge him either to publish the regulations or to amend the legislation to allow for a positive vote of this House, following a proper and full discussion of the statutory instrument, which would allay a great number of the fears that exist at present.

Deputy Billy Timmins: It had not been my intention to speak on this Bill but having listened to so much rubbish over the last few days, I thought I should add my tuppence worth to the debate. I believe people will look back in 12 months and will ask what all the fuss was about in this regard. If I have a criticism of the Minister, it is that he is probably being too responsible and that he should perhaps have directed local authorities to bring forward by-laws similar to those introduced in Cavan in order to address this matter. If that had occurred, we would not have witnessed the grandstanding and showboating that have taken place in the House on Second Stage and at the Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government on Committee Stage. If a person’s roof springs a leak or if a window in his or her house is broken, he or she will, if possible, have it fixed. If he or she does not possess the financial resources necessary to have it fixed, the State will, in general, provide him or her with assistance in that regard. Likewise, if someone has a difficulty with his or her septic tank, he or she should, in the first instance, have it repaired. The ill effects of a defective septic tank are not as tangible as having water flowing down through the ceiling as a result of a leak in the roof. In the light of this, people will often let the matter pass and not carry out the necessary repairs. I have every confidence that a pragmatic and reasonable approach will be adopted. I am sure the standard that will be set will relate to whether a septic tank system, regardless of 817 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

[Deputy Billy Timmins.] whether it is pre-1900 or pre-1999, actually works. I am also sure that where people encounter difficulties in getting a defective septic tank back into proper operation, they will be provided with some level of reasonable assistance. Deputy Denis Naughten referred to farm families, the vast majority of whom have carried out far larger works in recent years than those that will be required in this instance. The legislation may have afforded the members of some semi-dormant political parties an opportunity to stalk the countryside creating fear where it did not exist and masquerade as being interested in solving, rather than adding to, the problem. The contributions and interjec- tions of Deputies Mattie McGrath and Niall Collins prompted me to wonder whether they were tempted to audition for the new McDonald’s advertisement for its eurosaver menu in which the Ireland of the year 2222 is depicted.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: What about the Minister’s interruptions?

Deputy Tom Hayes: Shush.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: The Deputy will not tell me to shush.

Deputy Billy Timmins: I was reminded, in the context of what the Deputies had to say, of Shakespeare’s comedy “Much Ado About Nothing”. If Members want to make positive contributions and address people’s concerns, they should do so in a reasonable and fair manner and stop uttering the unnecessary waffle that belittles the institution of the Oireachtas.

Deputy Brian Stanley: To some extent, the moment of truth has arrived. This problem has been hanging over us since 1975. Deputy Michelle Mulherin referred to the taking of responsibility. I certainly do not need any lectures on responsibility in respect of environment which I have spent my life working to protect and improve. However, I agree with the Deputy that there is a responsibility on Members and all citizens to protect it. This is the fourth occasion on which Fine Gael’s has been in government since 1975, but it has never taken action to solve this problem. Fianna Fáil was in power for even longer and also failed to take action. Sinn Féin fully recognises that the problem has been growing and must be dealt with. The Acting Chairman is an urban dweller, but I accept that there might be some septic tanks in his constituency. I have visited houses——

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): I may have a Dublin accent, but I first assisted my father in putting in a septic tank when I was six or seven years old.

Deputy Brian Stanley: Therefore, the Acting Chairman completely understands the position.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): Yes.

Deputy Brian Stanley: It is good that there is someone in the Chamber who knows something about this issue. I wish to provide some background information. Within the dimensions of the Chamber one could have a house located where the Acting Chairman is sitting, a septic tank located where the Clerk is sitting, a soak pit where the Labour Party Deputies sit and a watercourse at the boundary of the Chamber. Deputies, particularly those who live in rural areas, will be familiar with systems in which the effluent runs from the house into a septic tank, from which the overflow runs into the soak pit, from which the overflow runs into the watercourse. Such systems operate to pre-1963 standards, but many of those put in place in the 1980s are similar and I accept action must be taken in respect of them. However, last year the Minister informed 818 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage me in this House that once a system worked, it was okay. One could state a system such as that to which I refer is working. While it is working, however, it is also giving rise to pollution. We cannot inform people that they will be obliged to upgrade their system and meet the standards that will be set down. The Minister knows as well as I do that such standards will be stringent. The Bill proposes the insertion of a new section 70K into the principal Act:

70K.—(1) The Agency shall, as soon as may be after the commencement of this section, but not later than such date as may be prescribed, make a national plan (in this Part referred to as ‘the national inspection plan’) with regard to the inspection and monitoring of domestic waste water treatment systems.

(2) When making the national inspection plan, the Agency shall have regard to—

(a) relevant risks or potential risks to human health or the environment, and, in particular—

(i) risks to water, air or soil, or to plants and animals,

(ii) nuisances through noise or odours, and

(iii) risks to the countryside or places of special interest,

(b) relevant available information in relation to specific types and locations of domestic waste water treatment systems,

(d) any incidental or ancillary matters or such matters as may be prescribed by the Minister.

This is a wide-ranging provision which I will not discuss in detail at this point. I understand what is envisaged in the Bill must be done. However, the agency to which the new section refers, namely, the Environmental Protection Agency, will ensure both the legislation and the regulations that will emerge on foot of its enactment will be complied with to the letter. These are the facts. The new section 70I states, “The Agency shall supervise a water services authority in the performance of such of its functions as the Agency considers appropriate”.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: That is it.

Deputy Brian Stanley: The Minister has been involved in the political scene longer than I have and a Member of the House for over 30 years. I am only in the place a wet week. However, taking a common sense approach, I know what the provisions to which I refer involve. I am aware of what will be the implications and know how the legislation will be interpreted by the EPA. If it is to do its job and, as Deputy Michelle Mulherin stated, ensure groundwater is protected from pollution which must be the case, it will be obliged to enforce stringent regulations on foot of what is set out in the legislation. These are the facts.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): I remind the Deputy that this is the second round of contributions. I will allow him to make a further contribution at the end.

Deputy Brian Stanley: The purpose of the amendment tabled by Sinn Féin is to ensure a set of agreed standards for septic tanks and treatment systems to inform the framing of the guidelines would be published. That is the key point. 819 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

[Deputy Brian Stanley.]

I was visited at my clinic on Saturday last by a retired garda whose pension was his and his wife’s sole source of income. They built their house on the outskirts of a town in my constituency in the 1970s. The house is located on a small site and they have had difficulties with their septic tank. As a result of various factors which I will not outline, the water table in the area has risen and the man in question was obliged to have, with the permission of the landowner, a percolation area outside his site. Major promises were made to this individual by previous Government Ministers who are no longer Members of the House to the effect that they would resolve the difficulties relating to his septic tank in the context of a Government-sponsored development that was to proceed nearby. However, this development has been scrapped because there is no money for it. The husband and wife to whom I refer are, to all intents and purposes, trapped. We must take account of cases such as that I have outlined when passing legislation of this nature. The people concerned are in their mid-70s. They do not want to pollute the environment and I do not want them to do so. We must consider the position of people like them. We must also clearly outline the standards that will apply and put in place a 1o’clock system of grants in order that those who need to carry out works will be provided with assistance. Successive Governments have engaged in a fudge in respect of this matter since 1975. I know the party of which I am a member is criticised for many things. Nonetheless, it believes in trying to solve problems. We are at last trying to find a solution to the problem of septic tanks and all I am asking is that the Minister be up front in respect of the standards that will apply and cater for the needs of the elderly couple to whom I refer and others like them. We should put in place a scheme of grants——

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): In view of the fact that the Deputy is the proposer of the amendment, I have given him a degree of latitude. However, I must proceed to call Deputy Martin Ferris.

Deputy Brian Stanley: I thank the Acting Chairman for granting me some latitude.

Deputy Martin Ferris: I wish to return to some of the comments made by Deputies on the Government side of the House about taking this issue seriously. Deputy Brian Stanley has outlined Sinn Féin’s position. We take this matter seriously and are absolutely committed to ensuring the protection of waterways, etc. However, we have serious concerns about the legislation in terms of its ambiguity, particularly in respect of the standards that are to apply. We do not know what will be the nature of these standards. The legislation will be passed tomorrow and the relevant people will then try to figure out what it involves. A comment was made about these public meetings that I attended, along with Deputies Healy Rae, McGrath, Collins and many others around the country, and that we were scaremongering and putting out misinformation. At any meeting I attended and at any meeting organised by Sinn Féin, all we did was deal with the legislation and its implications.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy went further than that.

Deputy Martin Ferris: If the Minister knows anything more, will he please tell me?

Deputy Phil Hogan: I have evidence.

Deputy Martin Ferris: I can say that we had a legal person there to go through the content of the legislation. It was done absolutely accurately. What is in the legislation is quite frighten- 820 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage ing. It is the implementation of the legislation and the standards being put forward by the Minister that people are examining. That is what we need to see. I am aware of single rural cottages put in by the county councils. I worked on the buildings one time doing subfloors and foundations. I have seen county councils putting in single rural cottages. They put in the septic tank without any soakaway, and the overflow in the septic tank goes straight into the drainage and by extension, into the watercourse. There is no hope of percolation in such cases, so that is a huge problem. I know of other houses built with 65 feet frontage, so they have no hope whatsoever to keep the soakaway and the septic tank away from the boundaries. I am aware of septic tanks and soakaways put in to adjoining property because the site was too small. I remember quarter acre sites going back to the 1960s, perhaps even smaller. These will cause huge problems. There are fears out there and we are only articulating them here. Comments were made about the registration fee. I would not care if it cost nothing, not to mind €20. It is all there. Every person who got planning permission since 1975 is registered with their respective county councils. I go back regularly for people to check things out. The big issue is the cost factor. I accept that remedial works have to be carried out, but if people were compliant with the standards applicable in their day but now they find for whatever reason they are not compliant with new standards to be published by the Minister, this means they will have to spend a lot of money to get it right. Is the Minister telling me that if there is no percolation, people will not have to spend money?

Deputy Phil Hogan: Wait and see.

Deputy Martin Ferris: I am absolutely certain. I know people who have upgraded their sewerage systems. I know people who got planning permission on a half acre site 20 years ago and people who got permission on the site next to it 20 years later, and they could not get percolation. I know people refused planning permission next door to those who got it, because they could not get percolation. All of these issues are out there and that is why people are afraid. That is why people need to have the facts. They need these things to be explained in great detail and they need to see the standards. We are being asked here to accept the legislation without knowing the standards. We need to know that. For any remedial works that will be carried out, the Minister should give a firm commitment in this House that the Department will fund them.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): I inadvertently left out Deputy Coonan on the first round of contributions.

Deputy Noel Coonan: I had the experience of chairing Committee Stage of this Bill. We had a vigorous and a mostly positive discussion for approximately eight hours. I compliment the people who contributed to it and acknowledge the positive contributions made by Deputy Collins, Deputy Ó Cuív and Deputy Stanley. I particularly acknowledge their contribution because they succeeded with amendments that were brought forward. I also compliment the Minister because there was compromise and give and take, and I have no doubt that the Bill will be much better as a result of that. I hope this continues today. I would like to correct some inaccuracies and statements made by Deputy McGrath about my chairing of Committee Stage. I would like to point out the facts, because I do not want to be misrepresented. At that meeting, a total of 13 amendments were ruled out of order, nine of which were due to a charge to Revenue. Deputy McGrath said that all——

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Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): I remind the Deputy that on Report Stage, the important thing is to speak to the amendment.

Deputy Noel Coonan: I accept that, but this allegation was made on Report Stage before you took the Chair, and I want to respond to it. First, Deputy McGrath had no amendments down that day. However, he was associated with two amendments that were ruled out of order in the name of Deputy Catherine Murphy; not over 30, not several, just two. Second, Deputy McGrath went on public radio to say that I steamrolled the meeting and did this, that and the other. I will leave it up to the other committee members to decide that. Amendment No.77 in the name of the Minister was accepted that day, and it sought to reduce the charge from €200 to €20. Deputy McGrath wanted the charge held at €200. At that meeting, he also wanted a €15 million fine imposed on South Tipperary County Council.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: For what?

Deputy Noel Coonan: Deputy McGrath makes accusations against me and the manner in which I chaired that meeting. These are the facts of that meeting and I will leave it up to committee members to decide. The amendments are here and I am leaving an official copy of what we dealt with on that day. We succeeded in eight hours in making substantial changes and corrections to the Bill. There are many positive things in this Bill. Is it accurate to state that there is an opportunity here for people who have difficulties with sites and septic tanks, perhaps due to the size of the site or percolation problems? When this Bill is enacted, they will not require planning permission now. If these problems are discovered on inspection, they will have an opportunity to remedy them, something that could not happen were it not for the Bill. Sludge is now becoming a very valuable commodity when we look at the proposals that are about to take off for anaerobic digestion. This will provide an opportunity for people and I cannot understand why Deputy McGrath is running scared of sludge when there are so many positive proposals to establish anaerobic digestion plants in his constituency. I have outlined a typical example of how, even in this Chamber, Deputy McGrath comes in to misinform people who have the facts in front of them. Can the Acting Chairman imagine the misinformation the Deputy is spreading around the country? In respect of the 800 or so people he claims have turned up at meetings — that is totally exaggerated — I have met many people who said they went along for the entertainment. They wanted to see the comedy act that was being provided by Deputy McGrath. They are waiting to see——

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): I ask the Deputy again to stick to the amendment.

Deputy Noel Coonan: I compliment the Minister on bringing forward this amendment. I sincerely compliment the colleagues opposite who were positive and who acted in a proper manner in debating and teasing out this Bill. If we had more of that and less of the antics of Deputy McGrath, we would have a much better Bill at the end of the day.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): An t-Aire indicated that he wanted to respond.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I have to respond to that.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): I will give the Deputy an opportunity in a few minutes. An t-Aire wants to go through the arguments made by all the Deputies. 822 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Phil Hogan): After almost two hours, I am entitled to respond to the amendment before us. I could respond to many things that are not in the amendment, but I will respond to the amendment first. The reason we are here with this Bill is to comply with a European Court of Justice ruling against Ireland which was lost in October 2009. My predecessors in government failed to win a case in the European Court of Justice and it had legal and other advice available to it.

Deputy Niall Collins: The advice was that it was an arguable case.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Arising from this ruling, the then Government sought to do something about the matter; it promised the European Commission and the European Court of Justice that by the end of 2010 it would introduce a system to comply with the ruling. Otherwise we would be paying a fine of €26,000 a day or an annual fee of €9.7 million.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: When?

Deputy Phil Hogan: The commitment was given to do this before the end of 2010 by the previous Government.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: When were the fines going to be payable?

Deputy Phil Hogan: The renewed programme for Government agreed on 10 October 2009, agreed to by Deputy Mattie McGrath and Deputy Michael Healy-Rae’s father, included a commitment to introduce a scheme for the licensing and inspection of septic tanks and wastewater treatment systems. On 29 October 2009 the European Court of Justice ruled against Ireland and we had to introduce a system. The previous Government agreed that the legal obligation on Ireland required new legislation to be brought forward to provide for the setting of standards for the operation and performance of septic tanks and other on-site wastewater treatment systems and the monitoring and inspection of the performance of such treatment systems. It agreed that to address the ruling it would be necessary to bring forward legislation to provide for the setting of standards for the operation of septic tanks, particularly older systems. It also agreed that legislation would be required to provide for the monitoring and inspection of the performance of such treatment systems and set out the responsibilities of all householders served by these systems, including requirements to carry out remedial actions, where necessary, without cost to the Exchequer.

Deputy Tom Hayes: Now.

Deputy Phil Hogan: According to the previous Government, without prejudging the final shape of the monitoring and inspection regime, it was likely to include a requirement for householders to allow access to their on-site wastewater systems to ensure they were being operated and maintained correctly; the frequency with which these assessments were to be carried out would also be detailed; households would be required to take immediate action if considered necessary to bring their systems up to the required standard; the timelines within which such works should be undertaken would be set out; the details of any offences or penalties for non-compliance would be included; and a supervisory system to ensure assessors could carry out assessments fairly and consistently would be introduced. According to the previous Government, one critical element of the ruling was related to the establishment of performance standards for all on-site wastewater systems. A subgroup of the task force comprising professional and technical experts from the EPA, the Department and local authorities examined this issue and prepared a draft standards document to finalise the performance standards to be applied. To inform the drafting of the legislation to fully comply 823 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

[Deputy Phil Hogan.] with the ruling of the European Court of Justice, consultation with key stakeholders commenced on 19 October 2010 and local authorities were to be included in the consultation process. The closing date for receipt of submissions was 26 November 2010. There is a lot of hypocrisy today, particularly when I consider what I have been landed with because of the inactivity of the previous Government and what it was prepared to do. I do not know where or on what planet the Deputies have been. Perhaps they were not aware of this.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: They did not do it. The issue was never discussed during my time here.

Deputy Tom Hayes: The Deputy voted for it.

Deputy Phil Hogan: In addition, the previous Government had draft standards — I may be able to get them for the Deputies — which it proposed to introduce.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: At least it had standards. The Government has none.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The previous Government also stated every septic tank had to be inspected. I am not doing this as I intend to use a risk-based approach. The Department is in consultations——

Deputy Niall Collins: Every septic tank registered will be liable for inspection.

Deputy Phil Hogan: No. I am adopting a risk-based approach.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Of course, it will be liable.

Deputy Niall Collins: The Minister should not try to say otherwise.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Will the Deputy confirm that all tanks would have had to be inspected under the draft regulations to be introduced by the previous Government?

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: Will the Minister confirm that they will not have to be?

Deputy Tom Hayes: Answer the question.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister must answer it. Will he confirm that they will not be subject to inspection?

Deputy Tom Hayes: The Deputy is almost as two-faced as Deputy Mattie McGrath.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Answer the question.

Deputy Niall Collins: The Minister is making great play of what was done by the previous Government. He is now in government and the man responsible.

Deputy Tom Hayes: We are cleaning up Deputy Mattie McGrath’s mess. He voted for it.

Deputy Niall Collins: Tell us what tanks will not be inspected.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Absolutely.

Deputy Tom Hayes: Be sensible. I expect a lot more from Deputy Niall Collins.

Deputy Niall Collins: I did not hear anything from the Deputy. 824 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: What can we expect from him?

Deputy Phil Hogan: In response——

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): I ask the Minister to speak to Deputy Brian Stanley’s amendment.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Deputy Tom Hayes is just a cheerleader.

Deputy Phil Hogan: In response to Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, I am disappointed to see him take such a line on this issue because his father was a Member of the House for 14 years and his family has been involved in national and local politics for a long time. During that time, when money was plentiful, they failed to have Kilgarvan sewerage scheme included for upgrading.

Deputy Niall Collins: Fine Gael had control of the local authorities.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I made inquiries.

Deputy Tom Hayes: A period of 14 years.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I am glad there is such interest in the village from which I come.

Deputy Niall Collins: The Minister has responsibility here.

Deputy Tom Hayes: There are two or three Healy-Raes on the county council. The Deputy has a couple of brothers on the county council.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I made inquiries about the position in Kilgarvan.

Deputy James Bannon: Self-interest.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I will tell the Deputy something he might not know.

Deputy Niall Collins: Go on.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Even though family members were members of Kerry County Council, they did not have it included as a priority project in its wastewater treatment system programme.

Deputy Niall Collins: Who controls Kerry County Council?

Deputy Phil Hogan: I thought the Healy-Raes controlled everything in Kerry.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: That is a terrible remark.

Deputy Phil Hogan: It is nice——

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: This is a pathetic performance by a pathetic Minister if that is the best he can come up with.

Deputy Tom Hayes: The Deputy is the biggest windbag I have ever heard.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): I ask the Minister to speak to the amendment. 825 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: If he is going to launch a personal attack on me like this——

Deputy Mattie McGrath: And the Deputy’s father.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: ——he badly needs to grow up and deal with the issue. He continually brings my father into debates. That is a disgraceful carry-on.

Deputy Tom Hayes: Stating facts does not amount to a personal attack.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: If the Acting Chairman were in my shoes, he would take offence.

Deputy Phil Hogan: For what?

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I expect much better from a Minister than speaking about a person who has retired. The Minister is a disgrace.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): Deputy Healy Rae——

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: Yes, I will sit down.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): I ask the Minister for the last time to speak to the amendment. I will give Deputy Michael Healy-Rae a chance to respond.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: Yes, and ask him and his cheerleader to show some respect to past Members. They should show some respect to people who worked very hard here.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): I will give the Deputy a chance to respond.

Deputy Tom Hayes: Is Deputy Michael Healy-Rae including John Gormley in the past Members to which he has referred?

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): I remind the Minister that the amendment refers to publishing a set of agreed standards for septic tanks and treatment systems.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I remind Deputy Michael Healy-Rae who was then a councillor that he failed to ensure his local authority——

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): We will give him a chance to respond.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: He was only one member.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister is wrong and I hope to have an opportunity to correct him.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): Yes.

Deputy Phil Hogan: A lot of information was imparted on stakeholder consultations and suggestions were made that we should bring in representatives of An Taisce, among others. An Taisce took part in the consultations carried out by the previous Government in 2010.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Why does the Minister not have standards then?

Deputy Phil Hogan: The previous Government brought it in.

Deputy Niall Collins: Bring it in again. 826 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

Deputy Phil Hogan: We know where it stands, as it made a submission at the time.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Where are the standards it compiled?

Deputy Phil Hogan: The stakeholders mentioned have been in as part of the consultation process. Deputy Mattie McGrath was an independent Deputy at the time and might not have known this. Fianna Fáil might not have told him about everything that was going on.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Yes.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Deputy Martin Ferris has said he likes to tell people the truth, to be upfront and have full information. He did not tell anyone in the House about what he was peddling in north Kerry on charging for private wells, for which he said I would introduce a charge.

Deputy Martin Ferris: When did I say that?

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy said it at a public meeting.

Deputy Martin Ferris: I challenge the Minister to prove it. I never said such a thing.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy did.

Deputy Martin Ferris: I never said such a thing.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I challenge Members opposite, if they want to be consulted, to tell me how I can sort out the problem with the European Court of Justice judgment in order that taxpayers in urban and rural Ireland will not have to pay €26,000.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I will tell the Minister.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I look forward to hearing the solutions. It was a problem when they were in government.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I accepted that earlier.

Deputy Phil Hogan: No, the Deputy did not.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: It is on the record.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy did nothing about it.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I accepted there was a problem.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I have stated the age of a property or septic tank is not relevant. It is a matter of whether the system causes pollution or is damaging public health and the environment. That is the net point of the court’s judgment that we must address.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Like the councils.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Inspections will be objective and evidenced and risk-based. They will not be universal as planned by the previous Government. There will be no question of imposing the 2009 EPA standards.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Let us wait and see. 827 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

Deputy Phil Hogan: There will be no question of it and you will wait and see.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: We know what happens.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The EPA code applies to new build only and it was introduced in 2010. I agree with Deputy Seamus Healy that our drinking water is of a very high quality and compares favourably with other EU states. However, the ECJ ruling highlights a deficiency in our legislation, namely that we have systems in place to ensure risks to public health and the environment are avoided. I want to stress the word “risk”. The legislation will focus on the risks and ensure any risks are avoided because even though our water quality is very good, the risks to public health if a drinking water source is contaminated are extreme. Deputy Stanley spoke about standards, and we know what they are in Northern Ireland. I am surprised the Deputy, and Deputy Ferris, does not mention more frequently what is happening in Northern Ireland.

Deputy Brian Stanley: I can have that discussion with the Minister if he wants to have it.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I believe there is a registration charge in Northern Ireland.

Deputy Brian Stanley: And the county council desludge septic tanks every year.

Deputy Phil Hogan: It is ST£115.

Deputy Martin Ferris: At no cost.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Northern Ireland homeowners——

Deputy Brian Stanley: It is a different regime.

Deputy Phil Hogan: If the Deputies want a united Ireland they will get it.

Deputy Brian Stanley: We will have that debate, Minister.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Northern Ireland homeowners——

Deputy Martin Ferris: Does the Minister know where it is?

Deputy Phil Hogan: Did they tell the people that at public meetings?

Deputy Martin Ferris: Does the Minister know where the Six Counties are?

Deputy Phil Hogan: Deputy Ferris, did you tell the people at the public meetings what happens in Northern Ireland in terms of the way they deal with this problem?

Deputy Martin Ferris: Absolutely. I have no problem with that. I stand over——

Deputy Phil Hogan: Did you tell them about the ST£115 charge they have to pay?

Deputy Martin Ferris: Yes, and that the septic tanks——

Deputy Phil Hogan: Did you tell them it was ST£115, which is the equivalent of €150?

Deputy Brian Stanley: The Minister should tell them about all the benefits.

Deputy Phil Hogan: That is what they pay in registration fees in Northern Ireland. 828 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

(Interruptions).

Deputy Phil Hogan: They are entitled to a free desludge but they have paid the equivalent of €150.

Deputy Brian Stanley: And the other benefits.

Deputy Phil Hogan: What are the other benefits? I assure Deputy Naughten that there will be no financial hardship for people if remediation is required.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Is it Santa Claus or St. Vincent de Paul?

Deputy Phil Hogan: In section 16 of the 2007 legislation there is provision for grant assistance if required. We do not need an amendment to this Bill.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Of course we do.

Deputy Phil Hogan: It is already in the primary legislation.

Deputy Martin Ferris: Is the Minister stating that there will be no charge for people if they have to do remedial work?

Deputy Phil Hogan: There will be no financial hardship.

Deputy Martin Ferris: There will be no financial cost——

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister should be clear about it. Will there be financial hardship or not?

Deputy Phil Hogan: There will be no financial hardship on people. I know that what I am saying does not suit the agenda——

Deputy Mattie McGrath: That is because the Minister is making different statements each time.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I am not.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: He is.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Regarding Deputy Stanley’s amendment, I gave an undertaking at the committee in good faith, which I thought everybody was happy with, that I would publish the regulations as soon as the legislation is enacted, that they would have to be approved by the House and that I would put out those regulations for public consultation for a period of four weeks. I thought that was very reasonable.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: After the Bill is passed.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I will do that. I give that undertaking again on Report Stage. That is what I will do but before they come into effect they have to be approved by this House.

Deputy Niall Collins: What is the Minister’s definition of “financial hardship”? He throws out the remark that he will not allow anybody to suffer financial hardship——

Deputy Phil Hogan: Another teaser for the Deputy. 829 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage

Deputy Niall Collins: ——but we need to nail that down. In the political commentary there have been accusations with regard to misinformation. Any public meeting I have attended, any utterance Deputy Eamon Ó Cuív from my party has made and any of the Independent TDs and the Sinn Féin Members I have heard speak at public meetings have all indicated that we want clean water. We have all said that we recognise the intent of the legislation but that we want it done in a fair and reasonable manner yet the Minster wants to disregard that——

Deputy Phil Hogan: Did the Deputy not tell them he lost the case?

Deputy Niall Collins: ——and push us all into a corner where it appears we do not care about water quality. The Minister is not being fair to people.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I am being very fair.

Deputy Niall Collins: The debate on this Bill reminds me of the debate on the Dog Breeding Establishments Bill. Does the Minister remember that?

Deputy Phil Hogan: I remember it well.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: And the stag hunting Bill.

Deputy Niall Collins: That Bill was to do with the regulation of puppy farms and the Minister travelled around the country scaring people in fishing clubs, coursing clubs, shooting clubs and anybody else to whom he could talk. Am I correct that it was the Minister who commenced that legislation——

Deputy Phil Hogan: I did not do any meetings on it.

Deputy Niall Collins: ——when he found himself in the job he now holds?

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): Deputy Collins should speak to amendment No. 1.

Deputy Niall Collins: The Minister should take a long look in the mirror before he starts——

Deputy Phil Hogan: That is another myth.

Deputy Niall Collins: ——accusing people of spreading misinformation. I want to knock that one on the head.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Is Deputy Collins for or against puppy farms?

Deputy Mattie McGrath: To sum up what Deputy Collins stated, we had the dog breeding establishments legislation. The Minister of State from Meath, Deputy McEntee, promised to reverse the legislation and now he is running scared from it. I had to put up with all that scaremongering for the three and a half years I was a backbencher and the 12 months I was an Independent but that is neither here nor there. The Minister asked us to be generous, accept this Bill and he will give us the standards but he is now telling us that they have already discussed the standards and we will have consultation after the fact. Who is he trying to cod? Regarding Deputy Coonan, I did not criticise his chairing of the meeting last week. I had 32 amendments down through Deputy Catherine Murphy because she is the only member of my group on the committee. We had to operate that way. I had approximately 12 amendments ruled out of order because of this ridiculous clause that they cannot be moved because they 830 Water Services (Amendment) 25 January 2012. Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage would impose a cost on the Exchequer. The Minister is contradicting that letter because he is saying that——

Deputy Noel Coonan: On a point of information——

Deputy Mattie McGrath: No. I did not interrupt Deputy Coonan and therefore I intend to continue.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): There is no point of information. It is a point of order.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I did not interrupt him.

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): I accept that.

Deputy Noel Coonan: Two amendments were ruled out of order. Amendment No. 65 and——

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): Deputy Coonan, please. Deputy McGrath is entitled to make his contribution.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: There is no point. Misinformation is coming and God knows what misinformation will come next week. I want to read a letter into the record——

Acting Chairman (Deputy Thomas P. Broughan): I ask the Deputy to speak to the amendment.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: It is about the amount and the standards. I received this letter on 10 January 2012. I read the letter into the record of the committee last week and asked the Minister to do something about it but I did not get an answer from either the Chairman or the committee. The letter states:

Dear Sir

I heard you speak on radio. My septic tank was registered in 1973 when a man from the Environment examined same for a grant of £25.

Deputy Noel Coonan: Deputy Healy-Rae wrote that.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: How dare you? This is a sensitive matter. I ask the Deputy to withdraw that remark. I am about to read out this person’s name. The Acting Chairman should not accept that. The letter further states:

It was newly built. He removed the manhole cover from the centre of the tank and left the tank wide open. My 21/2 year old little boy was drowned in it that evening.

I could go on and on. No satisfaction from the State.

Yours sincerely

I will read his name into the record because he asked me to do so. It is Declan Cronin. He further stated: 831 Priority 25 January 2012. Questions

[Deputy Mattie McGrath.]

Dear Sir

You have my full permission to broadcast or publish this matter all over the country any way you want. My wife is dead, she was never right since that day.

It is signed Declan Cronin, and he gives his telephone number. I ask Deputy Coonan to withdraw the remark that Deputy Healy-Rae wrote that letter.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: Withdraw the slur now.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: It is outrageous. These are the fears people have about this legislation. There have been Ministers in the Department since then, and I am not blaming him for that, but he is the Minister now. He is the strong man they tell us about who the Minister of State, Deputy Hayes, praised the other day. He said the best Minister we have is Deputy Phil Hogan who can drive the household charge legislation and this Bill through the House. It is a case of to hell with the people — to hell or to Connacht. I ask the Minister to be honest and fair. He is telling us we will have legislation next week and that there will be consultation after the fact. I ask him to take a copy of the letter I read out and try to deal with it? Deputy Coonan wants to interrupt me but I had tabled amendments in good faith. I did not come in here shouting and roaring. I had amendments down.

Deputy Seamus Healy: I am disappointed with the Minister’s response. It is obvious he is wedded to the current position and will not clarify the standards that are required. That is unacceptable. It is reasonable and common sense that before Members of this House vote on any legislation we should know exactly what it contains. It is reasonable and common sense that the members of the public who are affected by the legislation should be aware of the position also. It appears there is a deliberate attempt to fudge the standards and allow for a situation whereby people will be affected by this legislation down the road, so to speak, in terms of the introduction of the most up to date standards. A significant number of people will find themselves in a position where remedial works will have to be carried out to their systems. In recent years quite a number of treatment systems have been put in place in cities and towns, as the Minister mentioned. That is being funded mainly through general taxation. Rural dwellers who have septic tanks have contributed through general taxation to the remedial works and the upgrading of systems in villages, towns and cities.

Debate adjourned.

Sitting suspended at 1.30 p.m. and resumed at 2.30 p.m.

Ceisteanna — Questions

Priority Questions

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Job Creation 1. Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on his record on job creation so far; if he has a plan for dealing with job losses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4337/12] 832 Priority 25 January 2012. Questions

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): The role of Govern- ment is not to create jobs directly but to create the appropriate business environment by making the right policy decisions to help enterprise to grow, to create new jobs and to maintain existing jobs. In the wake of many years of unsustainable policies that produced anoversized construction sector, a property bubble, a collapse in the public finances, and years of declining share in export markets, the challenge we face now is to totally transform our economy. This will be a difficult transition, particularly in the face of declining international growth. There is a great deal of restructuring and reform required to enhance the capability of enterprises to create employment. However, since I came into office, I have been working with my Government colleagues to achieve this objective. We launched a jobs initiative last May, within two months of the Govern- ment coming into office, to stimulate domestic demand and restore confidence in the economy internationally. Key areas which I have been working on since then to support job creation by enterprise include improving access to finance for businesses, reforming the statutory wage setting mechanisms, reducing other costs and administrative burdens for enterprise, improving our export performance and supporting innovation. I have also been co-ordinating the preparation of the first annual action plan for jobs on behalf of the Government, which will outline the measures to be taken across a range of Departments to support job creation in 2012. Significant progress is being made in spite of the continued difficult economic conditions which pertain globally. Last year, in spite of a continued suppressed global market, IDA Ireland supported the creation of more than 13,000 new jobs in client companies, an increase of 20% on the previous year’s figures. The agency won a record 148 new investments in 2011, an increase of 17% on the previous year. The IDA has also made a further four announcements to date in 2012, which will create an additional 332 jobs in client companies and support a further 250 indirect construction jobs. Enterprise Ireland reported that employment in client companies stabilised in 2011, with 141,228 full-time employees, similar to 2010. The agency has also been able to announce the creation of 337 new jobs in client companies since the start of the year. Additional information not given on the floor of the House. Enterprise Ireland also estimates that client companies’ export sales last year will exceed the pre-recession record levels of 2008. The CSO’s latest trade figures show that, up to November 2011, Irish exports overall increased by 4% compared with the same period in 2010, to in excess of €69 billion.

Deputy Willie O’Dea: I thank the Minister for his reply. I heard the Minister talk about the past but we are in the present now and he is a member of a Government which has been given an overwhelming majority by the people as a result of putting forward a policy, the centrepiece of which was to create jobs. The average rate of unemployment in the past 12 months during which the Government has been in office is 14.2%, as opposed to 13.7% the year before and 11.8% the year before that. There are now more than 443,000 people officially unemployed, with more than half of them being unemployed for more than a year. That is approximately the same figure as at the start of the year. According to the best estimate, at least 77,000 people have emigrated during the past 12 months. I presume most of them were not just going off to see the rest of the world but left to seek work. That amounts to 200 people emigrating per day and there are 443,000 on the live register. In view of those figures, does the Minister consider his jobs initiative introduced last May was a success? 833 Priority 25 January 2012. Questions

[Deputy Willie O’Dea.]

The Minister is about to announce a new jobs initiative. It is a case of another year, another jobs initiative. What new ideas does he propose to put forward in that next initiative that will succeed where the last one obviously failed?

Deputy Richard Bruton: The Deputy and his party continually want to pretend that the past never happened but the reality is that the economic collapse——

Deputy Willie O’Dea: This is the present and tomorrow is the future.

Deputy Richard Bruton: ——that we have faced is the product of a number of years of bad policy, and during those years we lost 350,000 jobs under the previous Government’s remit.

Deputy Willie O’Dea: How many jobs has this Government created?

Deputy Richard Bruton: The challenge for this Government is to pick up a very difficult environment and start to rebuild the economy.

Deputy Willie O’Dea: When will the Minister start to do that?

Deputy Richard Bruton: The truth of it is that it will take painstaking work. We have had to restructure the banks to put them in a position where they can once again lend to small businesses. As I said in my reply, we have had successes in the past 12 months, despite the Deputy’s unwillingness to recognise them. For example, in the food sector we have had the best year ever with 14% growth in food exports. That is a sector which clearly has huge connections back into the Irish economy. Its impact on farming and on food processing is enormous. There- fore, there are successes. There are, however, continuing difficulties in some sectors about which we know. Our banking sector, unfortunately, got trapped into a lot of property dealing and that sort of banking no longer exists. As I said in my reply, there is painstaking work to be done. As to whether the initiative made an impact, it has. Cutting employer’s PRSI and cutting the low rate of VAT has secured an increase of 6,000 in the number of people in the tourism sector. Therefore, the initiative is working.

Deputy Willie O’Dea: Not one net job has been created during the past 12 months that the Government has been in office. The reality is that unemployment is literally at the same point it was at the start of the year. I have two simple questions for the Minister. First, can he give those who are unemployed and who are emigrating any succour by indicating whether he thinks if we are sitting here in the same position this time next year, that unemployment will have fallen? Second, in regard to the financial services sector, of which he has plenty advance notice that there will be a massive fall-out in terms of employment, has he done any advance planning to address that because it is imminent?

Deputy Richard Bruton: A plan was launched last year by the Taoiseach, as the Deputy may know, in respect of the potential for growth in the financial services sector. It is expected that the financial services sector has the capacity to create 10,000 additional jobs in the foreseeable future. Therefore, there is planning. Obviously, there are other parts of banking that we know about in light of the recent announcement by some of the banks where there will be a decline and there is a need to 834 Priority 25 January 2012. Questions support a transfer to the new opportunities. Some of that will involve reskilling. Part of the jobs initiative, of which the Deputy is so critical, included Springboard, a specific initiative aimed at people who have lost their jobs in one sector to reskill and transfer to others. There is a good deal of rebuilding to be done to transform this economy successfully into a strong export-led recovery, but that work is being done and we will see the fruits of that.

2. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will establish an emergency enterprise task force within one of the enterprise development agencies in order that such a task force should be able to intervene in businesses that are in serious financial difficulty before they are forced to close and shed workers. [4335/12]

Deputy Richard Bruton: Job creation is at the top of the Government’s agenda. Since we came into office, this Government has been working to create the improved economic conditions which will support the maintenance of existing jobs and the creation of new ones. Our objective is to put the country back on the road to economic recovery and full employment. It is an unfortunate reality that companies, for a wide range of reasons, get into difficulty. Early intervention is critical and that intervention must, where possible, occur before the situation is irretrievable. For this reason the enterprise agencies operate an early warning system which triggers the full capacity of the agency concerned to intervene with the company and deal with whatever situation is emerging. I am satisfied this system works well but I will continue to keep it under review to best serve the companies concerned. Clearly, prevention is better than cure and this is why the enterprise agencies work closely with their client companies in order that strategic interventions can be taken that avoid the company getting into difficulty in the first instance. These interventions help clients make the strategic and operational changes that will retain their competitive position in a rapidly changing global environment. Depending on the company’s need, changes can include skills uplift, technology uplift, process improvements such as lean manufacturing, energy efficiency and better logistical management, supports for in-house research and innovation activity, management development such as the leadership for growth programme, assisting a company entering new or emerging geographical markets, support for clients’ strategic finance capabilities, access to mentors and so on. The enterprise agencies work closely with other Departments and partner development agencies to respond to specific incidences where larger companies suffer a significant job losses or where a significant number of jobs are at risk. The objective in these circumstances is to identify all opportunities to maximise the number of jobs maintained, for example, through support for spin-out start-ups, management buy-outs or commercial partnering. Task forces comprising relevant personnel from the Departments and agencies and other key stakeholders are used in these cases. Additional information not given on the floor of the House Many small businesses are facing particularly difficult trading conditions. A number of initiatives have been taken to help them. The low rate of PRSI has been halved. The county enterprise boards have also recently introduced a financial health check, reporting and bench- marking tool, in association with Enterprise Ireland lean manufacturing, to help small business assess their difficulties. The Government has intervened to help businesses who are struggling to get credit. The Government has imposed lending targets on the two domestic pillar banks for 2012 and 2013. Businesses having difficulty with credit refusals can use the services of the Credit Review Office which will carry out an independent and impartial review of a bank’s decision to refuse or reduce credit. 835 Priority 25 January 2012. Questions

[Deputy Richard Bruton.]

The economy is undergoing a difficult transformation. Some sectors grew to a scale that was unsustainable. Part of the challenge for Government is to help people move into new sectors of opportunity. In the context of the action plan for jobs, we are looking at other ways in which business can be assisted in overcoming difficulties.

Deputy Peadar Tóibín: The Government’s priority is not job creation. There were €20 million worth of new job creation ideas in the last budget but 150 times that amount is going into bailing out the banks. The Government’s priority is the inverse of what the Minister says. Its priority is the opposite of job creation. The Government is prioritising the bailing out of banks. There is an avalanche of businesses within the system that are at the edge of viability. Many of these will be forced to close over the next number of months and years. The corporate and sovereignty figures show that 1,683 businesses closed last year, up 16% from 2009, with construction, retail and hospitality bearing the brunt of this. In my home town, Spicers Bakery was on the go for 180 years. It has had to let go 27 employees, with the remaining 20 employees hanging by a thread. When I called the Minister’s office and asked that he engage with Spicers Bakery, I was told by an official that the bakery was not a client company of Enterprise Ireland or the IDA and that there was no mechanism to engage with the business, even though it is a manufacturing business. Given that so many jobs are hanging by a thread and that enterprise agencies engage with small new start-ups, why is there not an agency within the Department that would engage with all types of businesses before they come to the final stage of not being viable and being forced to lay off staff?

Deputy Richard Bruton: The reason for that is that we have agencies, such as Enterprise Ireland which specialises in the support of indigenous companies and IDA which specialises in the support of foreign owned companies who come to locate here. They have the competitive advantage within the State system of understanding the needs of those businesses. To suggest, as the Deputy is doing, that we create a new agency to pick up casualties within the Enterprise Ireland or IDA brief does not make sense. We need to ensure that Enterprise Ireland, IDA and, where appropriate, county enterprise boards have the advance knowledge — the early warning system I spoke of — and supporting instruments. A business must come forward with a credible business plan before it can draw down support from these agencies in terms of rebuilding its economy. The Deputy suggests that the budget is anti-jobs. The whole thrust of what the Minister for Finance has done is pro-jobs. He cut the VAT and PRSI rates, improved the research and development tax credit, gave small start-ups three years free of taxation and reformed the seed capital scheme so that people who want to start up a business can draw down up to €600,000 of the tax they paid in previous years to establish a new business. It is all about trying to drive new enterprises to grow and develop. We are in a difficult financial area, and everyone understands that, but the measures being taken are trying, against that background, to maximise the chances for growth.

Deputy Peadar Tóibín: The Minister reminds me of an estate agent who tries to sell a famine cottage as a rustic residence with character. The Government’s policies are hollow. They are merely tinkering around the edges. The cost of each additional person on social welfare is €20,000. I have given the Minister an example of a business with which the Department and the enterprise agencies are not engaging. Many business people who are in the same situation will read the text of today’s debate and ask where the Department was when their businesses 836 Priority 25 January 2012. Questions were teetering on the edge. If the agencies currently working in this area are carrying out these roles why have their remits not been broadened to include all businesses that are teetering on the edge?

Deputy Richard Bruton: The economy is undergoing a difficult transformation. Some sectors grew to a scale that is not sustainable. As the Deputy knows, the construction sector grew to unsustainable levels. The task of Government is to help companies that have a viable future to create that future, but we must also look at companies that are not able to survive in their present form but can be helped to establish new spin-off business. We have seen many such companies being successful. Recently we had the very difficult experience in Waterford where a company, for all sorts of reasons that we know about, closed down. We have been working to try to redevelop that and we now have an indigenous enterprise, driven by Waterford-based people setting up a leading edge company and using many of the existing talents. That company has a strong future. In some cases a transition has to happen. That is what we are seeking to support.

Export Credit Insurance Scheme 3. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the recent announcement of a foreign earnings deduction scheme for Irish-employed workers based in Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa, his plans to introduce a guaranteed export credit insurance scheme for Irish exporters to these countries; if not, his reason for not introducing such a scheme; if, with regard to such a scheme, he will favour a wholly State- backed model or a partnership with an existing private sector provider; if he will immediately make fully known the content and findings of the 2009 KPMG report commissioned by the previous Government into the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3942/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Sean Sherlock): There are no proposals to introduce a Government guaranteed export credit insurance scheme for Irish exporters to these countries. The Government’s position on this issue has been informed by the findings of the 2009 report commissioned by my Department from KPMG consultants. That report established that the introduction of such a scheme would be expensive, with significant ongoing costs arising for the State. Annual costs in respect of quite a low level of intervention in the export credit market would be about €1.7 million, and this cost would rise significantly if higher risk profile exports were covered. In addition, it was found that such a scheme would be of very limited impact and that a negligible number of jobs could be connected with such an initiative. Under EU state aid rules, any such state scheme is not normally permissible for short-term credit insurance. Most Irish exports fall into this category. A temporary derogation was established in 2009 due to the financial crisis at that time. That is now under review and is very unlikely to be maintained. Even under this current exemption, the specific provisions of any scheme must be approved by the European Commission. Approval would include a condition that the level of insurance premia to be paid by companies should be higher than rates provided in the open market. This is a considerable deterrent to business, and some of the schemes introduced by other member states had poor uptake for this reason. In the intervening two years, there has been an improvement in the market for short-term export credit insurance. Insurers have recovered their capacity for risk and the market has recovered significantly, with both new entrants to the market and new products being offered. This has greatly improved the availability of export credit insurance on the commercial market. 837 Priority 25 January 2012. Questions

[Deputy Sean Sherlock.]

The publication of the detailed KPMG report is not possible. The forensic analysis on the operation of the market for this type of insurance was only possible through the provision of sensitive, confidential data and detailed company specific information to KPMG. This information was provided to KPMG on the condition of strict confidentiality. Given the commercial sensitivity of this material and the limited number of companies in the market, both KPMG and the Department signed legally binding agreements with the insurers that the information provided would not be released. Additional information not given on the floor of the House. While the background research and analytical elements of the KPMG report cannot therefore be released, the key overall findings were publicised at the time and supported the view that a State supported scheme of short-term export credit insurance should not be introduced. This remains the position but will be kept under ongoing review, including in light of advice and evidence from the appropriate agencies and business representative groups. As the Government has a responsibility to ensure efficient use of scarce resources, a commitment of large-scale funding to an initiative with marginal benefits for Irish industry and high level risks to the State would be unwise.

Deputy Catherine Murphy: In our dealings with Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — the BRICs countries — we do not have the natural advantage of the kind of relationship we enjoy with Britain, America or Australia, where there are large Irish communities. If we are to achieve the growth rates the Taoiseach talked about today, we must go outside our traditional markets. It is disappointing that we cannot see the report. Can any element of the report be released? It would be very useful for us to see the benefit of the measure. There are, possibly, opportunities that are eluding us. For example, at the end of February we will face both a threat and an opportunity. The threat is to our public services. There is also an opportunity in the 7,500 people who will be receiving a lump sum payment. Why do we not look at scenarios where there may well be opportunities for people to invest in a jobs- led initiative where there would be a guaranteed return on their money? The State must be involved. This is the kind of public private partnership that is worth exploring. Can the Minister of State clarify whether part of the KPMG report might be released?

Deputy Sean Sherlock: I appreciate the point the Deputy is making. The strict confidentiality clause, which was one of the conditions that applied when people gave information during the compilation of that report, should be respected. We can provide the Deputy with the information that is available from Enterprise Ireland about export figures and the opportunities that are arising in the BRIC countries. The Deputy also asked about investment in jobs and the opportunities that will arise after February. A great deal of work is ongoing at Government level to compile the new action plan for jobs. More lateral themes are being explored as we do that. I hope the Deputy will take in good faith my assurance that we are trying to explore and mine as many opportunities as we can. I say that in response to the point she made about job creation. If I understood the point the Deputy was making correctly, she said we should avail of the intellectual capacity of people who will find themselves in a new situation after February of this year. The State needs to provide opportunities to such people, or engage with them at least.

Deputy Catherine Murphy: Almost 7,500 people will leave the public service with a lump sum payment in the coming weeks. A substantial number of them will be looking for a safe 838 Priority 25 January 2012. Questions place to put their money. We are aware that a substantial amount of money is being saved in this country. The patriotism that is out there can be exploited if there is a prospect of a guaranteed return on an investment in this country that delivers jobs. It is the kind of thing that remains untapped. The point I was making was that a safe location is needed.

Deputy Sean Sherlock: I take the Deputy’s point. The private investment decisions of an individual are matters for the individual in question.

Deputy Catherine Murphy: Absolutely.

Deputy Sean Sherlock: I take the point that was made about finding a vehicle for a lump- sum investment. I respectfully suggest the Deputy should engage with the Minister for Finance with a view to exploring possibilities in that area.

Trade Relations 4. Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide the trade balance for goods and services with the UK, with the rest of Europe, with the rest of the world and with BRIC countries for each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and for 2011; his projections for the next two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4338/12]

Deputy Richard Bruton: The full details of our trade balance are set out in the tables that follow this reply. Complete data for 2011 are not yet available. In summary, Ireland’s trade balance with the UK improved from a deficit of €385 million in 2007 to a surplus of €3,009 million in 2010. The trade balance with BRIC countries improved from a deficit of €923 million in 2007 to a surplus of €2,714 million in 2010. A trade surplus of approximately €27 billion prevailed with the rest of the EU throughout the period from 2007 to 2010. The trade balance with the rest of the world improved from a deficit of €2,940 million in 2007 to a surplus of €7,853 million in 2010. The indications for 2011 are that exports will continue to grow in these markets, outstripping import growth in each case. The strong growth of net exports has helped make a crucial and positive contribution to this country’s GDP. This is especially important because some other components of economic growth have been negative. The latest Government forecast for export growth in 2012 is 3.6% and in 2013 is 4.5%. Our export performance has been very impressive. Following the fall in exports during the worst years of the recession, they have rebounded. When the final data for 2011 are published, it is expected that a modest increase will have been achieved despite the economic difficulties in some of our key markets. Furthermore, volume trends have been particularly good as we have become relatively cheaper in many markets. The strong performance of the food sector, with its deep links to the wider economy and indigenous firms in particular, has been a positive feature of our export recovery. I am confident that our exporting momentum will be maintained for the coming years, subject to conditions not deteriorating in the world economy. Exports from Enterprise Ireland clients, which cover much of the indigenous exporting sector, are likely to reach or exceed €14.6 billion for 2011, which represents an increase of approximately 5%. If there is reasonable stability in global markets, these exports could expand by approximately 5% again this year. The Govern- ment is committed to supporting export growth in every possible way. A new role in the promotion of trade has been assumed by the Tánaiste to ensure the impact of our overseas representation is maximised. The new Export Council, which was established under the programme for Government, is being chaired by the Tánaiste. It is developing initiatives to open new markets and increase the penetration of Irish business in existing markets.

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[Deputy Richard Bruton.] m) € m) € m) ( € ( m) Balance Balance ( € m) ( € m) ( € m) ( € m) ( € m) ( € ( Exports Exports Exports Imports Imports Imports Trade Trade Balance (UK) 39,863.96 28,025.00 67,888.96 17,856.45 22087.00 39,943.45 22,007.51 5,938.00 27,945.51 — ChinaIndiaRussiaBRIC CombinedChinaIndiaRussia 1,320.37 1,977.19BRIC Combined 168.34 1,233.00 2,894.00 326.85China 2,553.37India 4,871.19 374.00 1,165.00Russia 1,609.28 2,297.98 4,782.06 5,380.44BRIC Combined 1,491.85 542.34 160.98 1,425.00 3,291.00 344.47China 131.00 414.00 77.54 279.93 3,034.28India 5,588.98 423.00 1,244.00Russia 4,913.06 5,794.44 1,632.28 2,244.75 3,901.99 4,515.75BRIC Combined 166.00 103.00 1,588.47 583.98 -3,461.69 -3,403.24 158.49 1,533.00 3,316.00 242.65 430.00 842.00 1,102.00 243.54 382.93 134.11 2,480.00 265.16 3,165.28 5,560.75 582.00 983.00 4,331.99 5,357.75 -2,359.69 1,672.30 2,466.38 -111.59 -923.24 2,591.16 249.31 254.00 3,111.24 88.00 740.49 -2,292.71 1,225.65 -2,217.78 161.69 1,790.00 4,058.00 372.83 271.00 203.00 999.00 388.11 464.00 2,449.00 353.16 280.93 3,462.30 995.00 6,524.38 788.00 81.39 1,300.00 2,794.16 1,248.31 3,575.24 159.41 210.36 -1,297.71 2,523.62 3,150.85 -104.18 231.22 116.00 1,672.83 949.69 135.00 -958.89 -866.48 990.00 302.00 660.00 335.00 396.93 159.74 301.14 1,330.00 216.39 2,852.00 1,200.36 2,825.62 3,810.85 230.82 -122.43 196.00 1,985.52 113.00 371.11 161.26 -851.32 -684.48 466.00 355.74 414.14 848.00 1,488.00 3,398.00 343.57 1,009.26 213.09 -139.45 2,713.53 636.68 1,104.00 675.00 1,317.09 535.55 20072008 UK2009 UK2010 UK2007 UK Brazil2008 16,742.82 15,864.28 Brazil 15,758.00 13,485.29 15,289.00 13,799.51 32,500.82 13,610.00 31,153.28 161.63 14,395.00 20,869.232009 27,095.29 19,202.67 28,194.51 12,017.00 Brazil 122.00 13,728.07 11,841.00 14,718.63 32,886.23 10,565.00 31,043.67 283.63 183.25 10,466.00 -4,126.41 24,293.072010 -3,338.38 25,184.63 240.91 3,741.00 Brazil 199.00 -242.77 3,448.00 -919.12 -385.41 3,045.00 14.00 382.25 211.33 109.62 3,929.002007 2,802.23 254.91 214.50 EU* 218.00 3,009.88 -79.28 70.00 429.33 259.56 108.00 284.50 157.76 180.00 28.72 -31.24 10.00 439.56 129.00 167.76 166.35 97.76 53.57 49.00 208.00 215.35 261.57 93.20 131.00 224.20 Year Country Merchandise Services Total Merchandise Services Total Merchandise Services Total Trade

840 Priority 25 January 2012. Questions m) € m) € m) ( € ( m) Balance Balance ( € m) ( € m) ( € m) ( € m) ( € m) ( € ( Exports Exports Exports Imports Imports Imports Trade Trade Balance (UK)(UK)(UK) 37,922.95 37,778.60 29,019.00 37,744.91 28,765.00 66,941.95 31,205.00 66,543.60 16,975.11 68,949.91 12,621.27 27357.00 12,698.08 27409.00 44,332.11 30,691.00 40,030.27 20,947.84 43,389.08 25,157.33 25,046.83 1,662.00 1,356.00 22,609.84 514.00 26,513.33 25,560.83 — — — 20082009 EU* 2010 EU* EU* 20072008 World (-2009 EU*) World (-2010 EU*) World (- EU*) World (- EU*) 32,619.30 32,607.11 24,177.00 32,974.89 23,639.00 37,672.10 56,796.30 24,759.00 56,246.11 28,237.00 24,759.94 57,733.89 21,406.90 65,909.10 34,977.00 18,711.75 36,419.00 18,282.16 59,736.94 37,212.00 57,825.90 39,774.00 7,859.36 55,923.75 11,200.21 58,056.16 -10,800.00 14,263.14 -12,780.00 19,389.94 -12,453.00 -2,940.64 -1,579.79 -11,537.00 1,810.14 7,852.94 Year Country Merchandise Services Total Merchandise Services Total Merchandise Services Total Trade *Some country data suppressed for confidentiality reasons and therefore not included

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[Deputy Richard Bruton.]

Deputy Willie O’Dea: I am trying to assimilate the host of figures the Minister has given the House. I cannot get my head around them just yet. An overall trade surplus has been projected for 2012. What increase does this represent on the trade surplus for last year? One of the many figures the Minister mentioned was the projected increase of 3.6% in exports next year. Is that correct?

Deputy Richard Bruton: Yes.

Deputy Willie O’Dea: Is he aware of the view of the Irish Exporters Association that a minimum increase of 5% in exports will be needed to meet the financial and employment targets that are implicit in the IMF-EU deal?

Deputy Richard Bruton: Unfortunately, the way the Deputy asked the question means that a simple aggregate figure has not been provided. Our trade surplus with the UK increased from €2.8 billion to €3 billion from 2009 to 2010. Our trade surplus with the BRIC countries increased from €1.99 billion to €2.7 billion over the same period. Our trade sur- 3o’clock plus with the EU decreased slightly from €26.5 billion to €25.5 billion over that period. Our trade surplus with the rest of the world increased substantially from €1.8 billion to €7.8 billion over that time. I do not have an aggregate figure. The trends are healthy. Overall, we will have a balance of payments surplus. As a nation, we will be paying back our indebtedness. Of course there are different views about the projected levels of growth that will be necessary if the budgetary targets are to be delivered. Although the troika is expecting a downgrading of growth figures in the wake of its recent visit, it is confident that the Irish fiscal plan is set to meet the target that has been set for it. These matters will be monitored carefully by the Minister for Finance. It is not an issue for me directly.

Deputy Willie O’Dea: Does the Minister agree that we continue to rely heavily on traditional markets, like the United States and the rest of Europe? Can he indicate what percentage of our total exports went to the BRIC countries last year? How did that compare to the equivalent percentage the previous year? Can the Minister confirm that the increase in Irish exports to the BRIC countries last year was approximately 4%, which compares very unfavourably to the average increase of 22.5% that was achieved across the 27 EU member states?

Deputy Richard Bruton: The Deputy is looking for figures that have not been compiled in the way he seeks. I remind him that we have authoritative data up to the end of October only.

Deputy Willie O’Dea: Yes.

Deputy Richard Bruton: There has been an increase in our trade to the four BRIC countries. The Deputy’s point is right, overall. Even though over a four-year period there has been a 50% increase in trade to the BRIC countries, as a proportion of our overall trade, it continues to be modest. One of the ambitions that was set in the programme for Government was to build on our efforts in this area. To be fair, it was also a target of the previous Administration, of which Deputy O’Dea was a part. We are putting more feet on the ground in such countries. The Minister for Finance recently introduced a tax concession to encourage people to place marketing workers in these countries. They will get a tax concession for that. We need to have a long-term commitment to these markets. It is recognised that if we are to increase these figures significantly, we will have to target companies that are willing to make such a commitment. That is why the Minister has offered this tax break.

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EU Funding 5. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the action taken by him to develop a scheme to draw down support from the EU Progress Micro Enterprise fund to support start up and small businesses. [4336/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy John Perry): The European progress microfinance facility is a European Investment Fund initiative to support entrepreneurship and employment through microfinance activities. The European Invest- ment Fund does not provide direct financing for micro-entrepreneurs, micro-businesses or individuals. Financing is made available through intermediaries participating in the facility. Eligible intermediaries are any public and private institutions which provide microfinance loans and-or guarantees for individuals or micro-enterprises established in EU member states. The Euro- pean Investment Fund provides selected intermediaries with capped guarantees partially covering their portfolios of micro-loans or guarantees on micro-loans granted to micro-enterprises. I am developing a microfinance loan fund to provide loans for sustainable micro-enterprises. It is targeted at start-up, newly established or growing micro-enterprises across all industry sectors employing not more than ten people. It will provide loans of up to €25,000 for commercially viable proposals that do not meet the conventional risk criteria applied by commercial banks. My Department has had discussions with the European Investment Fund to explore the possibilities of access to the progress microfinance facility fund when established. Applications for participation do not require State involvement. To apply to become an intermediary, interested institutions must submit a formal application directly to the European Investment Fund. Applications can be made until 31 December 2013. The Government recently approved the allocation of €10 million as seed capital for the fund. It is anticipated that the fund will supplement this seed capital by leveraging further funding from private sources, including the banks. I am developing the structure of the microfinance facility to be established early this year. The matter will be pursued further with the European Investment Fund at that stage.

Deputy Peadar Tóibín: As the Ministers and Deputies on the other side of the House will be aware, a good chunk of the reason so many businesses and individuals are finding it so difficult is the credit system is frozen. The Government has announced a microfinance fund on a number of occasions, yet nothing has happened. The Minister of State indicated how the finance system would work, but the initial budget was to be €100 million which it was viewed would leverage a figure of up €500 million. This would enable institutions in EU countries to channel funding to businesses by means of a guarantee for institutions funnelling the money. This facility was created last March. How much money has the Government or the institutions drawn down to date from the fund and when will the microfinance plan see the light of day

Deputy John Perry: This is the first time the State has provided a microfinance loan facility. The initial fund will be €10 million which it is hoped will leverage further funding from banks and other private bodies. The Government has consulted relevant stakeholders and legislation will be required. The key to the success of the facility will be local involvement through the county enterprise boards or the BIT network which is heavily funded by the Department to the tune of €2.2 million. Involvement by First Step is crucial to the viability of all small companies. There must be due diligence prior to funding small companies. It is not just a matter of giving out loans; management skills, mentoring and development of the company must be taken into account. It is not a matter of giving it initial funding in the hope it will become profitable.

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[Deputy John Perry.] Many companies can be made better even without being in receipt of funding. This is the first time the State has become involved in this worthwhile fund. The previous Government talked about it for a long period. We are in the final stages and the fund will announced within a short time.

Deputy Peadar Tóibín: There are 180,000 micro-businesses in the country, some of which employ up to ten people. The European Investment Fund programme has been open for tenders on its website since last March. How much of the funding has the Government drawn down to date? This is a serious consideration and the failure to answer the question shows a deep disrespect for the 180,000 businesses mentioned, of which ISME estimates 50% are struggling to secure finance. The world and its mother knows that credit is frozen and that this is damaging the economy. I want to know how much has been drawn down to date.

Deputy John Perry: The Government has guaranteed a sum of €3.5 billion to small businesses through the two pillar banks.

Deputy Peadar Tóibín: How much of the fund has been drawn down to date?

Deputy John Perry: The fund is part of the bigger picture. The Government does not——

Deputy Peadar Tóibín: How much of the fund has been drawn down to date?

Deputy John Perry: The Government has given €3.5 billion through the two pillar banks——

Deputy Peadar Tóibín: From this fund?

Deputy John Perry: No, through the two pillar banks. The fund is open to private intermediaries to draw down funding——

Deputy Peadar Tóibín: Therefore, the answer is nothing, no money has been drawn down.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Please allow the Minister of State to reply.

Deputy John Perry: First Step has used the fund very effectively to date. As the Minister, Deputy Richard Bruton, has correctly stated, the exports of Enterprise Ireland and Bord Bia supported companies are the highest on record. We have met the two pillar banks and viable businesses are receiving funding, despite what the Deputy says.

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Employment Rights 6. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the legislative measures, if any, he intends to introduce to prevent scenarios such as Vita Cortex and La Senza whereby places of employment are closed without prior warning being provided to employees and without provision being made for statutory or enhanced redundancy terms. [4108/12]

8. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in the context of the treatment of workers in Vita Cortex, La Senza and Lagan Brick and other similar cases such as the Jane Norman chain in mid 2011, in which workers are denied the rights and entitlements by employers, the measures and legislation he proposes to put in place to ensure

844 Other 25 January 2012. Questions that such occurrences are not repeated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4111/12]

15. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has considered a resolution mechanism to expedite labour disputes to prevent a repeat of the treatment of workers at a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4154/12]

31. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if, in view of the La Senza case in Liffey Valley (details supplied) in which workers were told that they were no longer required to report for work on 10 January 2012 and following the intervention by the trade union group and the Minister for State, he will outline the lessons that have been learned from this case; if there is a need for new legislation; the protections in place to ensure that it does not happen again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3946/12]

45. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in the context of the treatment of workers in Vita Cortex, La Senza and Lagan Brick and other similar cases such as the Jane Norman chain in mid 2011, in which workers are denied the rights and entitlements by employers, the measures and legislation he proposes to put in place to ensure that such occurrences are not repeated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4112/12]

Deputy Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6, 8, 15, 31 and 45 together. The number of cases that have arisen in recent times of companies becoming insolvent and not engaging in timely and adequate dialogue with their employees is regrettable. I fully understand the pressures companies are under, but this should not be an excuse for treating employees shabbily. There are various legislative protections in place in both my Department and the Department of Social Protection to protect employees in situations such as those that have arisen in recent weeks. The arrangements in place offer comprehensive protections, but as recent events have clearly indicated, they require the willingness of all parties to ensure legal obligations are discharged. The Protection of Employment Act 1977, as amended, makes it mandatory for employers proposing a collective redundancy to engage in an information and consultation process with employees’ representatives and provide certain information on the proposed redundancies. An employer is prohibited from issuing any notice of redundancy during the mandatory employee information and consultation period. The Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2001 make it mandatory for employers to provide a minimum period of notice in advance of any dismissal for employees with at least 13 weeks service. The notice period ranges in scale from one week to eight weeks, depending on the number of years of service. The Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 provides that most employees are entitled to four weeks annual holidays for each leave year with pro rata entitlements for periods of employment of less than one year. The redundancy payment legislation, administered by the Department of Social Protection, obliges employers to pay a statutory redundancy lump sum to eligible employees. Where an employer is unable or unwilling to pay, the Department of Social Protection has provision to make a payment from the social insurance fund. The insolvency funds also provide for claims that follow the failure of an employer, for reasons of insolvency, to make payments to employees that are properly due. These include payments in respect of such categories as arrears of wages due, holiday pay entitlement, pension contributions, etc.

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[Deputy Richard Bruton.]

Where workers believe their rights under legislation have not been respected by their employer, they have a right to pursue their complaint before the Rights Commissioners or the Employment Appeals Tribunal, as appropriate. Where disputes arise between workers and employers, the Labour Relations Commission can assist with dispute resolution services. The LRC has a very strong record of brokering solutions in many cases. However, not all situations are amenable to being resolved through conciliation. We must remember that the system of industrial relations in Ireland is essentially voluntary in nature and responsibility for the resolution of industrial disputes between employers and workers, whether in redundancy or other collective disputes, rests with the employer, the workers and their representatives. Recent developments have given us all cause for concern and my Department is monitoring developments in close consultation with the LRC.

Deputy Clare Daly: The Minister’s answer is not good enough. He has merely outlined the status quo and the backdrop against which the scandalous decisions have been made by employers to leave workers with nothing, without notice of closures which are sprung on them deliberately to evade the making of statutory redundancy payments. This is happening within the legislative framework outlined by the Minister, which clearly shows that systems and the level of enforcement are inadequate. There is an onus on the Minister to look further. The question asked what action the Minister would take, and there are a number of measures on which I would like the Minister to comment. The only way workers can meet the threat when closure is sprung on them is by occupying the place of work. Although it did not happen in Vita Cortex and La Senza, when workers occupied the place of work in Thomas Cook, they were dragged out. There should be a provision in these instances where workers could be given legal immunity. That is particularly relevant where people have given all their adult lives working in a particular place. Will the Minister comment on that? Such people should be entitled to examine the books and the financial claims being made by employers, such as Vita Cortex’s Jack Ronan, who say they have no money when everybody knows they have. Organisations such as KPMG represented La Senza in breaching legislation and avoiding statutory provisions, and they have been employed by Departments, which should not happen. The last issue is in the area of enforcement, for which the Minister’s Department is responsible, and measures for staffing adequately the Employment Appeals Tribunal and other organisations.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: I appeal to Members to make questions and replies short.

Deputy Richard Bruton: The various agencies and supports that have been outlined have been active in some of these disputes, and in some cases there have been successful resolutions, as the Deputy probably knows. There is active discussion ongoing in some cases, with SIPTU involved with the Labour Relations Commission and a proposal being put. In another of the cases, following discussions between Mandate and KPMG, the administrator, the outstanding moneys are being paid, with workers getting their entitlements. Portraying the issue as if the system is simply not working should not be the case. There have been cases that any of us would regard as not the way business should be done, and for instance, there may not have been sufficient notice. The agencies I outlined in my reply are taking action and achieving success in some cases. With other cases the disputes are proving particularly difficult. Employers are under an obligation to give statutory notice and there are legal enforcement powers if there is a failure to do so. Those powers remain available. We have a system of voluntary industrial relations, with experienced machinery to help both sides reach conclusions.

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We allow those to work through but there are reserve powers; for example, in the case of redundancy, the Minister for Social Protection would pursue an employer to recover, on behalf of the taxpayer, moneys that may have been paid.

Deputy Willie O’Dea: I know the Minister has engaged in a hands-on way with the two companies mentioned but I will bring his attention to another case. He mentioned the responsibility of employers and the usefulness of the labour relations machinery. In my constituency, there was an employer that was, effectively, the State. This relates to St. Enda’s Sports Complex in Limerick, which went out of business. The employees had not been paid redundancy and took the employer to the Labour Court last May, and the court’s recommendation was that the employees be paid because the redundancy happened because of the withdrawal of funding by a Department. The Department of Education and Skills informed me the money had been put aside to pay the business but the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has refused to allow the money to be paid. We are talking about 28 workers and a grand total of €80,000, which is an infinitesimal amount of money when we consider what bondholders are being paid. A Department is liable for this €80,000 but the State is refusing to honour a recommendation of the Labour Court. Will the Minister investigate that and revert to me?

Deputy Richard Bruton: I do not know of the case. From the Deputy’s statement, it sounds like the case has gone through the agencies for which I am responsible. At this point it is an issue in respect of honouring a recommendation. I will seek information on behalf of the Deputy but it is not available to me at the moment.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: I am dealing first with the people who put down the questions and others can contribute if there is time.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: I am taking Deputy Halligan’s question.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: The Deputy has a question of his own and I will come to him after Deputy Keating.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: I am taking Deputy Halligan’s question.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: I am not aware of that. I will come back to the Deputy after Deputy Keating asks his question.

Deputy Derek Keating: I refer specifically to the La Senza workers, and I know those who found themselves in a vulnerable position would like to express a sincere thanks to all those who provided support during the time in which they were in a very vulnerable and difficult position. I acknowledge the role of Mandate in those circumstances, although I was particularly disappointed with the role of IBEC, which could have been far more supportive. Will the Minister consider introducing a dedicated section of the labour relations system that might respond if there is a repeat of these events, as people suggest is likely to happen again because of recent trends? I know the Government is making every effort to create jobs but we must be mindful as a Dáil and Parliament of the people who are in employment and who find themselves in a very vulnerable position. We have seen far too many cases of this recently.

Deputy Richard Bruton: I would be advised by the Labour Relations Commission, which is the body with experience in this sphere. It is a very hands-on agency and it is not a question of allocating a particular section to work on this. It is every man to the pumps in these cases and from the chief executive down its best effort is put into finding a solution. Sometimes it is not possible to bring about a solution and sometimes it is, as was the case with Lagan Brick,

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[Deputy Richard Bruton.] as the intervention seems to have been successful. Unfortunately, the intervention so far with Vita Cortex has not been successful. It is not an issue of finding a new section or hiving off an area in this regard. I share the Deputy’s concern as this is a worrying trend and we need to get both sides to understand their responsibilities. We should not see such disputes reach this stage. On another side I am trying to improve the operation of the employee relations and industrial relations machinery to co-ordinate and improve the system. There is a design to promote better compliance and understanding rather than relying on dispute mechanisms to such an extent. I accept the point being made by the Deputy but I am not sure a dedicated section would make a difference.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: Is it not the case that the only reason these issues are even being discussed is that workers took action and forced a response from this Government. I refer specifically to the cases of Vita Cortex, La Senza and Lagan Brick. The issue raised by those struggles is what the Government will do to prevent a recurrence of this. Workers want the Minister to ensure that workers who are owed money by companies will have first call in the administration process, and companies will not be able to shelter moneys owed to workers under other company names when those firms still trade in the State. Administrators like KPMG should have a strict code of conduct applied on how to treat workers in these cases. There is a specific case where employees did not engage in an occupation but the Minister is aware of it and has done nothing. Workers for the Jane Norman chain received exactly the same outrageous treatment when they had contracts terminated in June 2011. They were not paid for a month and have still not received wages. The firm went into administration and the workers were still not paid the money owed. Some three or four months later, the Jane Norman chain, under the new ownership of Edinburgh Woollen Mills, again set up Jane Norman to trade in the State. The workers have still not been paid. Will the Minister intervene in this case, of which I believe he is aware, to ensure those workers are paid the month’s wages they are owed, and that the situation cannot arise where a company sacks its workers, owes them money and redundancy, which still has not been paid, and then sets up again a few months later paying workers less and employing them on lower conditions? What is the Minister going to do about that?

Deputy Richard Bruton: The point must be made that the State is standing by workers in these situations. For example, where cases have been pursued under the Redundancy Acts, it is the State that pays workers and ensures they get their rights. The State would then have to pursue the employer, as is required under the law, to recover the money from the employer in those cases. It is not the case that the State is not standing by workers; it is seeking to protect workers in this situation.

Deputy Willie O’Dea: Not in parts of Limerick.

Deputy Richard Bruton: We seek to ensure it is not the taxpayer that is always left having to deal with these situations. The State uses the machinery to protect both itself and workers in these cases. I understand that in the case of Jane Norman, the administration that occurred there has recognised insolvency status under Irish legislation. The money due to the workers will——

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: What about the month’s wages that were not paid?

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Deputy Richard Bruton: ——fall to be paid from the insolvency payments scheme. The State will honour the position of those workers. A number of cases are still to be heard by the rights commissioner service in respect of employees from the company. The truth is that the State seeks to support both sides in resolving disputes. Where they fail and there is genuine insolvency, the State obviously honours the commitment to workers. In cases where dispute resolution fails and the situation is not genuine, the State pursues the employer to recover costs. Where there is failure to give 30 days notice, the State can pursue charges against the company concerned. Legally enforceable powers will be pursued in cases where they are appropriate.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: I will take three brief questions from Deputies Tóibín, Catherine Murphy and Buttimer.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I wish to ask a supplementary question.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: We have only three minutes left. We have already spent 15 minutes on this question.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: We are entitled to ask supplementary questions.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: The Deputy will have to raise the matter in some other way. We are doing our best to be fair.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: I am sorry, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: No, I am sorry.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: No way. My question is on the Order Paper and I am entitled to ask a supplementary question.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: The Deputy should please resume his seat.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: No, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Then the Deputy will have to leave the House.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: Could you explain to me, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, why I am not entitled to a supplementary question?

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Because there are five Deputies with questions.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: I am one of them.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Of course. I am allowing three other Deputies to ask a brief question.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: You are selecting three Members.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: They are three people who have an interest in the issue.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: Why is the time not divided evenly?

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: I divided it among the five Deputies who tabled questions.

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Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes, and I am one of them.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Please, Deputy Boyd Barrett. I call Deputy Tóibín.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: Am I getting a supplementary question?

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: I am calling Deputy Tóibín.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: Am I getting a supplementary question?

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: As Chairman, I can call people as I wish. Deputy Boyd Barrett should please resume his seat.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: Am I getting a supplementary question?

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Deputy Boyd Barrett should please resume his seat.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: Am I getting a supplementary question?

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: I am calling Deputy Tóibín. Deputy Boyd Barrett should resume his seat.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: I want to know if I am getting a supplementary question.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Deputy Boyd Barrett should resume his seat or leave the House. I am calling Deputy Tóibín.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: On a point of order, will you explain to me, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle——

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: The Chair is on its feet.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: Could you explain to me——

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: I want Deputy Boyd Barrett to resume his seat or leave the House.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: It is a point of order.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: It is not a point of order.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: It is a point of order.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: It is not.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: Why am I not entitled to a supplementary question?

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: The Chair is on its feet. Deputy Boyd Barrett should resume his seat.

Deputy Jerry Buttimer: This is wasting time.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Deputy Boyd Barrett should resume his seat.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: Will you explain why I am not entitled to ask a supplementary question?

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An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Deputy Boyd Barrett should resume his seat. I ask the Deputy to leave the House. The Deputy should leave the House. If he does not resume his seat, he should leave the House.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: I am just sitting down.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: I asked the Deputy to leave the House.

Deputy Peadar Tóibín: Could I give my time to Deputy Boyd Barrett to ask his supplementary question?

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: I call Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank Deputy Tóibín very much. All I want to know is whether that is a commitment from the Minister that the Jane Norman workers will be paid the moneys owed to them and that the Minister is going to investigate the matter and ensure those workers receive the same justice that workers in La Senza and others are attempting to receive? Can I get a commitment that the Minister will investigate the Jane Norman case?

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: I call Deputy Murphy.

Deputy Catherine Murphy: I will give up any opportunity to ask a question in favour of Deputy Daly.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: I will come back to the Deputy. I call Deputy Buttimer.

Deputy Jerry Buttimer: I compliment the Labour Relations Commission, LRC, and the Mini- ster on taking the initiative in the Vita Cortex case. However, it has not succeeded. It appears that a deal was done but at the 11th hour one of the parties reneged and walked away. The situation is that 32 people were denied their entitlements by the owner of a company who has engaged with NAMA. I appreciate that the Minister has engaged with the LRC on the matter, but what can we do for these workers who are being denied their rights and entitlements? This group of people have been engaged in a sit-in for in excess of 40 days. These workers are not prohibiting other work being done. They are engaging in a democratic action to receive their entitlements. They are not militants. They are not part of any group of mavericks. They are genuine, decent people who have in some cases worked for 47 years in the company. Where can they go now?

Deputy Clare Daly: The Minister has avoided many of these issues which have not been sorted. Some La Senza workers are not being paid social welfare for the days of the sit-in. Tens of thousands of workers are waiting for statutory redundancy payments. Some cases came in under the radar before Christmas. The Minister has made a lot of points about the industrial relations machinery of the State, such as the LRC, but what will he do given that there is a waiting list of 74 weeks for rights commissioner cases? That is nearly a year and a half. We have 15 rights commissioners and 44 staff in the LRC. That is a reduction on the previous staff number yet, as the Minister acknowledged, the demands are greater. He is not resourcing the machinery on which he seeks to rely. What will he do about that? Why is he continuing to use agencies such as KPMG for statutory or Government work given that it has been involved in bad practice?

Deputy Richard Bruton: Some of those issues are way beyond my responsibilities. My understanding in the case Deputy Boyd Barrett raised is that a UK administration was appointed.

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[Deputy Richard Bruton.] The workers were not given their proper right of notice in that case. It does appear to be an insolvency and under law the power of the Minister in such a case is——

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: The company is trading again in the country.

Deputy Richard Bruton: I will investigate whether that is the case and if that is undermining the position. My understanding is that the insolvency fund will be called into action to honour commitments to employees. I will take note of what the Deputy said. He said that the company that went into administration is still trading. I will investigate that. Deputy Buttimer asked what the next move is in respect of Vita Cortex. An application has been made under the terms of the Redundancy Acts to the Department of Social Protection. In the normal course of events it will pay out money to the workers when it has assessed the claim and seek to recover moneys from the employer. There is also a question of redundancy sums being pursued which are beyond statutory redundancy. That is not covered by the Depart- ment of Social Protection. The LRC is maintaining contact with both sides to see whether there is scope to intervene. That is the difficulty. Through the LRC we will keep a close eye on matters and consider whether there is anything we can do to intervene. On the question of social welfare and KPMG being involved in other cases, it does appear that KPMG and Mandate had discussions that resulted in a fruitful outcome in that case. Like the Deputy, I was surprised at the initial response that appeared to be forthcoming, but the administrator seems to have mended its hand and that issue has been resolved. I can understand the impatience of Deputies. Our system relies on co-operation from both sides, particularly employers, in honouring their responsibilities and is meant to maintain a voluntary approach. It has served us well for many years and across many disputes. We have established expertise that is clearly being put under strain by these disputes, but we will keep a watching brief and seek to make it work to the advantage of workers who are exposed in this way.

Job Creation 7. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of the 13,000 plus Industrial Development Agency supported jobs created in 2011 that were based in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4045/12]

18. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the creation last year of more than 13,000 jobs supported by the Industrial Development Agency and in view of the net gain of 6,114 jobs overall, the number of these jobs that were created in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4044/12]

Deputy Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 7 and 18 together. In 2011, IDA client companies created more than 13,000 new jobs, up 20% on the previous year’s level of 10,897, increasing the total number of those employed directly in companies supported by the agency to almost 146,000, representing a net increase of more than 6,000. The IDA has informed me that there are 12 IDA Ireland-supported client companies in County Wexford employing 2,060 people. Some 51 new jobs were created in IDA Ireland-supported client companies in Wexford in 2011. The most significant announcement last year came in September when the Taoiseach joined Mr. Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of The Coca- Cola Company, to celebrate the opening of the new $300 million Coca-Cola manufacturing and innovation facility in Wexford, which will facilitate the creation of 100 new jobs in the coming years. This investment is a vote of confidence in Wexford by a global leader.

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The past year has been a difficult one for the south east region with significant job losses. The rise in unemployment in the region has been sharper than in the rest of the country. In the wake of the TalkTalk closure, I instructed my agencies to put together an action plan for the south east. The report was published in December 2011 and contains many actions that can help deliver on the ambition of having a stronger local enterprise base, but it can only achieve so much. There are challenges for all agencies in the region to help build up its competitive advantage and promote it in a co-ordinated manner. The south east received a boost earlier this month with the announcement that Eishtec, a Waterford-based company providing consumer contact centre services, is to create 250 new jobs by mid-2012 as part of a major new expansion at its new custom built facility in Cleaboy Business Park.

Deputy Mick Wallace: The situation in the south east is bad, but it is even worse in County Wexford. The creation of 51 jobs out of 14,000 means that, compared with the national average, matters have worsened in the past year. Almost 20,000 people are on the live register in Wexford and it is one of the country’s worst unemployment spots. Two factors help people to get out of difficult circumstances, those being, jobs and education. We are lagging behind dramatically in both respects. This has led to significant social problems. We have some of the highest illiteracy, teenage pregnancy and suicide rates. We have no third level college. The recent cuts in special needs assistants, SNAs, have had a dramatic effect in Wexford, probably more so than in most counties. Cuts to resource teaching for Travellers and to language support teaching have had considerable effects on primary schools. Gorey community school, the largest school in the country, has lost three guidance teachers. The situation is going downhill. What active decisions can the Government take to reverse this trend? Traditionally, places with poor land were poor. The land in Wexford is good, but 50% more Wexford people were working outside the county than in it in 2007. For some strange reason, few jobs have gone to Wexford in the past 20 years.

Deputy Richard Bruton: I accept the Deputy’s comments. For the reasons he has outlined, I have directed the IDA to give a particular priority to the region. It has suffered badly, and not only during the recession. During the good years, the growth in its industrial base did not match the growth in other parts of the country. I have also directed Enterprise Ireland to contact its portfolio of companies intensively and to make a competitive call for feasibility funding for new start-ups targeted specifically at the south east. Some of Enterprise Ireland’s new programmes will be piloted in the south east to give the region the first opportunity. We have sought to build on the research excellences found in Waterford Institute of Technology, WIT, and work with companies to develop them. We are intensively considering what our agencies can do to promote employment growth in the south-east and to support business start-ups. Many of the issues the Deputy raised fall outside my remit. I am acutely aware that, for a long time, the region has sought to upgrade from an institute of technology. I understand that criteria will shortly be published to clarify the requirements for the development of a technological university. The Minister for Education and Skills is clear on there being an opportunity for educational institutions to develop. I acknowledge the Deputy’s remarks and it is a region to which we are giving intensive attention.

Deputy Mick Wallace: The Minister should keep in mind that most of the initiatives to which he has referred are directed towards Waterford. Wexford has a much faster growing population. It is one of the country’s fastest growing populations. Many of the issues I raised are of a social

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[Deputy Mick Wallace.] nature and outside the Minister’s remit, but the lack of jobs feeds into them. For example, Gorey community school is the largest school in the country. When I visited it last week, people were worried that students would fall through the net because of the cut to guidance teachers. The lack of jobs is creating social problems, yet we are cutting the measures to deal with those problems. Given that Wexford has a fast growing population and has already fallen behind, its circumstances will worsen without active intervention on the part of the Government.

Deputy Richard Bruton: This is active intervention. I have already directed the IDA to ensure that 50% of projects should be outside Dublin and Cork. Within that directive, we are placing a spotlight on the south east. While that also includes Waterford, one must consider a region’s strengths and its hub and gateway locations and try to build on what exists. The IDA does not have the power to move jobs around and companies can choose locations. We must consider the region as a whole. I hope our intervention will help the entire region and not just focus on its largest city. We will monitor progress.

Deputy Peadar Tóibín: There are significant regional disparities in the State-aid provided through the IDA and Enterprise Ireland. For example, County Meath has 4% of Ireland’s population but receives 0.3% of IDA funding. In three of the past five years, counties Cavan and Monaghan received no IDA funding. Last year, Meath received two IDA visits in total. My issue relates to Deputy Wallace’s questions. When one approaches these enterprise organisations, one is often told that they find it difficult to get businesses to come to Ireland and that getting them to locate in particular regions is next to impossible. How much is the Government spending on regional offices for the IDA and Enterprise Ireland if, by their own admission, they are irrelevant in terms of directing businesses to the regions? We are funding a regional infrastructure within the State agencies, yet they cannot intervene to direct where the businesses go. Some businesses are operating without making provisions for contingent liabilities such as redundancy pay. Therefore, they are operating in a bankrupt fashion. Either the legislation or the policing of this matter is not working. Will the Minister consider a system whereby businesses must pay a bond, as construction companies did in the past, to ensure those liabilities are covered in the event of company failure?

Deputy Richard Bruton: Immediate success can be had by IDA Ireland in respect of smaller companies. However, in the case of substantial job announcements, where the company in question is seeking a very deep labour pool, there is, of necessity, a certain restriction in terms of the regions that can offer a good fit. More recently IDA Ireland’s focus has been less on the blue chip companies and more on emerging businesses which are more regionally footloose. It has had success in establishing such projects in regions outside of the core population centres. That approach is working well. It is essential that we have a regional network whereby the agencies can work closely with local authorities and the other players which provide the property solutions and so on. They must be able to work with educational institutions on research and development, for instance, and on identifying the needs of particular companies. It is essential, whether for importing indigenous companies or IDA Ireland companies, that there be a support network which facilitates that level of intelligence. The Deputy is correct that there has been a growing focus within IDA Ireland on winning business overseas rather than concentrating on particular regions. Traditionally, advance factor-

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Question No. 8 answered with Question No. 6.

Business Regulation 9. Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he has taken to reduce the regulatory burden on business; the steps he proposes to take over the next three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4171/12]

Deputy John Perry: Good progress has been made by my Department and its agencies in reducing administrative burdens on business, with a reduction of more than 23% already achieved. This amounts to annual savings for business of more than €198 million. Details of all the initiatives making up this total are available on my Department’s website. Successful initiatives resulting in significant savings include company law savings of almost €80 million per annum, more than €33 million of which is due to the work of the Companies Registration Office, CRO, with companies now able to submit their annual returns online via the CRO website. It is envisaged that by mid-year, the audit exemption threshold for companies with fewer than 50 employees will be further increased from the current limits — €7.3 million for turnover and €3.65 million for balance sheet — to the maximum allowable under EU law, that is, €8.8 million for turnover and €4.4 million for balance sheet. Raising the threshold will increase the €4 million in savings already achieved. In health and safety law, a total of €117 million in annual administrative savings for business has been delivered by the Health and Safety Authority via two key projects, namely, the BeSMART online tool for preparing the risk assessment and safety statement, at a cost of €53 million, and the SMP20 guidelines, costing €64 million, which assist construction firms with fewer than 20 employees in establishing and maintaining an effective safety management system. The reorganisation of the five existing employment rights and industrial relations, ERIR, bodies, which I have set in train, will result in a simplified two-tier structure comprising a single body of first instance adjudication and a single body of appeal. This new structure will provide a better service for both employees and employers, with fewer delays and reduced administrative burdens. Already there has been some significant early progress, including the development of a single complaint form for use in all existing bodies, the establishment of a single point of entry for all claims, and the creation of a centralised website containing all relevant information on employment rights and industrial relations. My officials are currently using the standard cost model to estimate the likely savings for business that will be delivered by the ERIR simplification and will report on these later in the year. Estimates of the administrative burden savings that will arise from some of the simplified approaches within the consolidated companies Bill will be also produced. Additional information not given on the floor of the House. My Department also co-ordinates the cross-Government measurement and reduction of administrative burdens towards the 25% target to be reached by the end of this year. A project to measure the burden imposed by regulation under the responsibility of seven Departments and Revenue was initiated in September 2011, and I expect results from the first cluster of Departments by the end of the first quarter of this year. Work is continuing to identify new areas where administrative burdens on business can be reduced. In this respect, the high level group on business regulation is an important forum for my Department to hear directly from business representatives. As part of the action plan for

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[Deputy John Perry.] jobs, the Government will be undertaking an assessment of the opportunities to achieve further reductions in regulatory burdens.

Deputy Willie O’Dea: I am confused by the Minister of State’s reply. According to the briefing I obtained from his Department, an initial target of a 25% reduction in administrative burdens was set, with that reduction expected to produce cost savings for businesses of €500 million. However, the Minister of State says there has been a reduction of 23% and an associated saving of €198 million.

Deputy John Perry: The target is 25%.

Deputy Willie O’Dea: Yes, the target is 25%. However, according to page 46 of the briefing given to me by the Department 12 months ago, a 25% reduction should represent a monetary saving of €500 million. If that is so, how can a 23% reduction amount to a saving of only €198 million?

Deputy John Perry: The figure is a whole-of-Government estimate. A large number of intergovernmental bodies and Departments are working on this initiative, but my reply referred only to the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. It is about the simplification of regulations, but not all of the Departments that are bringing in reductions deal with business. There are many simplifications that can be introduced to make the methodology and operation of a Department more effective. The burden of inspections on companies and the associated regulatory requirements are very much a hidden cost. We are obliged to reduce that cost. In regard to the simplification process, overall administrative burdens in the areas of company law, employment law and health and safety law have been reduced by more than 23% to date. Details of all of these initiatives are available on the website. In addition, workshops were held around the country, which were very well attended, in which we discussed how best we can engage with business people. The high level group established by the previous Administration has as its aim to identify burden issues to Government and to follow through on the implementation of corrective measures. As a former Minister, the Deputy will be aware that it is difficult to bring that mind set into Government. The high level group has been effective thus far, with progress being made in regard to the health and safety statement, online taxation returns and so on. It is about finding practical solutions. In regard to enforcement and inspection, there is now increased co-operation with those bodies. Our objective is to reduce inspections of compliant firms and to identify those which are not compliant.

Written Answers follow Adjournment.

Topical Issue Matters An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Joe McHugh — telecommunications infrastructure in Border regions; (2) Deputy Ann Phelan — engagement by NAMA with local authorities regarding unfinished estates; (3) Deputy Patrick O’Donovan — the provision of support to Limerick County Council to restore water supply to the Shannon Estuary area of County Limerick; (4) Deputy Michael Lowry — State funding to Aiséirí treatment centres; (5) Deputy Dessie Ellis — the purchase of NAMA properties for use as social housing by local authorities and voluntary housing associations; (6) Deputy Patrick Nulty — cuts to community-based family therapy services in the

856 Rail 25 January 2012. Network mental health sector; (7) Deputy Simon Harris — the need to re-examine the system of issuing prescriptions; (8) Deputy Paul J. Connaughton — the potential closure of the psychiatric ward of St. Brigid’s Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway; (9) Deputy Mary Lou McDonald — the need to re-organise the system of waste management in Dublin; (10) Deputy Martin Ferris — the impact on the rail network following the awarding of a contract to Balfour Beatty, given that company’s safety record in the United Kingdom; (11) Deputy Eamonn Maloney — the need to review the decision to cease funding of the two estate management projects in Tallaght, Dublin; (12) Deputy Timmy Dooley — the need to declare Ireland a fracking-free zone; (13) Deputy Seán Crowe — the need to intervene and reverse the 75% cut to funding imposed recently on the Fettercairn estate management projects in south-west Dublin; (14) Deputies Paudie Coffey and Ciara Conway — the need to review the Government mandate given to An Post; (15) Deputy Mattie McGrath — the need for clarity in regard to the future of community employment schemes; (16) Deputy Michael Conaghan — the need to maintain mainstream funding for the STAR project in Ballyfermot, Dublin; (17) Deputy Robert Troy — the need to maintain the pupil-teacher ratio in schools with fewer than 86 pupils; (18) Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett — the need for a public inquiry into the Providence Resources PLC foreshore application, which includes drilling 6 km off the coast in Dublin Bay; (19) Deputy Sandra McLellan — the Health Service Executive southern area’s plans to deal with the impending staff exodus; (20) Deputy Kevin Humphreys — the need to ensure there is the capacity within the State for bread-making flour for plant bakeries to be produced; (21) Deputy Tom Hayes — the reason a not-for-profit organisation (details supplied) had its application for relief of taxes refused; and (22) Deputy James Bannon — the need for the Minister for the Envir- onment, Community and Local Government to reconsider the position in regard to section 23 relief, which in essence stands to be removed retrospectively, severely impacting on counties such as Longford, Leitrim and Roscommon, which have seen a disproportionate fall in the value of properties, a lack of demand for house purchase, poor available rents, a high level of unfinished housing estates and a still high demand for social housing. The matters raised by Deputies Martin Ferris, Timmy Dooley, Joe McHugh, and Paudie Coffey and Ciara Conway have been selected for discussion.

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Rail Network Deputy Martin Ferris: There is serious concern regarding the awarding of the contract for rail maintenance to a British company, Balfour Beatty, which has also been awarded the €400 million contract for maintenance of the Bord Gáis grid. The reason for this concern, other than the fact that jobs will be lost among Irish contractors, is the company’s poor safety record. Most of this record relates to incidents on the British railway system, including the derailing of a train on a section of line laid by the company. In 2006 Balfour Beatty was fined GB £7.5 million after a train crash which cost four lives and caused 100 injuries on a section of line maintained by the company. In 2007 it was fined GB £180,000 following the fatal electrocution of one of its line maintenance workers. The company also has a rather colourful history in terms of securing contracts. In 2008, for example, it was fined GB £2.25 million when the Serious Fraud Office found it guilty of false accounting. In 2009 it was fined GB £5.2 million by the Office of Fair Trading for corrupt practices in securing construction contracts. In the light of all this, can the Minister or the public be satisfied that the railway system will be in safe hands? Surely the company’s record ought to have been taken into consideration

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[Deputy Martin Ferris.] before these contracts were awarded? There is also the worrying development that all of the major contracts for such work within State companies are apparently being awarded to overseas companies. In this instance, the company in question has secured lucrative contracts with Bord Gáis and larnród Éireann, while the contract for line maintenance within the ESB is also being tendered abroad. How does this sit with the Government’s target of creating indigenous employment? Irish companies and Irish workers will be considerably impacted by the loss of this work, despite having delivered such contracts to a consistently high standard over the years. That record stands in contrast to the standards of the company in question. Will the Minister confirm the belief among Irish companies that there is an obligation on public bodies to seek tenders from within the EU? Given the state of the economy and the need to generate employment, there surely ought to be an obligation, particularly on the part of State companies, to ensure such contracts go to Irish companies, which have an established track record in this type of work. I am seriously concerned about awarding this contract to Balfour Beatty given its track record and appearances and convictions before the courts. From a security point of view, given its convictions for fraud and malpractice, this is a dangerous precedent for any Government to set.

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Fergus O’Dowd): I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, who is unavoidably absent. I thank Deputy Ferris for raising this issue. I was not aware until now of the information which the Deputy has just put into the public domain. Perhaps he will provide me with a copy of it. As the Deputy will be aware, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varad- kar, does not have an operational role in larnród Éireann nor does he make decisions on awarding of contracts by the company. This is a matter for larnród Éireann and its parent, CIE, in accordance with their procurement policies. The Minister understands from larnród Éireann that on 20 February 2010 a procurement process was advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union seeking expressions of interest from economic operators in a procurement competition intended to lead to the award of a contract to operate and maintain the On Track Machines, OTM, fleet. A procurement evaluation panel, which consisted of suitably qualified and experienced larnród Éireann infrastructure managers, determined which was the most economically advantageous tender having regard to the award criteria. On the basis of the decision of the procurement evaluation panel, approval from the board of larnród Éireann and the board of CIE was sought to conclude negotiations and to award a contract to the preferred bidder, in accordance with CIE Group procurement policies and procedures. The decision was approved by the board of larnród Éireann on 25 October 2011 and by the CIE board on 3 November 2011. The participants in the tender process were advised on 9 November 2011 of the decision reached in regard to the award of contract, in accordance with the requirements of SI 131/2010 European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010. Under the Railway Safety Act 2005 and EU Directives, the Railway Safety Commission, RSC, is responsible for the regulation of railway safety in Ireland and ensures compliance with EU obligations. In accordance with provisions of the Act, the primary duty of care for the safety of the railways rests with the railway undertaking and its management and staff. On works on the railway, larnród Éireann ensures that all such operations comply with overall safety requirements and standards. The Minister has been informed by the Railway Safety Commission that the activities of any OTM operator-maintainer, including movements over the larnród Éireann network between

858 Rail 25 January 2012. Network depot and work site, are subject to safety certification by it based on assessment and acceptance of a safety management system that fully complies with EU regulations.

Deputy Martin Ferris: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I will forward the information I have to his office. I previously raised this matter in the House with the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, when I was sure all of this information was available. The Minister of State, Deputy O’Dowd, stated that the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport has no operational role in awarding contracts. In light of the information I brought to the House last week and again today, will the Government revisit contracts that have been awarded in terms of safety, including the colourful history of the company that secured this contract? The company concerned was fined £7.5 million following a train crash on a section of line it had maintained, resulting in the loss of four lives and 100 injuries. It was also fined £2.2 million by the Serious Fraud Office and £5.2 million by the Office of Fair Trading for corrupt practices in securing construction contracts. This is worrying. I understand these convictions are on public record. I will forward the information to the Minister of State’s office. I hope it will be looked at and that the Government will revisit the terms of contracts and will investigate whether this information was disclosed by the company concerned. Many Irish companies with good track records in terms of safety and so on are unable to procure employment. Given the current economic climate here, with so many people unemployed and more people regularly joining the dole queues, there is an obligation on the Govern- ment and everyone else here to ensure that, where possible, there is positive discrimination of Irish companies.

Deputy Fergus O’Dowd: During my time as Opposition spokesperson on transport, CIE and Iarnród Éireann were regularly invited to committees to discuss issues like this. Following receipt of the information from Deputy Ferris, I will ensure it is given to the Minister and will ask that it be forwarded to the board of CIE. The key point is that the Minister for Transports, Tourism and Sport has no role in deciding where contacts are awarded. That is the function of the boards of CIE and Iarnród Éireann. The Deputy has rightly raised the question of whether they were aware of the facts outlined and if so, what implications, if any, this might have in terms of the legal awarding of the contract to the successful bidder. Six expressions of interest were obtained from the initial advertisement. Following a pre- qualification process, four entities were invited to submit tenders. Three tender submissions were received. larnród Éireann determined that it wished to award a single contract encompassing operation and maintenance services. As one of the tender submissions related to maintenance services only, this tender was not considered for the purposes of awarding the contract. Following initial tender submissions in September 2010, the tender evaluation process entailed four rounds of discussions with the two companies competing for operation and maintenance of the contract. Negotiations in this regard concluded in September 2011. The contract award criteria for the purposes of the tender evaluation comprised 65% cost, 30% methodology for provision of services under the contract and 5% start-up time. A procurement evaluation panel, which consisted of suitably qualified and experienced larnród Éireann infrastructure managers, determined which tender submitted the most economically advantageous tender having regard to the award criteria. The issues the Deputy brought to my attention will be brought to the attention of the Mini- ster, Deputy Varadkar, and the company concerned. I suggest to the Deputy that, as the Mini- ster has no role in awarding contracts, he, as a member of the transport committee should, as a matter of urgency, ensure Iarnród Éireann is called to attend before that committee to urgently discuss these issues, at which point he can seek all information to which he is entitled.

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[Deputy Fergus O’Dowd.]

The Railway Safety Commission is the regulator in this area. I have no doubt it will ensure that any activity carried out for and on behalf of Iarnród Éireann will meet all safety requirements.

Gas Exploration Deputy Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I also welcome this opportunity to discuss what I believe will be a critically important issue for the Government and country over the coming months, namely, fracking. This practise is causing fear and concern for citizens who live in areas identified as having potential for extraction of shale gas, one of which is in the Clare area and the other of which is in the Leitrim area. I will concentrate on the area with which I am familiar, which is the Clare area. This practice is causing grave fear and concern for many people living in the Clare area. They have heard the stories from other countries of the devastation of fracking on communities, community life, groundwater and tourism potential. People in Clare — and, I am sure, throughout the country — have strong views on this issue. So strong are they that the local council has during the past two weeks commenced the process of ultimate banning of fracking in Clare and other areas. Obviously, the democratic process has worked well at local level and it is incumbent on Members, within the confines of the Dáil, to act on the advice they have been given by local authorities such as Clare County Council. I call on the Minister of State to take on board the views and comments of those concerned, that is, the local elected representatives and those whom they seek to represent, to ensure no further licences, exploratory or otherwise, are issued; that no commercial activity is allowed to begin and that the Government moves at the earliest possible opportunity to implement a nationwide ban on the process of fracking. While Members are the custodians of the land, in the great scheme of things they are only here for a relatively short time. It is vitally important that we not do anything to the nation and its lands that would render it completely redundant for future generations. They have a responsibility to protect the environment. The research I have undertaken indi- 4o’clock cates that the process of fracking would have a detrimental impact and effect on the areas concerned. West County Clare which is known as a beauty spot has a certain population density. It is of vital importance to protect the livelihoods of those who wish to reside in such an area. Were Members to turn it into a wasteland by allowing the process of fracking to be developed, they would be telling future generations they would be obliged to move away from the area. Ireland is a small island with a fair-sized population. It cannot afford to turn vast tracts of the countryside into wastelands. The Government should move quickly in this regard, rather than giving the exploration companies which come here, albeit in an exploratory capacity initially, a potentially legitimate expectation. However, as the giving of a licence marks the first phase, the very fact that it is issued creates an expectation. Moreover, it is not good enough to state such companies must have an EPA licence or will be obliged to secure planning permission. Ireland should take a firm decision immediately that it is not in favour of onshore fracking. There is potential to find natural resources offshore in our seas, which is positive and on which we must follow through. However, a line should be drawn under onshore exploration through fracking at the earliest possible opportunity in order to prevent it from becoming an ongoing issue.

Deputy Fergus O’Dowd: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue in the Dáil and the Ceann Comhairle for selecting it. I agree with the Deputy that it is an important issue.

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My Department has not received applications for or licensed the use of onshore hydraulic fracturing in Ireland. The earliest an application could be made is early 2013 and the earliest exploration drilling could be considered is 2014. The question for Ireland is not whether it should be declared a fracking free zone. Instead, we must be clear in our understanding of the potential implications of this technology before any project proposing its use can be authorised. There is potential for Ireland to enjoy both economic and energy security benefits from its indigenous oil and gas resources. However, such benefits will only be realised through effective exploration. Ireland has a policy of actively encouraging investment by relevant companies in oil and gas exploration, both onshore and offshore. All such utilities are subject to a robust regulatory framework with the clear objective of ensuring such activities are carried out in a safe manner and without causing harm to the environment. The holders of the three onshore licensing options granted last year by the former Minister of State, Conor Lenihan, have a first right, under the authorisations given by the previous Government, to apply for exploration licences in the same areas. The granting of the licensing options has commenced a process which I stress was commenced by the previous Government. In the event that it leads to applications coming before me, any such applications will be subjected to rigorous and detailed assessment. Strong regulatory processes are in place, involving An Bord Pleanála, the EPA, my Department, the Commission for Energy Regulation and others, that would apply to future projects. All these bodies, other than An Bord Pleanála, would have an involvement at both the exploration and production phases. All these processes are subject to a range of national and European Union legislation, including the environmental impact directives, and include a public consultation phase to ensure concerns of the community are heard. I acknowledge that people have, as is right and proper, concerns that the use of hydraulic fracturing in exploration and production activities could have a negative impact on the environment. Plenty of examples may be found if one considers the film “Gasland”, reads the press, examines the finding of the American Environmental Protection Agency, considers what happened in France and so on. This is an important subject and the Government is concerned that if hydraulic fracturing does take place, it must only do so in the most stringent and acceptable of circumstances. The principal concerns expressed relate to the production phase of a project. The production phase in commercial production entails the use of chemicals, some of which are carcinogenic. Moreover, I refer to other serious issues such as the impact on the water table, the possibility that methane gas might flow from one’s tap and so on. Regardless of whether they relate to hydraulic fracturing or loose practice, these are the issues, each of which must and will be considered in this context. Members of the House are aware that the debate on fracking is taking place worldwide. In a number of European countries exploration for unconventional gas is ahead of Ireland. Coun- tries such as France have introduced a ban, while Poland actively encourages this form of exploration. In the United States there has been extensive exploration, as well as strong debate and considerable controversy. Members are aware that the Internet is rich with articles on the subject, many of which express contradictory views. However, a US EPA preliminary report found that compounds associated with chemicals used in the United States during the drilling of wells that had been hydraulically fractured were also found in groundwater at locations near an exploration project. The findings in this preliminary report have been challenged by the exploration company and the final outcome has yet to be decided. The key lesson to be taken is that decisions can only be made on the basis of the best expert scientific advice available. This is the reason the EPA which is conducting preliminary background research will undertake more extensive research on the matter later this year. This

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[Deputy Fergus O’Dowd.] research will help to inform the Government’s decision. Any further applications will be the subject of a number of robust consent processes and any decision I make as Minister of State will be informed by detailed scientific assessments.

Deputy Timmy Dooley: While I welcome the Minister of State’s appearance in the Chamber to discuss this issue, I am disappointed he has stated it is not about declaring Ireland to be a fracking free zone, as it is. Carbon fuels are a finite resource and at some point the supply in the ground will be exhausted. The sooner this is accepted the better and the sooner this becomes obvious to exploration companies, the sooner alternatives will be suggested. It is not permissible to destroy the environment and the Earth to the point of no return only to then accept all the fuel is gone and we have to find an alternative. This will happen until such time as governments state enough is enough, which would force investment in alternative energy sources. If the government of a small island such as Ireland which, because of its greenness and tourism potential, is synonymous with respect for the environment is not prepared to do this, we have much to learn. The Minister of State is the kind of campaigning Minister who could take the bull by the horns and turn it around. He could stand out across the world, were he prepared to take this decision. I implore him not to be driven by certain individuals within his Department who have a view that this would be good for the country from a commercial perspective. The argument is that as Ireland is going through difficult economic circumstances, it should try to exploit and explore the potential to be found in the environment in this regard. Even were we to destroy the environment, we would ultimately reach a point at which no more mineral resources were available. We must, therefore, be bold and brave and take a long-term view. I ask the Minister of State to give further consideration to this issue which I acknowledge is one that will require a whole of government approach and thought process. He certainly should not rule out the principle of making Ireland a fracking free zone.

Deputy Fergus O’Dowd: While I appreciate the Deputy’s comments, I repeat that when in government, Fianna Fáil granted the initial licences and that a process has commenced. Consequently, it is not realistic to tell me that it has not commenced. The Government is considering and dealing with the process.

Deputy Timmy Dooley: A new Government is in place.

Deputy Fergus O’Dowd: May I finish? I did not interrupt the Deputy and it is important to have complete clarity on the issue. The process has started and the companies in question will return by the end of the year with a view as to what they think they have found, after which they will proceed to the next stage when I will have to give due consideration to all the arguments made. When that stage is reached, I will be advised by the EPA. The latter is already carrying out a desktop study and is committed to carrying out a much more detailed analysis by the end of the year. The analysis in question was not carried out prior to the licences being issued by the former Minister of State, Conor Lenihan. The difficulty is that we cannot turn back the clock in respect of this issue. I assure the Deputy that any decisions I make will be based on the best advice available from the EPA and internationally. If there is a chance that billions of euro in untapped gas could be brought to the surface and thereby provide a massive boost to the economy, then we must take account of that fact. If it became possible to create thousands of jobs in my constituency or that of the Deputy and in view of the fact that we import most of our energy, then that prospect would be worthy of

862 Telecommunications 25 January 2012. Services serious consideration. I accept the point the Deputy made in respect of renewables and I will be happy to debate the matter further with him at any stage.

Telecommunications Services Deputy Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister. I am glad to have the opportunity to reiterate the sentiments I expressed and observations I made at the relevant committee in 2010. This debate provides an opportunity to appraise the position with regard to the level of mobile phone coverage available in Ireland and also to consider what has happened since 2010. In the period 2008 to 2010, there was a 30% increase in the number of text messages sent. Between March 2010 and March 2011, 5.6 billion texts were sent by Vodafone customers alone. The breakdown of the relevant statistics shows that of the various mobile phone operators, 3 has a market share of 5.8%, Meteor’s share is 20%, Vodafone’s is 42% and O2’s is 32%. There is a need to analyse why there has been such an exponential growth, approximately 10.8%, in the number of texts sent. We could state that things may be good and that from a business point of view, this could be seen as a positive development. However, we must also examine the position with regard to various areas in which there is basically no mobile phone coverage. This is leading to large numbers of dropped calls. In 2010, the Commission for Communications Regulation, ComReg, used a very specific methodology to measure mobile phone coverage. This was population-based and was focused on the cities. In carrying out its analysis, ComReg engaged in test drives along national primary and secondary routes. Obviously, this did not take account of coverage on smaller roads and, as a result, we can question the methodology, particularly as the results which it produced have given Vodafone, O2, Meteor and 3 the opportunity to state that they provide 99% coverage. Under the criteria set down by ComReg, this is probably correct but it is certainly not the case in reality. It is important to point out that we are not seeking the provision of additional masts, rather we are seeking an increase in “piggybacking”. Many companies are already working together on this. They are also working in partnership with different State agencies. For example, RTE is renting space on its masts to various phone companies. However, there is still a need to discover whether coverage has increased. My mobile phone bills have not been dramatically reduced. I have spoken to others whose bills have not been reduced either. In addition, there are still high numbers of dropped calls. There is a technical issue with regard to 3G coverage, which relates to videos, e-mails and large documents. In the context of this matter, I refer specifically to 2G coverage. When I leave my home in Carrigart to drive to Dublin each Tuesday, it is a nightmare when I try to have conversations with people on my phone. I travel through Northern Ireland on my way south and even though the Orange and Vodafone UK networks operate there, the coverage is still disastrous. There are people in the Gallery from Lifford, County Donegal, and I am aware that they have difficulties with dropped calls and that their phones drop into and out of UK coverage. In that context, there is a need for a debate on the entire cross-Border dimension to this matter. When the Ceann Comhairle attends meetings of the North-South Parliamentary Forum hosted in Northern Ireland by the Speaker of the Assembly, William Hay, MLA, he incurs costs if he receives e-mails on his laptop or iPad. We must, therefore, consider this matter in the context of the North-South integration commitments contained in the Good Friday Agreement. We must also consider why we are incurring additional costs and the role played by ComReg.

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[Deputy Joe McHugh.]

Let us consider the good co-operation in which the United Kingdom and Ireland engaged in recent years, even prior to Queen Elizabeth ll’s visit last May. There is no doubt that a great deal of business is being done. In that context, some 47% of our exports go to the United Kingdom. If we want to turn intangibles such as the positive goodwill between our two countries into something tangible, we should consider ways in which we can make it easier for people to communicate while doing business.

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Deputy Pat Rabbitte): I thank the Deputy for giving me the opportunity to place on the record of the House some remarks in respect of this matter. I am also glad to take the opportunity to outline some of the initiatives undertaken to improve the quality of telecommunications infrastructure in regional and rural areas. As Deputy McHugh will be aware, the electronic communications market in this country is fully liberalised and is regulated by the independent regulator, namely, the Commission for Communications Regulation, ComReg. The provision and quality of electronic communications services, including broadband, is a matter for those private sector service providers which are regulated and licensed by ComReg. Broadband services are provided by private service providers over various platforms, including DSL — that is, via telephone lines — fixed wireless, mobile, cable, fibre and satellite. As Minister, I have no role in the operational matters of these private companies. The role of the State in the provision of broadband infrastructure is generally limited to policy and regulation. In terms of direct service provision, the State can only intervene in areas where the commercial service providers have been unable to offer services on a commercial basis. In this regard, the Government has undertaken a number of initiatives to bring broadband into these areas. In the case of one such intervention, namely, the national broadband scheme, broadband services are available from 3 in all of the 1,028 electoral divisions designated to be covered under the scheme. This includes 200 of the 514 electoral divisions located within the Border area, namely, those in counties Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Louth, Monaghan and Sligo. This represents just under 40% of the total number of electoral divisions in the region. As regards the remaining electoral divisions there, the national broadband scheme was prohibited from providing a service in these areas which were deemed to be already served and where to do so would give rise to an unacceptable level of market distortion. While broadband and mobile phone coverage is now available across the entire country, I am aware that there continue to be a relatively small number of premises that are not capable of receiving broadband services. This is primarily due to technical and other reasons such as suitability of telephone lines, distance from an enabled exchange and no line of sight. The Government’s most recent intervention, namely, the rural broadband scheme, which is currently in the verification phase with licensed service providers, is aimed at making broadband services available to individual unserved premises in rural non-national broadband scheme areas. This could include individual premises located in the non-national broadband scheme electoral divisions in Border counties. A total of 1,148 applications to the rural broadband schemes were received from those counties. Each application corresponds to an individual household or premises. The advances in the provision of private sector broadband, along with the interventions of Government I have outlined, means that Ireland will reach the European Commission’s Digital Agenda for Europe target of having basic broadband available to everybody well in advance of the 2013 deadline. The Government accepts that the widespread availability of high-speed

864 Telecommunications 25 January 2012. Services broadband is, as Deputy McHugh has argued, a key requirement in delivering future economic and social development. With basic broadband services available across Ireland, the challenge now is to accelerate the roll-out of high-speed services. I would like to conclude by mentioning the next generation broadband task force, which I chair. The task force is considering how best to facilitate the roll out of next generation broadband throughout Ireland, which reflects a commitment under the NewERA proposals in the programme for Government. The task force will conclude its deliberations shortly. It is my intention to consider the findings, conclusions and recommendations of its report and to move quickly thereafter to put in place the optimal policy environment for the delivery of high speed broadband, and thereby assist in delivering on the commitment in the programme for Government. I thank the Deputy for raising this topic and am glad to have had the opportunity to respond.

Deputy Joe McHugh: I appreciate the Minister’s clarification and I appreciate the work in which he is involved. There are rural areas with no masts and where the dongle can be used on a laptop as well. That has all been acknowledged. The Minister is correct to say that these are private sector players and that he does not have a direct role in what they invest, but we have a role through ComReg. Consumers need the utmost protection in terms of the money they invest when signing up to a service provider, and in the service that they receive. Many will argue that they are not getting service in certain areas, such as in parts of Donegal, Monaghan and Kildare. We have to examine whether ComReg’s objectives to analyse mobile phone coverage through the methodology of the population base is good enough. We can be open about this conversation and it is good to have an ongoing analysis. It is important to see if the Department of Justice and Equality is open minded to use Garda station masts as piggy backs for mobile phone services, rather than have new masts built. I know that RTE masts have been used by different service providers. Can the Minister analyse the methodology used by ComReg to measure the broadband coverage? The advertising literature of Vodafone and O2 claim that they have 99% coverage. That is the case according to their rules, but in reality they do not.

Deputy Pat Rabbitte: I accept Deputy McHugh’s point that a methodology that relies solely on population does leave rural areas in some difficulty. The way things have developed in recent times means that there is fierce competition between the private sector companies for the urban consumer, but some of the same companies are not very interested in the less popu- lous areas to which Deputy McHugh makes reference. That is a concern. I was looking at the electoral divisions for the counties, which is the subject of the motion. There is only 35%-58% coverage of the national broadband scheme in those areas. That leaves a gap. The purpose of the next generation task force is to devise a road map for the future that will identify where there is normal competition between the private sector operators and the rest, and figure out what the Government can do about the rest. There is a basic service everywhere nowadays, but I accept that it can be too basic in some areas and that there is a genuine problem with speed and quality that must be addressed. I hear Deputy McHugh’s essential point, which is that there is a necessity to re-examine the driving methodology of the regulator, which is population based. I certainly will take that on board.

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Post Office Network Deputy Paudie Coffey: Following on from the last debate, this issue is about service provision that is essential for our citizens in rural areas. We must never underestimate the value of the post office to deliver economic and social services to citizens residing in rural Ireland. Not only do they have access to postal services, but also to essential services such as banking, the television licence payment system and social protection payments. There are areas I would like the Minister to examine to ensure the future viability of our post offices, such as the payment through our post office network of motor tax and the new household charge. I know the Minister is looking at new household broadcasting charges. Access to those services should be available to rural citizens as well as urban citizens on an equal basis. As a semi-State company, An Post has a commercial mandate from the Government, but I believe it should also have a social obligation to meet its customers’ needs. Many post offices have already closed in rural Ireland, and the impact has been felt severely in those areas. An Post may justify these closures due to the proximity of the closing post office to other available post offices in the jurisdiction. However, the time has come where we need full transparency around these decisions. We need clarity on the criteria used by An Post to close such post offices. Kill is a rural village in the heartland of mid County Waterford, and the post office there services a full 10 km radius, and includes villages such as Bunmahon, Dunhill, Annestown and Ballylaneen. None of those villages has a post office and the people in the area all use Kill post office. This post office was burgled in October 2011 and there were problems. I believe An Post took an opportunistic decision to close the post office. I took the matter up with the CEO and the senior officials in An Post, and I was very disappointed with the response. It took two months for an elected representative to get a response from the chief executive of a semi-State company. Not only that, the information on the letter was incorrect. It stated that the nearest post office available to the remaining customers is four miles away, when in fact it is 10 km. It is just not good enough for an area with no rural transport links to be abandoned and left in isolation. This issue needs to be revisited and a social impact assessment carried out prior to any decisions being taken by An Post.

Deputy Ciara Conway: I want to take this opportunity to speak about the basis on which An Post currently justifies the closure of rural post offices, namely, on economic grounds and non- viability. This does not take into account the commercial services that accompany such post offices, such as those outlined by Deputy Coffey like banking services, social welfare distribution and often private shops, which are a vital part of the rural infrastructure of local communities. Post offices are often the focal point for people and give business and life to the local shop, which is a central part of any rural society. I would also like to point out that post offices provide a social support to individual members of the public, mostly those who are elderly and at risk of further isolation. I understand that An Post is a semi-State company and has a commercial mandate, but the Government also has a stake in Bus Éireann and the ESB. Bus Éireann provides, perhaps not to the extent that we would like, a service that is non-profitable to areas of low population. The ESB provides electrification at a commercial loss to the islands. The Minister should look at how An Post can also provide a service to these rural communities. Deputy Coffey has outlined the difficulty faced by many people in mid County Waterford with the closure of Kill post office. I bring to the Minister’s attention some statistics of which I have become aware in

866 Post 25 January 2012. Office Network recent weeks. The week prior to the robbery and the subsequent closure of the post office almost 700 transactions took place there. This shows a great opportunity to grow its viability. As Deputy Coffey mentioned, we can also look at the introduction of other services such as motor tax and foreign exchange. We could look outside the box. Rural County Waterford is a very scenic and beautiful place and we could have tourist information points for those we want to visit the county. We should consider the example of the ESB which operates at a loss by providing electricity to the islands and rural parts of the country. Will the Minister take on board these points?

Deputy Pat Rabbitte: The Government’s core policy goal for the postal sector is to ensure Irish customers, whether business or residential, enjoy competitively priced, high-quality postal services. The Government is committed to a strong and viable An Post and supports its maintenance of the maximum number of economically viable post offices. The Government also appreciates the importance of the rural post office infrastructure. The programme for Government recognises that the universal postal service is an essential public service, especially in the case of rural communities and those disadvantaged communities affected by the digital divide. The importance of the postal business and the post office network was recognised by Deputies during the comprehensive debate on the Postal Services Act last year. Deputies are aware that the commercial operation of An Post’s post office network is a matter for the board and management of the company and not one in which I have a direct statutory function. An Post’s original mandate stems from the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983 under which it was established. The company is required to provide counter services for its own and Government business and other uses which the company sees fit. This counter business has developed significantly over the years and now encompasses a range of financial and bill payment products which are offered alongside the more traditional features such as NTMA products, social welfare payments and stamp and television licence sales. An Post is facing challenges in its postal and mail business from the revolution in communication technologies. An Post must build on its intrinsic advantages such as the scale of the post office network, brand name and strong connection between postmasters and their local community to re-invent itself as a dynamic and sustainable business in the technological age. I am confident the management and staff are capable of doing this. An Post management has succeeded in growing business at post office counters generally. Most Deputies are familiar with some public concern at queues and delays in certain post offices. This is not the sign of a failing business. Equally, Deputies should be aware of the success of new services such as foreign exchange in certain outlets. The counter business is not immune from the threat presented by the development of electronic alternatives to traditional counter business. An Post management cannot wish this away, nor will I ask it to. At the last An Post AGM, it was made clear to the board that new value-added services must be found to maximise the potential of the post office network. The recession and banking crisis have increased the amount of business being conducted through post offices. An Post must take advantage of this and has been encouraged to give further consideration to identify scope for post offices to generate additional business, particularly on the banking agency side. As a result of large-scale investment in the computerisation of the network, the company has had success in securing business growth in its contractual arrangements with AIB, Western Union gift vouchers, Garda fines and BillPay. In addition, An Post wins a significant amount of business from Departments for postal services and financial services delivered through the post office network. Approximately 62% of post office network business comes from Govern-

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[Deputy Pat Rabbitte.] ment work. However, while the Government will continue to strongly support An Post, a reliance on Government contracts in the future is not a valid or robust strategy for An Post to take to address the challenges it faces. The Department of Finance is looking at strategies for the further development of e-inclusion initiatives in the financial services area. An Post already has a strong track record in dealing with people who are financially excluded and An Post will have a central role in the development and implementation of initiatives along with the other stakeholders in the area. The Department is working to ensure the advantages offered by An Post are fully recognised in the design of products and services to address financial exclusion. The importance of An Post to rural communities is well recognised and as a company it must seize all opportunities to remain relevant to its local customer base. I understand the concern of the Deputies about the financial viability of the post office counters service. I will continue to facilitate business expansion by the post office counter business because it is only this growth which can provide a sustainable basis for the survival of an expensive post office counter service in rural Ireland. I will pay particular attention in the months ahead, with my colleagues the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Social Protection, to the development of a universal basic bank account product which I want to be accessible in the post office network nationwide. The Government recognises the strategic importance the postal sector plays and the central role An Post has played to date.

Deputy Paudie Coffey: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive response. He has identified many challenges facing An Post and I agree it needs to reinvent how it delivers services to those in rural Ireland. However, it certainly cannot provide these services if it closes post offices without tangible assessment of what extra delivery could give rural areas. Will the Minister take an active interest in this area on behalf of rural citizens? I do not expect a post office at every crossroads; far from it. However, I gave the example of there being no post office in a 10 km radial in mid-County Waterford. The Minister used the phrase “financial exclusion” and this is what is happening to many customers of the Department of Social Protection who used the post office in Kill. They are financially excluded because there is no rural transport link or ready access to alternative postal services which are more than 10 km away. This is unacceptable and An Post needs to review this. The Government must be cognisant of the changes in rural Ireland to ensure that we protect services as far as possible.

Deputy Ciara Conway: The CEO of An Post acknowledged that the post office network is vital to businesses and the social fabric of Irish society. The social dimension of An Post’s services is under-estimated, misunderstood and misrepresented by An Post. If the CEO truly believed what he stated Kill post office would not have been closed. He showed disregard for the residents of the area by not even having the correct information, stating that the nearest post office was only four miles away when it is more than 10 km away with a round trip of more than 20 km. For people already struggling to collect pensions this is a considerable impos- ition. There are no rural transport links or Bus Éireann services to facilitate access to An Post services. Decisions on the closure of post offices cannot be made on economic imperatives alone. The social impact of something like this cannot be measured on a balance sheet.

Deputy Pat Rabbitte: I accept what Deputies Coffey and Conway have stated on the social role and responsibility of An Post. We spent a good deal of time during the debate on the Bill discussing this very issue. The difficulty is that An Post is also a commercial State company

868 Water Services (Amendment) Bill 25 January 2012. 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and it must be viable; this is its mandate. It is this balance between the commercial mandate and the social responsibility that is sometimes difficult to get right. I agree with Deputy Paudie Coffey that there is a need for the company to continue to reinvent itself. We should make no mistake: electronic substitution has caused the gravest of problems for An Post and there has been a dramatic decline in its revenue in recent years. There has been a drop in volume of more than 20%, which has caused very serious difficulties for An Post. As regards the fact that Kill post office is closed, until Deputy Conway brought the matter to my attention yesterday, I was not aware of it. I do not know the circumstances surrounding the robbery that seems to have precipitated its closure, but I will undertake to raise the matter with the chairman of the company. I do not know whether it is the intention to reopen it. I accept it is not the most strategic approach to the retail infrastructure of An Post that, for whatever happenstance, that if a post office is closed, it will remain closed because it is one less. I will examine the prospects in the case of Kill post office in that context.

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Debate resumed on amendment No. 1:

In page 3, line 20, after “Directives” to insert the following:

“and publish a set of agreed standards for septic tanks and treatment systems”.

— (Deputy Brian Stanley). An Ceann Comhairle: Deputy Seamus Healy is in possession and has 30 seconds remaining.

Deputy Seamus Healy: I have a little more than 30 seconds; perhaps I had taken only 30 seconds.

An Ceann Comhairle: No.

Deputy Niall Collins: There is no guillotine.

Deputy Seamus Healy: I welcome the Minister’s confirmation that the quality of groundwater in Ireland is very good. As I said earlier, the report of the Environmental Protection Agency as well as others indicate that the levels of pollutants from septic tanks are, to use their word, minor and that the cost of remedial works is approximately 5% of the overall cost in dealing with. I am disappointed, however, that the Minister is not prepared to specify the standards that will apply. This is unacceptable. It is reasonable to expect standards to be specified in legislation such as this, as Members and the public should know the exact position. The Minister asked those of us on this side of the House how we would solve the problem.

An Ceann Comhairle: The Deputy’s time is up.

Deputy Seamus Healy: I will conclude on this point.

An Ceann Comhairle: If the Deputy is speaking for a second time, a two minute limit applies.

Deputy Seamus Healy: I had only started.

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[Deputy Seamus Healy.]

In respect of remedial works on septic tanks, rural dwellers have already paid towards the cost of municipal system upgrading and should not be asked to pay a second time. This work should be done by the State, which would help to create jobs and thus save money in making social welfare payments.

Deputy Mick Wallace: The Minister stated earlier that financial hardship would not be imposed on anyone who needed to have his or her septic tank adjusted in any way. Can I take it that people will not have to pay for adjustments where it is not their fault? If there are costs involved in remedying a tank to meet the new regulations, the Minister has stated no one will suffer financial hardship. I take it there will be grants. Is that true? The Minister is not answering my question.

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Phil Hogan): I am guided by the Ceann Comhairle who is the boss.

Deputy Mick Wallace: The Minister will probably agree with me that it would be very unfair if people had to pay for something for which they were not responsible. I agree with the Government that this is a problem which must be addressed but under no circumstances should the cost fall on those who are not responsible for the fact that their septic tank does not measure up to the new regulations to be applied. The Minister has said he will take a risk based approach rather than have all septic tanks inspected. I am curious to know how he will decide on which tanks should be tested. Wexford has the second highest number in the country and I am fairly confident that close to 50% will be found to be disappointing, as there is a huge problem with percolation in the county. There was also a huge problem with the raised beds scheme because the soil used was not good enough to take the bacteria out of the wastewater before reaching the water table. That presented a major problem. Many were allowed to use soak pits in the earlier days which are now clogging up and do not work as a result. There is also the issue of the outfall to running streams, which is now illegal. Obviously, permission was obtained to do this, but it will cost money to change it and since no one will suffer financial hardship, I presume the Government has plenty of money set aside. Obviously, the Europeans have agreed to give some money because it will cost a good deal of money to rectify the problem. In fairness, it will create some unemployment, but I hope ordinary people will not have to pay for it.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: From the very beginning of this debate the lack of information on the standards to be applied and the maintenance regime has made it very difficult to have a realistic debate. The Minister gave an undertaking on Committee Stage that he would publish the standards and that they would be brought before the Oireachtas. Is he confirming that this will happen before he signs the commencement order?

Deputy Phil Hogan: I said that before the Deputy arrived.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Minister is aware I was attending a funeral.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I understand the reason the Deputy was not here.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: The second point is that we accept it is risk based, but when examining the risk involved, we should look at the areas in which there are high levels of groundwater pollution in considering the framework plans, but my understanding is that the Minister will be looking at the type of system in place. I have no doubt the grid will take into account the

870 Water Services (Amendment) Bill 25 January 2012. 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) type of system in place and that on any risk based analysis those with older systems will be at much higher risk of not complying with the standards and are, therefore, certain to face inspection. The third aspect the Minister appears to gloss over at times is that regardless of whether one’s septic tank is inspected, one is still required under the Bill to bring one’s system up to the prescribed standard, even though we do not yet know what that will be. If the Minister could deal with these issues, we would be able to move forward. If the Minister is right that approximately 10% of septic tanks will fail and that the average cost will be approximately €2,000, the cost of providing a 100% grant will be €100 million. That will be a small sum out of the €1.5 billion he has set aside for water and wastewater services in the next five years. If he really believes what he has been saying to everybody for the past four or five months and since he believes this will be so cheap, he should be able to announce today that there will be a 100% grant to meet the cost of prescribed upgrades. If we could get this, many problems will be solved and the only issue that will remain will be the provision of a 100% grant to meet maintenance costs.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: In his response to Members on this side of the House the Mini- ster confused matters more than he clarified them. He has stated that what he is proposing will not impose financial hardship on any family, but at the same time, as Deputy Éamon Ó Cuiv pointed out, he is not willing to come forward and say what he is proposing. He did not clarify the exact standard to which he hopes septic tanks will be raised. He has not clarified that if he is asking a person who was granted planning permission in the 1980s to move from the standard of regulations with which they complied at that time to a higher standard of regulation which is to apply to the septic tank now, exactly what standard that is to be. In his response to these further queries, could he clarify the position? Many people were outside these Houses earlier today seeking clarification, and it a was a shame the Minister did not go out and address them.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Did Deputy Healy-Rae tell them the truth?

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Of course he did.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I will try to ignore the Minister because he tried earlier to rise me. I do not want to go over my speaking time——

An Ceann Comhairle: The Deputy has gone over it.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister launched a personal attack on my family and myself earlier today. We will stand on our track record at all times——

Deputy Phil Hogan: It is a very bad one.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: ——and the Minister can stand on his. We can face the people with our heads held high on our track record of work any day of the week. We will see how the Minister will get on when he imposes these further regulations on the people, especially those in rural Ireland, and we will see what they think of him then.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I am sure Deputy Healy-Rae told people the full information about what we were discussing here today and told them the fact that I have said on many occasions that no planning will be required and that all we want to know is the year the septic tank was provided on a particular dwelling, irrespective of whether it was in the 1940s, 1970s or 1980s.

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[Deputy Phil Hogan.] We want to know whether the septic tank is doing the job it was intended to do and whether it is working. The regulations I will lay down will show that to be the case in due course.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: The Minister has a funny way of going about this.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: He is going the wrong way about it.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Deputy Ó Cuív mentioned a few times on Committee Stage the fact that he made every effort to include regulations as part of the legislation.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: No, I said, I brought regulations back——

Deputy Phil Hogan: What did you say?

An Ceann Comhairle: I ask the Minister to address his comments through the Chair and not to be inviting comment.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I said I brought regulations back to——

Deputy Phil Hogan: In the case of the Official Languages Act 2003 he did not do that.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I did.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy did not.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I did.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I have it here, and the Deputy did not do it.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I did.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Perhaps it is one that escapes the Deputy’s mind.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: If the Minister checks the record, he will see——

Deputy Phil Hogan: I have the record; I checked it.

An Ceann Comhairle: Can we proceed please? We are on amendment No. 1 and there is a time limit on this.

Deputy Phil Hogan: When I became Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, I was handed a European Court of Justice judgment in respect of which we had failed to achieve a victory in 2009.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: One loses some.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy lost that one.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: We lost that one.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy and his Government were doing something about it. Pro- posals were brought as far as Cabinet. I read them earlier for the benefit of other Deputies but I will give Deputy Ó Cuív a flavour of what was involved here. The Deputy and his Government said at the time that, arising from a consultation in October-November 2010, where his Govern- ment had committed to file a defence with the European Court of Justice arising from that

872 Water Services (Amendment) Bill 25 January 2012. 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) judgment or else fines would have been imposed, the new system would set out the duties and responsibilities of householders regarding their on-site waste water treatment systems and would require householders to have their on-site systems assessed to ensure those systems were being operated and maintained correctly. Second, it would specify the frequency at which these assessments would be carried out. Third, it would require householders to take any remedial action necessary to bring their on-site waste water treatment systems up to required standards and the timelines within which such works were to be undertaken. When it came to the standards, the Deputy said that they must comply with the EPA code of practice for waste water treatment and disposal systems serving single houses dated October 2009.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: Absolutely.

Deputy Phil Hogan: These are the standards that we now know——

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: The is the second time the Minister has read that.

An Ceann Comhairle: Deputies, please.

Deputy Phil Hogan: We now know that the cat is now out of the bag. The Deputy was prepared to bring in stringent standards for inspection and monitoring of septic tanks and he never told us about it and neither did he tell the people at all the public meetings he attended about all the various standards he was prepared to bring in. I am not prepared to bring in those standards.

Deputy Martin Ferris: We do not know the standards.

Deputy Phil Hogan: They are too onerous and too rigid for people and I have no notion of bringing in the standards that Deputy Ó Cuív was prepared to bring in when he was Minister and which he agreed in Cabinet to bring in. He should tell the people of Connemara and those attending public meetings the implications of his policy arising from what he intended to do in 2010.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: Can I speak a second time on this?

An Ceann Comhairle: The Deputy may and he has two minutes

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I will explain it very simply. We had debated the issue of the State financing this and if the State were to finance it, surely it was good to have it to the highest standard.

Deputy Paudie Coffey: The Deputy is speaking out of both sides of his mouth.

Deputy Phil Hogan: What was the estimate?

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: If Minister was to read the information that I give at the meetings, he would note that my contention is that, sooner or later, Europe will force the Minister to apply the 2007 water framework directive and, whether he likes it or not and despite all his fine talk, he will wind up with those standards because it will be impossible to explain to a court in Europe that whereas this system is required in a new house to give clean water, and that is all it will give, a much simpler and inferior system will produce the same clean water. If that is so, why is the 2009 standard proposed by the EPA? It is inescapable logic and that is the point the Minister has been missing from beginning. What he is trying to say to the people is that he will get away with a low standard, he will wait for An Taisce to go over to Brussels

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[Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív.] and for Brussels to give him an order in regard to 2009, and then he will throw up his hands in horror and say that he cannot fund all of that and that people will have to pay for it themselves. That is exactly where he is leading the people.

(Interruptions).

Deputy Mattie McGrath: He is trying to be a magician.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: What I have said from the beginning is that as sure as day follows night, Europe will insist on the 2007 water framework directive.

Deputy Phil Hogan: No.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes, it will. I asked the Minister that if it will not——

Deputy Phil Hogan: I will have a bet with the Deputy on that.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: ——and if it is firewalled against a court judgment——

Deputy Phil Hogan: I will have a bet with Deputy Ferris on it as well.

(Interruptions).

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: One of the problems with the Minister’s argument is that if he checks the decision of that Government, he will note it was to allow the Minister to draft a Bill, and we have not considered the Bill.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy just had the heads of it agreed and he did not——

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: No, we did not have the heads of it agreed.

Deputy Phil Hogan: What happened? We have all the information.

An Ceann Comhairle: I remind Members that this is Report Stage and we are dealing with a particular amendment and Deputy Ó Cuív’s time is now up. I ask him to resume his seat and I will call Deputy Stanley to reply to the debate as the mover of the amendment.

Deputy Brian Stanley: How much time do I have to reply to it?

An Ceann Comhairle: The Deputy has two minutes.

Deputy Brian Stanley: Having listened to the debate, it comes down to the issue of standards, which is the subject of the amendment tabled by Sinn Féin, which we are supposed to be discussing. My concern relates to site size. I heard what the Minister said and the assurances that were given, but this is not contained in the legislation. In relation to the site 5o’clock size, the issues include the size of the septic tanks, the location of the septic tanks, the quality of the percolation area, the location on the site of the septic tank, the maintenance of the septic tank and the frequency of the desludging and emptying of the tank. They are the issues with which the inspectors will deal. The Minister is being flaky on this and his predecessor, Mr. Gormley, was accused of being flaky. The Minister’s answers have been very non-specific. This measure will be eased in and the EPA inspectors will not be flaky but will be very specific on this.

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I wish to return to the issue of grants. I agree with the Minister on the risk-based approach. I hope he is talking about using the mapping system close to water sources and that it is not risk-based as in risk of each tank. I hope that is what he is talking about and, if it is, it is good news. That said and in the context of whether there to be an army of EPA licensed inspectors carrying out inspections, we must have grants in place, and the Minister has said he will examine that in 2013. He said the other day that he might yet consider a scheme of grants to be brought in, or he was quoted as having said that in an article in The Irish Times. That is the furthest I have heard the Minister go in that respect. The Minister has to give an upfront commitment in the House today to implement a scheme of grants. I outlined to the Minister a case——

Deputy Phil Hogan: I am not going to sign any black cheque.

Deputy Brian Stanley: I do not want a blank cheque and neither does Sinn Féin nor the people of Laoighis-Offaly.

(Interruptions).

Deputy Phil Hogan: Go back to Northern Ireland.

Deputy Brian Stanley: I outlined a case this morning of two pensioners I met on Saturday——

Deputy Paudie Coffey: The Deputies do not deal in cheques, they deal in cash.

Deputy Brian Stanley: ——two people in their seventies who will need grant aid to upgrade their septic tank. If the Minister sends out an army of inspectors who force those unfortunate people to meet very high and stringent standards which they will not be able to be meet, I appeal to him to give an upfront commitment that he will try to help those families, particularly those who cannot afford it. Let us work together to improve ground water and water quality. We want to do that. I am sincere in saying that.

An Ceann Comhairle: I now put the question: “That the amendment be made.”

Deputy Martin Ferris: What about a response from the Minister?

An Ceann Comhairle: The Minister has spoken twice. I am putting the question.

Deputy Brian Stanley: The Minister did not answer my questions.

An Ceann Comhairle: He has already replied twice.

Deputy Martin Ferris: He has not responded on the issue of grants for upgrading.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: All he did was read into the record what he had read in earlier.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I have already responded.

An Ceann Comhairle: On Report Stage, each Deputy is entitled to speak once. If a Deputy speaks a second time he or she may speak for two minutes. The mover of the motion has a right of reply. The amendment was moved by Deputy Stanley and he has replied.

Amendment put:

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The Dáil divided: Tá, 40; Níl, 87.

Tá

Calleary, Dara. Lowry, Michael. Collins, Joan. McConalogue, Charlie. Collins, Niall. McDonald, Mary Lou. Colreavy, Michael. McGrath, Mattie. Cowen, Barry. McGuinness, John. Crowe, Seán. McLellan, Sandra. Daly, Clare. Moynihan, Michael. Murphy, Catherine. Donnelly, Stephen S. Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín. Dooley, Timmy. Ó Cuív, Éamon. Ellis, Dessie. Ó Fearghaíl, Seán. Ferris, Martin. Ó Snodaigh, Aengus. Flanagan, Luke ‘Ming’. O’Brien, Jonathan. Fleming, Tom. Pringle, Thomas. Grealish, Noel. Ross, Shane. Halligan, John. Smith, Brendan. Healy, Seamus. Stanley, Brian. Healy-Rae, Michael. Tóibín, Peadar. Higgins, Joe. Troy, Robert. Kirk, Seamus. Wallace, Mick. Kitt, Michael P..

Níl

Bannon, James. Harris, Simon. Barry, Tom. Hayes, Brian. Breen, Pat. Hayes, Tom. Broughan, Thomas P.. Hogan, Phil. Bruton, Richard. Howlin, Brendan. Butler, Ray. Humphreys, Heather. Buttimer, Jerry. Humphreys, Kevin. Byrne, Catherine. Keating, Derek. Byrne, Eric. Kehoe, Paul. Cannon, Ciarán. Kenny, Seán. Carey, Joe. Kyne, Seán. Coffey, Paudie. Lawlor, Anthony. Conaghan, Michael. Lynch, Ciarán. Conlan, Seán. Lyons, John. Connaughton, Paul J.. Maloney, Eamonn. Conway, Ciara. McCarthy, Michael. Corcoran Kennedy, Marcella. McEntee, Shane. Coveney, Simon. McFadden, Nicky. Creed, Michael. McHugh, Joe. Daly, Jim. McLoughlin, Tony. Deasy, John. Mitchell, Olivia. Deenihan, Jimmy. Mitchell O’Connor, Mary. Deering, Pat. Mulherin, Michelle. Doherty, Regina. Murphy, Eoghan. Donohoe, Paschal. Nash, Gerald. Dowds, Robert. Naughten, Denis. Doyle, Andrew. Neville, Dan. Durkan, Bernard J.. Nolan, Derek. English, Damien. Nulty, Patrick. Farrell, Alan. Ó Ríordáin, Aodhán. Feighan, Frank. O’Donovan, Patrick. Ferris, Anne. O’Dowd, Fergus. Fitzgerald, Frances. O’Mahony, John. Fitzpatrick, Peter. O’Sullivan, Jan. Flanagan, Charles. Penrose, Willie. Gilmore, Eamon. Perry, John. Griffin, Brendan. Phelan, Ann. Hannigan, Dominic. Quinn, Ruairí. Harrington, Noel. Reilly, James. 876 Water Services (Amendment) Bill 25 January 2012. 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed)

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Ryan, Brendan. Stanton, David. Sherlock, Sean. Timmins, Billy. Shortall, Róisín. Tuffy, Joanna. Spring, Arthur. Wall, Jack. Stagg, Emmet.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Aengus Ó Snodaigh and Seán Ó Fearghaíl; Níl, Deputies Emmet Stagg and Paul Kehoe.

Amendment declared lost.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 2:

In page 4, between lines 46 and 47, to insert the following:

“(3) The prescribed date shall not be sooner than the making of regulations in relation to maintenance, servicing and operation of domestic waste water systems.”.

When we discussed the issue of standards in the context of amendment No. 1, the Minister said a standard much lower than that provided for in the water framework directive or by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2009 would suffice in this case. I would not like to doubt the Minister.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy is doubting me all the time.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: If he is so certain about the standards he will provide for, he must have——

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy is doubting me all the time.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I am doubting the Minister to a significant extent because he keeps contradicting himself. He must have the standards prepared already but he is keeping them very close to his chest, which is contrary to the principles of openness and transparency. He is not allowing Deputies on this side of the House to see what those standards of maintenance will be.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Is the Deputy getting worried?

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I have been extremely worried about this issue from the beginning.

An Ceann Comhairle: Deputy Ó Cuív should be allowed to speak without interruption.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: It is just a joke to the Minister.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Yes.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: It is a matter of affordability for people in rural Ireland.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy will be a joke in a couple of weeks.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: This amendment sets out to ensure this legislation will not be commenced until the regulations governing the maintenance, servicing and operation of domestic waste water services have been made. The Minister has given an undertaking that the regu-

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[Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív.] lations will not be made until they have been published, subjected to public consultation and brought to the Dáil and Seanad for discussion. We are trying to ensure the horse really does go before the cart. We will need to know the full facts of the regulations and to have them debated. We will need to have a chance to ensure the regulations being introduced by the Minister comply with EU law and cannot be challenged in the European court.

Deputy Michael Creed: The Deputy is some man to lecture us about complying with EU law. He evaded the need to do so for several years when he was in government.

An Ceann Comhairle: Deputy Ó Cuív to continue, without interruption.

Deputy Michael Creed: That Government evaded its responsibilities under EU law.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: We did not.

Deputy Michael Creed: There was a European Court of Justice ruling to that effect.

An Ceann Comhairle: I can add Deputy Creed to the list of speakers if he wishes.

Deputy Phil Hogan: There were 31 cases involving the then Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government alone.

An Ceann Comhairle: Can we hear Deputy Ó Cuív without interruption?

Deputy Phil Hogan: That is some legacy.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: Can I continue, a Cheann Comhairle?

An Ceann Comhairle: Yes.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: Thank you very much. We need to focus on the job in hand, which is very important to people.

Deputy Phil Hogan: It is important to tell people the truth.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: By mentioning extraneous issues when we are trying to develop good legislation, the Deputies opposite are diverting our attention from issues of detail that will have a huge effect on ordinary people’s lives. I ask the Minister to accept this amendment, which seeks to ensure that before this legislation is commenced and registration begins, we will know the standards that will apply in cases of maintenance and upgrading. We want to ensure we will have had an opportunity to see whether the standards to be proposed by the Minister will stand up to a challenge. If the standards are so easy and so different from those set out in the 2009 code of practice of the EPA, as the Minister keeps saying they are, they should withstand our scrutiny. Before we can agree to anything, we will have to ensure the standards cannot be overruled in a court case in Brussels. As a Deputy quite rightly pointed out, Irish Governments have introduced many laws in the belief that they were firewalled against challenge from Brussels. The original laws in this case can be included in that list. Unfortunately, when non-governmental organisations have gone to Brussels, we have often found that what we thought was firewalled is firewalled no longer. We cannot take a chance on this issue. Is the Minister willing to accept amendment No. 2 so that we can get the guarantee we need, so that the prescribed date for making the commencement order of registration, shall not happen sooner than the making of the regulations in relation to maintenance, servicing and operation

878 Water Services (Amendment) Bill 25 January 2012. 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) of the domestic water systems, so that we stop buying a pig in a poke, as the Minister has been trying to do for the past four or five months since he proposed this Bill?

Deputy Brian Stanley: I support the Fianna Fáil amendment as regards the commencement date and to provide that everybody will be clear in advance of that date as to the standards and regulations. If the Minister’s documentation is correct — I am sure his officials would not supply him with incorrect information — I acknowledge that previous Governments intended to push ahead with the 2009 standards which would be very onerous on rural dwellers.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Absolutely.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: They had no choice.

Deputy Brian Stanley: This has been sitting around for the past 37 years and as a new Member, I fail to see how this has gone on for 37 years, how the people who were here before us and some who are still here, did not find time to sit down and work out how to sort out this problem, to achieve a consensus and to deal with it. I refer to the commencement date for the application of the standards. I refer to people with small sites such as quarter-acre or half-acre sites and where percolation areas have been added outside of the site boundaries, with the permission of adjoining landowners. I ask that in these cases, the Minister will guarantee that people will not be forced to buy land to comply with whatever regulations are introduced. I know this is a difficult issue and there will need to be give and take with regard to it. Many people on small sites in areas with poor percolation have been forced to locate a percolation area beyond the boundary of their own site. I ask the Minister to address this because it is of great concern to people. They are worried that they may have to buy land from an adjoining landowner and in many cases they are on low incomes and do not have the wherewithal to purchase land. The Minister is in the driving seat now. The previous Government did not do anything about increasing the grants for group sewerage schemes. The grant for group sewerage schemes is only €2,000 while the grant for the water schemes is €6,000, even though a far smaller pipe is involved. I wrote to the previous Government when I was a member of the county council but no action was taken to increase the grant for sewerage schemes beyond the level of the grant for water schemes. I ask the Minister to look at this issue because many of these problems could perhaps be solved by small group sewerage schemes on the outskirts of towns which would bring many of these ribbon development houses on the edges of settlement areas into the main sewerage system. The Minister knows what I mean because he was a county councillor. I ask for some commitment from the Minister to examine that issue which is very important and which will help to improve ground water around many of the towns and to encourage people away from septic tanks if they are living on the fringes of main settlement areas.

Deputy Thomas Pringle: I support amendment No. 2. I ask the Minister to ensure that the commencement date is not imposed before the regulations are published and agreed and discussed in the House, as stated by Deputy Ó Cuív. One of the strange aspects of the debate on the Water Services (Amendment) Bill has been the lack of any real clarity as to the regulations. The Minister has been a little misleading as he had stated previously in the Chamber that people would only have to comply with the regulations in force at the time a house was built. This means that anything built in 1970 would only have to comply with the 1970 regulations. To my mind this creates an administrative nightmare in the regulation of septic tanks as neighbouring houses could be judged on completely different standards. It is generally believed that the regulations will more than likely be

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[Deputy Thomas Pringle.] very close to the 2009 standards when finally adopted by the EPA. This will place very onerous conditions on people and cause difficulties in compliance, as outlined by Deputy Stanley. The size of site required to comply with the 2009 standards is 0.6 of an acre whereas most people’s houses would only be on half an acre. This would leave them in great difficulty in compliance. The regulations must take into account the smaller sites and people would not have the room to construct new percolation areas to meet those very onerous standards. A certain number of houses have been built in the recent past which comply with the 2009 standards and yet a lower standard may be chosen by the Minister. It is very difficult to debate this issue when we do not know what the standard will be. I urge the Minister to accept the amendment to ensure the standards are in place and have been debated in the House before the commencement of the legislation so that even at this late stage, we will be given some certainty as to the necessary compliance.

Deputy Michael Colreavy: As this is my first time to speak on this Bill I wish to briefly set out the context. I will not delay as I am conscious that there are many amendments to be considered. It should not be necessary for anybody to have to say that it is in all our interests to have clean water throughout the length and breadth of Ireland. Every person in this House would agree, as would the good people from Connemara who left home at 6 a.m. this morning to travel to the gates of Leinster House; they all want clean water. Everybody outside this House wants clean water. The only reason I say this is that some of the contributions from some speakers on the Government side of the House seem to imply that because amendments are put forward we do not want clean water or we are prepared to live with risky water. That is not the case. Because of the number of amendments, a statistician would be drawn to the conclusion that it is probably faulty legislation in the first place. People in rural areas are now to be penalised because of the failure of the previous Government — and it was a failure — to introduce a waste water inspection and management system and the decision of the present Government to go ahead with this proposed legislation to fill that gap. This action is not based on any clinical or measurable findings as to levels of pollution; it is based on the fact that the EU Court of Justice found there was a failure on the part of the Irish Government to provide a waste water management system. Legislation already exists to deal with those who cause pollution of our waterways. However, instead of introducing a pollution monitoring and management system, it now appears the Government is setting out to push through legislation when the impact of this legislation cannot be known. There is nothing specific about this legislation; it is only specific with regard to commencement dates. This is very dangerous were the Bill to be passed in its present form. This morning, the Minister asked for trust. He asked us to trust him and to allow the legislation to go through and everything would be all right. The Minister will understand that some people will have great difficulty in trusting something in a Government which appears to be more concerned about bailing out reckless financial gamblers than it is about protecting the interests of Irish people. I would identify the gaps that have to be filled before this legislation can proceed. Those gaps include the required standard of the septic tanks, and we have already had a vote on that. There is nothing specific in that. Will the standard of the septic tanks be uniform or will it vary according to the level of risk presenting? For example, there is the proximity to water courses or prevailing soil types. We were delighted to have the Minister in Leitrim quite recently but it is a pity the visit was at night. If he had come during the day he would have seen the beautiful glens, hills, mountains, lakes and rivers, although we have “challenging” soil types in Leitrim and parts of Sligo. At

880 Water Services (Amendment) Bill 25 January 2012. 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) this time we do not know if the standards that the Minister will devise will apply across the country or according to prevailing soil types. We need to know exactly what financial support will be provided to people who find that their systems do not comply with the new standards, whatever they will be. What will happen if a person is ordered to upgrade a septic tank and treatment system but the upgrade requires additional ground which is not available? What will happen if the adjoining soil — even if it is owned by the person in question — is inadequate? It may have been adequate when the septic tank was installed but it may be inadequate now. It is very wrong that this legislation will criminalise people who stuck by the rules and did what they were told. Standards have changed so these people will be outside the law. Until such gaps are filled and we can be assured that there will be equality of treatment for those who live in rural areas and those who live in urban areas, the Minister should not expect trust from the people. This legislation should not proceed.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Ba mhaith liom fíor-fáilte a ghabháil le muintir Chonamara atá anseo inniu. I support Deputy Collins’s amendment. I will not go over what was asked of the Minister by all the previous speakers but we cannot buy a pig in a poke. We cannot say “everything will be all right, Jack” and if we sign up to this, the Minister will look after us. Does he intend to have a slush fund so he can look after some people? He could make a phone call to a county manager and let certain people off because they are his colour. That his what it seems like.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Nonsense.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: The last speaker is dead right. The Minister was elected on a basis of trust, which is being quickly eroded. He must build the trust of the people but he is undermining whatever he has, so the people do not trust him. He is coming here and being flippant, arrogant, less than fair and dishonest. He is telling us that we are scaremongering and that it is Deputies Ó Cuív and Mattie McGrath who want the 2009 standards implemented. That is nothing short of poppycock. Everybody in this House knows the latest standards will be applied at all times, or else what is the point of having standards? There were no standards in 1963 so is everything fine once it works? Jim will fix it, or perhaps Deputy Tom Hayes. Mistrust is the basis of the issue. We cannot be expected to vote when we have seen no standards or ideas about regulations. The Minister can tell us that certain standards will be used but I know An Taisce and other bodies would not be worth their salt if they did not go to Brussels or take more court cases against the Irish Government. I do not want them to do so. The Minister has made a big deal about this court case, that there will be big fines by the beginning of February and that European courts will have their effects felt again. There cannot be one law for Tipperary and another for Kilkenny, although I am sure the better one is for Kilkenny. Two weeks ago the Minister promised €1 million to Kilkenny County Council to set up offices almost in Waterford city while at the same time cutting out Tipperary. The Minister is playing a political game in trying to be a cute, smart and be the big man. He is getting nowhere.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: The Deputy should speak to the amendment.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I am speaking to the amendment. I am asking the Minister to indicate what standards will be used before he allows any inspections. He is talking about a consultation after the Bill is passed. The Minister can make flippant remarks about the last Government but he has been here a long time. Why did he not raise this issue over the past 30 years and get it sorted?

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Deputy Phil Hogan: I did.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Why is it being bulldozed through now? This will not work. The Minister should go back to the people and allow self-assessment. He should support the public and if people need help, they should get the required support. He should not use the hammer.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I support amendment No. 2, proposed by Fianna Fáil’s Deputies Niall Collins and Ó Cuív. Since the debate started this morning, it has become evident that the trick of the loop from the Minister is in getting people to register. Once there is a register and a database, the Minister can wash his hands of the process at a later stage by arguing that the EU is to enforce the latest standards. The implications of adhering to the latest standards have already been outlined by other Deputies. There are many houses around the countryside, for example, built on sites of less than half an acre, and cottages built long ago may have been built on a quarter acre. What will the people in such properties do if they must install the most modern percolation areas, which take up a vast amounts of ground, if they do not have it? The financial and social implications could be enormous. Somebody may suggest that I am exaggerating. It would be great if the Minister could listen. Would anybody have believed that the EU would tell us that our stocking density and the retention period for sheep and cattle on farms must double, as it has done recently? It is trick of the loop again. Stock levels were fine in 2011 but they would have to be doubled, along with retention, to qualify for the single farm payment. I allude to this to show that once the register exists — including names, addresses and the locations of septic tanks — the people will be at the mercy of some EU body issuing a directive to the Government. It could stipulate that all the registered households must adhere to the latest standards. What would be the financial implications and why is the Minister not telling the people the truth and that they could be exposed to such a practice? The Minister has made accusations of scaremongering against respectable politicians like Deputies Ó Cuív, Niall Collins, Mattie McGrath and Ferris, who have highlighted this issue and let the people know the truth. I also accuse them of something. I accuse them of giving information where the Minister did not and I accuse them of telling the truth when the Minister was holding back on letting the people know the truth. One of the most offensive elements of the process is the way this has been rushed through. At 1.30 p.m. tomorrow the vote will be held and the debate will be guillotined, all because the Government has a majority and can rush this through without proper debate. I will address another matter. In earlier contributions, Deputies who support the Govern- ment gave the impression that people speaking out against this Bill really do not care about the countryside. Some people would like to give the impression that people from the country do not care about it. I met very respectable and nice people from Galway and Connemara today. They left their houses this morning at 5 a.m. and got on a bus when there were plenty of other things they could have done. I am grateful to them for coming. They came because they do not want a financial burden on their families but these people, living in the countryside, cherish the fact that they live there. Anybody with land does not just own it, they adore it. Anybody who does not own land does not appreciate or understand what I am saying. The people who own land and farm it do not see it in the same way as somebody who owns a glass; although they own the land they are only holding it for future generations. They want to pass it on to sons and daughters in pristine condition. That is the case with anybody who owns land. All they ever wanted to do was improve it and now they are being told that they cannot do that either, that they will have to apply for planning permission to open a drain or to knock a ditch. That is why people are angry and that is why politicians on the Opposition side of the

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House are excited and energised. We are trying to stand up for people. The Minister was inclined to snigger at the contributions of Opposition Members but he should remember that when he does that he is sniggering at the people outside of this House. They are people whom we respect and whom we are in the House to represent. I took offence at the suggestion that people did not care about the countryside. We want clean water as well as anyone else. Why, at a time when local authorities are guilty of polluting our waterways are we going after people with septic tanks and letting local authorities off scot free even though they have inadequate systems in place for towns and villages? They are the ones polluting the waterways not the people with septic tanks. I support amendment No. 2. Because of the Minister’s contributions, not only is he the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government but he is also the Minister for total confusion, because that is what he is creating.

Deputy Seán Crowe: As someone who lives in an urban area the Minister is probably surprised to see me speak on the Bill. I got figures the other day which indicated that approximately 19,500 people in Dublin have septic tanks. In my local authority area the figure is 5,000. The constituency I represent, Dublin South-West, covers rural areas such as Bohernabreena and Brittas. It contains the Blessington Lakes catchment area which is used for the provision of water for the Dublin area. A stringent approach is taken to planning applications in that regard. It is natural that people are concerned about what may be coming down the line. They are seeking clarity. It is difficult for people to understand how they have to pay the tax but in some cases, literally 100 yards down the road, people are linked up to the main sewer. Deputies referred to standards. That is the double standard that people cannot understand. No effort or support has been forthcoming from the local authority or the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to try to bring those people into either the water or sewerage schemes. It would be helpful if the Minister could signal that supports would be forthcoming or that an action plan would be put in place for those who are caught in such a situation. Tallaght is a new city yet people in the middle of Tallaght have a septic tank. I raised the matter with the local authority but I have been told there is no funding available or planning in that regard. I accept that the Minister has the required majority to implement the legislation but if the work is not done today as part of the overall package it must be done in the future. We must connect people with septic tanks to the mains system. Many of the people to whom I refer are elderly. They are getting on in years or they do not have the financial wherewithal to do the work. We all want to see a top class, clean water system but we should not penalise people who are in this situation. Many of the families concerned have lived in the area for hundreds of years. They would like not to be reliant on wells, chemical toilets or septic tanks. They want to be connected to the mains system but there are no plans for that. I accept that rural areas are a separate issue. I sympathise with those affected but this is an aspect of the debate that has not been aired. I would like the Minister to respond to it at some stage.

Deputy Martin Ferris: I support the amendment, which was tabled in good faith. It does not do the debate justice when the Minister refers to the contents of previous documents. All of us in the Opposition are trying to do the best we can for people in rural communities.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputies are frightening people.

Deputy Martin Ferris: I am part of a rural community. I grew up in a small cottage in a rural area where toilets and septic tanks were only introduced in the 1960s. I can remember when there were no toilets. Many of my neighbours’ houses were built on perhaps one eighth of an acre or less. In the 1960s they put in their own makeshift septic tanks. From 1975 onwards the

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[Deputy Martin Ferris.] planning regulations were introduced specifying that the minimum size of a site must be a quarter of an acre. That became half an acre and it is in excess of that currently. A number of houses were built on a laneway close to the village of Fenit. It was an old village itself at one time. A total of 15 or 20 small cottages were built on a site about the size of the Chamber. The owners put in their own septic tanks at the time. I tried to help them connect to the main sewer which passes their front door. The Minister might remember that I raised the issue previously. The cost per house for them to connect a pipe from their own septic tank to be connected by the county council to the public sewer was €10,120. The people concerned are in their late 60s or early 70s and have lived there all their lives. They cannot afford to do the work. They will not be compliant with any of the standards introduced between 1975 and 2009. They do not have the frontage or the space. Inevitably, if they want to be legally compliant it will cost them €10,120 to join up with the public sewer. That is one example from the small area where I live. I am sure that similar situations will arise all over the country. The Minister commented on people having to be compliant with the new standards, whenever we see them. I am concerned that no financial hardship would be imposed on people. What does the Minister mean by “financial hardship”? Is he saying that he will put a grant system in place to ensure that people will have access to funding to help them become compliant? Will it be the case that, as happened in many areas in the past, it will depend on whom one knows to approach a Deputy, Minister or someone who could try to resolve the issue? Will the system be means tested? We need to know what the Minister is thinking.

Deputy Phil Hogan: This is stroke politics.

Deputy Martin Ferris: It is very unfair to us when we are trying to debate this in good faith with the Minister and he will not tell us what he means by “financial hardship”. It does not make sense. I do not wish us to continue in this manner. There was great hope when the Government was elected in February of last year. People said that we needed a change. They were sick of what went before. The rhetoric in the lead-up to the election from Fine Gael and Labour suggested a new beginning. We were led to expect transparency, honesty, openness and fairness and that the Government would stand by the ordinary people and look after those most in need. Unfortunately, the record to date suggests otherwise. I do not take solace in saying that, for the sake of attacking the Government. I find it incomprehensible to say the least that we paid €1.25 billion today to a toxic bank yet we do not know what the term “financial hardship” means in respect of people who have come all the way from Connemara and other parts of the west to protest outside the Houses. They could return home tonight knowing that, by being here today, they have been given answers to questions that have concerned them and many others across rural Ireland. Irrespective of whether the Minister knows it, people residing in rural Ireland feel discriminated against. They have been neglected politically and have found themselves being caught for everything. One cannot even go for a pint because it would put one off the road. There are no public services left in most of rural Ireland. Small post offices, Garda barracks and small shops are gone.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: With respect, the Deputy is moving away from the amendment.

Deputy Martin Ferris: Now comes the septic tank issue, which is of significant concern to people in rural Ireland. We want to get away from the Paddy the Plasterer politics that we endured in the House for a long time. The Minister has an opportunity. When he gets to his feet in five or ten minutes’ time, he can tell us what he means by “no financial hardship”.He

884 Water Services (Amendment) Bill 25 January 2012. 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) can allay many of the concerns of those who have come all the way from the west at their own expense. If he does so, it would be a good day’s work and I would be the first to agree that he was providing transparency. If he does not do so, he is confirming the opinions of many people. We need certainty about whether a grant procedure will be made available to meet the cost of remedial works. It would remove a major problem. According to my colleague, Deputy Stanley, the Minister stated that compliance works or the updating of septic tanks would be exempt from the planning process. If so, it is welcome, as it was a major concern.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I stated that six months ago.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: The Minister did not.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister told us only a few days ago that he was checking into it.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I have stated it approximately six different times. I cannot repeat everything for each Deputy.

Deputy Brian Stanley: He stated it on Committee Stage last week.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: He has made many remarks and subsequently contradicted them.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I have stated it several times.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Order, please.

Deputy Martin Ferris: I am glad to hear that.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Where is it written down?

Deputy Michael Creed: On the Dáil record, if the Deputy would read it.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: It is on the record of the debate. Many of the Government’s statements in the House have been incorrect.

Deputy Phil Hogan: We could also show the House the record of the debate on the 2003 Bill in which Deputy Ó Cuív was involved.

Deputy Martin Ferris: I welcome the Minister’s public statement of it today, but I want him to state that there will be no cost to anyone who must undertake remedial work to upgrade his or her septic tank. I reaffirm the absolute commitment of every Member who has spoken to good, uncontaminated water. We will support whatever remedial works are necessary to bring that about, but it cannot be at a cost to these people. Anyone who has applied for planning permission since 1975 has needed to comply with regulations lest the application be refused. People have done everything required of them legally. The regulations and standards have changed significantly since 1975. People were granted permission before 2009, yet that year’s standards for septic tanks and percolation systems would render many of them non-compliant. Many people are concerned about this issue and do not know what is coming down the tracks. I have attended meetings with Deputy Healy-Rae and he can vouch that they were information meetings intended to explain the legislation. They were necessary to assure people. We are arguing these points because we engaged with the public. We spoke with people who would be the victims of what was coming down the tracks, given the possibility of remedial works to

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[Deputy Martin Ferris.] their septic tanks. We are bringing our experience to the Minister, just as the people from Galway and Connemara are doing. We need to get to the bottom of the issue. Central to this is the question of what is meant by “no financial hardship”. Who determines what it is? The easiest, simplest and most honest approach would be for the Minister to put in place a grant procedure to cover all necessary remedial works. On this and Committee Stage, the Minister stated that only a small number of septic tanks, as low as 10%, would need to be upgraded. Compared with the moneys that taxpayers have contributed to upgrading treatment plants, 10% is a very small amount. Accord- ing to Deputy Mulherin, €3 million was spent on upgrading Galway’s water treatment services following the outbreaks of recent years. Apparently, a good job has been done. The main polluters are local authorities. I know this personally. I am certain the Minister will make available to local authorities whatever money is necessary to upgrade their treatment plants to the required standards, yet there is no mention on the record or in the legislation of what the Minister will make available to the ordinary citizen of rural Ireland. “No financial hardship” is a throw-away remark that needs to be clarified. When the Minister rises, I hope he will tell the House that it means the cost of remedial works will be grant-aided in full. It would be necessary. The Minister stated that the 2009 standards would not apply, but will the applicable standards be below the 2009 levels? If so, will we be open to a concerned citizen or group taking a challenge to Europe, a year or two after which we will be back here facing the threat of more fines?

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: That is exactly what will happen if the Minister does what he says he will do.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Deputies, please.

Deputy Martin Ferris: All of these issues must be clarified by the Minister. It is up to him to do what is necessary and to remove this ambiguity and suspicion. He should not underestimate rural people’s anger. Is he listening to me?

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: He has not listened to us for the past six months.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Order, please.

Deputy Martin Ferris: The Minister is from a large rural constituency, as is Deputy Tom Hayes. From the meetings in his constituency, the Deputy will be well aware of how people feel.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: He does not go to them.

Deputy Brian Stanley: Is he not having one next week?

Deputy Tom Hayes: And we will tell the truth.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Deputy Martin Ferris has the floor.

Deputy Martin Ferris: If I could be allowed to finish, please. The Minister must clarify the issues I have raised. He could clear up everything today, we could return to our constituencies tonight, call meetings for tomorrow night and Monday night and tell people that he told us——

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Deputy Martin Ferris: If the Minister called meetings, we would attend them. We could tell people that the Minister told us he would introduce a grant procedure——

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Would we be invited?

Deputy Tom Hayes: No.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Ku Klux Klan.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Deputies, please. Deputy Martin Ferris has the floor.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Deputy Mattie McGrath has had his meeting.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: The Members opposite are welcome any time.

Deputy Tom Hayes: No, I would not interfere.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy will not charge anyone an entrance fee either.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: A public meeting should be public.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Deputy Martin Ferris stated that he would conclude.

Deputy Martin Ferris: I want the Minister to put this issue to bed. Will he let us all, Government and Opposition Members alike, go back to our constituents and assure them there will be no financial hardship arising from these measures and that grants will be made available to those who need them? Will he also confirm that the standards to be applied will not be brought into question down the road? He is the only person 6o’clock who can give us the answers to these questions and put the matter to bed. It is nothing more than that to which we are entitled. People who set out from Galway at 5 a.m. to attend the debate in this Chamber are entitled to the truth, not simply to return home and tell their friends and family that the Minister spoke all day and said nothing.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Nothing but gibberish.

Deputy Martin Ferris: We need honest answers from the Minister. What does he mean when he says there will be no financial hardship? Will a grant facility be put in place? What are the standards that will apply in respect of inspections? If he answers these questions clearly, he will address people’s concerns to their satisfaction.

Deputy Michael Creed: The amendment relates to the publication of standards in respect of septic tank inspections. It strikes me that there could be nothing more democratic than what the Minister is proposing in this regard. He has undertaken to put the draft standards in the public arena and consult extensively on them. He has given a commitment that they will be approved only after that consultation process is completed and subject to approval by the Oireachtas. I appeal for a degree of honesty in this debate from Members opposite. The Minister is faced with registering a defence in a court hearing which must be done, as I understand it, by early February. The legislation does not include detailed standards, but there is a clear commitment to publish them in draft form, consult the public thereon, including those who have taken the trouble to travel here today and rural communities throughout the State. All of this song and dance routine about the issue of standards does not stand up to scrutiny. What we are seeing is political posturing.

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Deputy Martin Ferris: The point is that we do not know what the standards will be.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: What are the standards?

Deputy Michael Creed: The Minister has given an undertaking to consult on them.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: After the fact.

(Interruptions).

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Members should allow Deputy Michael Creed to continue without interruption.

Deputy Michael Creed: There is none so blind as the one who will not see and none so deaf as the one who does not want to listen. The Minister has clearly stated he will consult extensively on the draft guidelines before bringing them back to the House for approval.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: After the legislation is passed.

Deputy Michael Creed: That is democracy in action in this the people’s forum.

Deputy Phil Hogan: When did it ever happen before?

Deputy Michael Creed: The Minister has an obligation to have a defence filed in a court hearing. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív knows from his time in government the repercussions of a failure to do so. He should be honest in this debate. Failure by the Minister to register a defence will expose taxpayers, both urban and rural, to very substantial fines. That is the reality.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: By next August.

Deputy Michael Creed: I did not interrupt Deputy Mattie McGrath and ask him to extend me the same courtesy. By next August there will be an adjudication on the defence lodged.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Maybe.

Deputy Michael Creed: However, the defence must be lodged and it is this legislation. Deputy Mattie McGrath’s and more particularly Deputy Eamon Ó Cuív’s fear is that every additional minute of this debate serves to expose their position as one of exploiting people’s fears.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: For God’s sake.

Deputy Michael Creed: The briefing document for the previous Government has exposed Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív’s position. Deputy Michael Colreavy observed that it was regrettable that the previous Administration had not dealt with the issue. On the contrary, people in rural communities should breathe a sigh of relief that Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív and his colleagues in government did not deal with it. Their proposal was to inspect every household, to charge €300 for so doing and to have a standards-based legislative approach to our obligation in this regard. That is the document to which the Deputy and his colleagues in government were privy and it is the proposal for which Deputy Mattie McGrath voted.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I never saw such a proposal.

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Deputy Michael Creed: The Deputy voted for it in the programme for Government. Let us have some honesty.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: The Deputy is some man to talk about honesty. His party tricked the people last February.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Order, please.

Deputy Michael Creed: This debate is about clean water and having a good environment.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: We all support that objective.

Deputy Michael Creed: I accept that no Member is opposed to these objectives. However, in order to achieve them, there is a process we must go through. I also accept Deputy Martin Ferris’s point that local authorities have some way to go to clean up their act. However, that does not mean we should turn a blind to every other possible source of pollution.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: “Possible” is an important word.

Deputy Michael Creed: It is. The Minister has said there will be a risk-based process of inspection.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: How will that work?

Deputy Michael Creed: The longer this debate goes on the more red-faced Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív must surely become. The Government of which he was a member proposed a far more stringent inspection process and a charge of €300.

(Interruptions).

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Other Members will have their chance to speak. Deputy Michael Creed to continue, without interruption.

Deputy Michael Creed: As a fall-back from the original position, Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív also proposed that the Cavan model be implemented throughout the State.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I did not.

Deputy Michael Creed: The Deputy’s party colleagues in the Upper House brought forward an amendment to that effect, which was rejected by the Minister as far too onerous. The Minister has done a good job in dealing with a very difficult situation which the previous Government chose to ignore for several years. We all have the same objective. In my constituency two public water supply schemes have been on boil notice for far too long because of faecal contamination.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Was it household contamination?

Deputy Michael Creed: Will the Deputy listen to somebody else for one moment? It is no wonder, given the standard of debate we are seeing, that this House has fallen into such disrepute with the public. Let us have some honesty.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: We do not know what standards will apply.

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Deputy Michael Creed: All the Deputy is doing is bringing the House into disrepute. Will he allow me to make my points?

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I am listening.

Deputy Michael Creed: If the Deputy disagrees, he should argue against them in a logical and rational fashion. However, all he wants to do is to exploit the fears of people living in rural areas. The people to whom I have spoken in rural areas are committed to their environment and water quality. There is a way to achieve this, part of which requires the Government to respond to the court ruling which found against the State and exposes us to very considerable financial penalties. This legislation constitutes a measured response. It will not involve a charge of €300 per household, as the previous Government proposed. It does not call for the inspection of every household, as the previous Government proposed. It will not require compliance with the most recent SR6 regulations, as the previous Government proposed.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: We did not propose any of those measures.

Deputy Michael Creed: Instead, there will be an objective assessment of cases under a risk- based model. We will publish the standards, engage in consultation thereon and bring them back to this House for approval. That is a reasonable and sensible approach to take. It is a very good day for rural Ireland that the Deputy did not deal with this issue when he was in government. If he had, rural householders would be facing a far more difficult situation.

Deputy Mick Wallace: I have three queries for the Minister, two of which I have raised before and which he refused to answer. First, when he says there will be no financial hardship for householders, does this mean grants will be available to assist them in bringing their septic tank up to the necessary standard? I trust this was not a throwaway remark by him. I am sure he would not speak loosely and that it is his intention to ensure there will be financial supports for home owners who, through no fault of their own, do not satisfy the new regulations. My second question relates to the risk-based approach the Government proposes to take. If it is committed, as it should be, to providing clean water and having a healthy environment, how does it propose to assess which households should be tested? Perhaps there is a hard and fast rule or it is more vague; I do not know. If grants are made available for remediation measures, will the Government be tempted not to go too far in order to avoid costs, or is it serious about cleaning the water table? Does the Minister believe a sum of €2,000 on average will be enough to fix septic tanks in need of remedial work? I have installed many septic tanks and would be surprised if such a sum was sufficient to remediate many of the septic tanks in County Wexford.

Deputy Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan: Deputy Michael Creed made some interesting points about what we are trying to achieve. The sensible thing to do for the people in dealing with this potential pollution source — one of many but a minor one — would be to prevent it from happening. To do this, certain actions will require to be taken. However, because of the manner in which the Government is going about it, this will not happen. As in most things when it comes to the European Union, we are doing this not because we give a damn about water quality but because the European Union will beat us with a big financial stick if we do not, which in itself is not a reason to do anything. One should do something because it is right to do it, not because one will be fined or beaten with a stick for not doing so. If the Government approached this issue from that point of view, it would have

890 Water Services (Amendment) Bill 25 January 2012. 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) a greater chance of bringing people along with it. As I understand it, we are doing this because if we do not, we will be fined.

Deputy Phil Hogan: It is the rule of law.

Deputy Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan: On standards, in telling us that whatever standard was acceptable previously will be okay, the Government has proved to me that this is not about water quality. I do not agree with this. We should have the highest standards possible. In 2005 contractors came to Castlerea, following a decision relating to pollution of watercourses in the area. They did not come to my house which is in an urban area to tell me that if I flushed my toilet and did not contribute to the €9.5 million sewage treatment scheme, I would be imprisoned. Also, they did not try to get away with complying with 1975 standards. Their task was to secure the water supply from potential pollution emanating from urban housing stock, in respect of which they put up the money and put in place the highest standards. No one in the town protested against the scheme because it was being paid for from their taxes and they were happy to go along with it. Just as the people outside the limits of the town do not want to pollute the water supply, those living in the town do not want to pollute it either. If the Government wants this legislation to work on a quarter of an acre, half an acre or a ten acre site and to have the highest standards, it should pay for them, in the same way as those living in urban Ireland paid for them. My taxes went towards the cost of the sewage treatment scheme in my home town.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: The Government should put its money where its mouth is.

Deputy Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan: The taxes of people living in Addergoole and Corrasluastia went towards meeting the cost of the urban scheme in my area and the same should happen in this case. There is money available. Regardless of how much money has been wasted, the Government still has €16 billion to spend on capital projects in the next four years. If even half the number of septic tanks in the country need to be upgraded, even in the most extreme case, at a cost of €10,000, the Government should do it. Regardless of the value it will achieve from the €16 billion it will spend on capital projects in the next four years, it will not obtain better value than it will from spending €1 billion, if that is what it takes, in this regard. It would secure watercourses from potential pollution. What an achievement that would be within a period of four years. Even if it was to cost €1 billion, half of this sum would come back to the State by way of taxes, VAT and so on. Also, there could be a saving by the removal from the dole queue of people who could be engaged in fitting these systems. It would be a win-win. I have heard people in Connemara got out of bed at 5 a.m., 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. to protest here. I do not know what time they got up, but I do know that the people of Connemara would have camped outside overnight if that is what it would take to make their case. People would not have to protest if the Government took the sensible route. People living in rural Ireland do not want to pollute their water supply. They have to make up bottles for their babies with that water and to brush their teeth with it. They do not want to be criminalised or accused of being bad citizens, as they have been time and again, including in the newspaper of record. I am beginning to doubt if it deserves that title anymore. We were torn into by its journalists as though we were gurriers or backward. We want a clean water supply, but we also want to be treated equally. I come from a townland in which many people live. The Government paid for my sewage treatment scheme and should pay for the schemes of my brother and sister who live in the country. If it does, no one will have a problem with what it is doing and the European Union would be happy, which is what is important.

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Deputy Brian Stanley: The debate has focused on standards and the prescribed date for publication of same. The legislation proposes that inspections will be carried out by inspectors licensed by the EPA. The Minister asked how we would solve this problem. I suggested some months ago to him that under-employed local authority engineers and technicians could do this work. Rather than go out with a stick with which to beat rural dwellers over the head, they could offer them advice and support in the of improvement of their systems. I have previously raised the important size of sites issue with the Minister. His party, Fine Gael, represents large farmers. He knows this, as does Deputy Tom Hayes and Deputy Michael Creed who has left the Chamber. I will try not to be too political about this.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Land and gentry.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Please, Deputy.

Deputy Brian Stanley: Market research will show that all the people up the long avenue support Fine Gael, not Fianna Fáil.

Deputy Phil Hogan: They received 30,000 votes in Carlow-Kilkenny.

(Interruptions).

Deputy Brian Stanley: We on this side of the House must try to represent the people living in the Parnell cottages and those who were pushed off the green grass up into the rushes on the edges of bogs.

Deputy Tom Hayes: We got them this time.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: You will not get them again.

Deputy Brian Stanley: These are the areas in which there is poor percolation. People living in small cottages, those who built small bungalows on half an acre or on small one quarter acre sites are the ones who will be caught out. I am pleading with the Minister to guarantee before we leave this Chamber this evening that people will not be forced to buy extra land. I have told him about areas in which the percolation occurs off-site. The people concerned must be given assurances. Like other rural Deputies, I need to be able to tell them that they will not have to buy extra land and that those on the edge of towns will be brought into group water schemes in towns.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: The Deputy must conclude.

Deputy Brian Stanley: Will the Minister give a commitment that people living in rural areas will not have to buy extra land?

Deputy Sandra McLellan: While €50 may not be a large amount of money to some, it could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back for others. Sinn Féin fully supports the upgrading and maintenance of septic tanks. I also agree that groundwater and the environment should be protected. However, I recognise that some will simply not be able to meet the costs involved. A fund must, therefore, be established to assist householders who will be required to upgrade their systems. Hundreds of millions of State funds were invested in urban wastewater systems. The same support must now be given to rural householders required to improve their septic tanks.

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Deputy Seamus Healy: I listened to Deputy Michael Creed’s contribution. Today we have heard the pot calling the kettle black and vice versa.

Deputy Tom Hayes: So have we.

Deputy Seamus Healy: As for the call for honesty, everyone in the House and the country is aware that the Government was elected on a programme of change and a promise of a new beginning. However, it walked into office, took the clothes from the backs of Fianna Fáil and the Green Party and continued to implement the very same programmes.

Deputy Tom Hayes: In what section of the Bill is that included?

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Green Party is gone and Fianna Fáil is not far away from being gone.

Deputy Seamus Healy: The Government will be gone, too.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Please, Deputies.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Fianna Fáil is not far away from being gone either.

Deputy Seamus Healy: Austerity is the name of the game for both the Government and its predecessor. This is part of a suite of taxes, comprising the household tax, the water tax, the septic tank tax and the property tax, all of which have been imposed on ordinary, middle and low-income earners and poor people in general. Its purpose is to pay anonymous speculators and bondholders. The money raised is to be handed over to the banks and those who destroyed the country and brought about the recession. I note €1.25 billion was handed over today and that a further €1.2 billion will be handed over before the summer. Moreover, we will pay €3.1 billion in promissory notes to Anglo Irish Bank on 31 March. This is what the septic tank and other taxes are all about. They are about making ordinary people pay for a recession they had no hand, act or part in creating.

Deputy Phil Hogan: That is nonsense. The Deputy should stick to the Bill.

Deputy Tom Hayes: In what part of the Bill is this included?

Deputy Seamus Healy: Buckets of money are being shovelled to bondholders and speculators. Incidentally, the particular bondholders the Government paid today have made a huge killing——

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: The Deputy is getting away from the Bill.

Deputy Seamus Healy: ——as they bought the bonds for 54 cent in the euro but got the full face value today.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy has become a financial expert overnight.

Deputy Seamus Healy: The people concerned have made almost €600 million in profit from the payment made by the Government today.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: I remind the Deputy that we are on amendment No. 2. I call Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív for a limited contribution.

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Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I will revert to the subject that will decide many things in people’s lives.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Good man.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: First, if memory serves, the legal advice was that the Government would be obliged to comply with the water framework directive of 2007 for the proposal to be immune from another attack by the European Court of Justice.

Deputy Tom Hayes: Is the Deputy checking this with the Newcastle cumann?

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: Please allow me to finish. No decisions had been made on any other proposals and if the Minister doubts my ability to effect change at the Cabinet table, he should ask his officials about the refreshed national spatial strategy that went to the Cabinet——

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy failed on this issue.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: That is because it had not reverted to the Cabinet.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I simply observe that the Deputy failed.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Minister is aware, a grant would have been included in the heads of the Bill. The previous Government had discussed this issue and my acceptance of the Bill would have been contingent on the inclusion of such a grant. If the Minister doubts my ability in this regard, he should ask his officials.

Deputy Phil Hogan: What about universal inspections?

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I will talk about the Minister for one minute.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Everyone would be inspected under the 2009 guidelines.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Deputy Ó Cuív, you only have one minute on this subject.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I presume I will——

Deputy Phil Hogan: That is what the Deputy sought.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: The answer is that according to section 70C of the principal Act as proposed in the Bill, whether one is inspected, one must comply with the standards.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Yes.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: If one does not, under section 70C(2), “A person who contravenes paragraph (a), (b)or(c) of subsection (1) commits an offence.” In other words, regardless of whether one is inspected, anyone in the country who does not comply with the standards set in the Bill will be committing an offence. Consequently, the point about the inspection behind which the Minister is hiding is a red herring.

Deputy Phil Hogan: One is not supposed to pollute water.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: Second, the bottom line of the Bill is simple. Members are unable to find out from the Minister what the standards will be. He makes vague comments about agreements with the European Union, NGOs and so on. Since the beginning of this month I have submitted freedom of information requests to the Department of the Environment, Com-

894 Water Services (Amendment) Bill 25 January 2012. 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) munity and Local Government seeking details of all discussions the Minister and his departmental officials have had with the European Commission, NGOs and the EPA. I have done this because it would provide me with the information Members cannot glean from the Minister and which would tell them what was actually happening. If the Minister was so anxious for Members to be so informed, he would have instructed his officials immediately to ring my office to indicate it would pass the information to me quickly.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: As the mover of the amendment, the Deputy will have more time. However, his time is up for now. I ask him to conclude as I must call Deputy Mattie McGrath.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: What is needed is simple, but it should not be done on a means-tested basis because this pertains to citizenship. I must compliment Deputy Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan on his contribution in this regard. As a townie myself, I have made the point to the Minister that when one lives in a town, the facilities are upgraded without a means test. Moreover, the waste is taken away and maintenance conducted without a means test. When there is equality between urban and rural dwellers, the standards become irrelevant because, as the Deputy observed, the higher the standard, the better for everyone and the cleaner the water. The Minister has stated I have exploited people at public meetings.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Which the Deputy has.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: The meetings in Connemara were, with one exception, called by community groups.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy still exploited them.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister’s colleague, Deputy Kyne, attended those meetings and was not able to refute the reasonable points being made because he knew they were true.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I am delighted to note the return of my constituency colleague from Tipperary South, Deputy Tom Hayes, even though he has not spoken on the Bill.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: On the amendment, please.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: However, he is whispering continually. I once used to like a band called Big Tom and the Mainliners. However, this is like Big Tom, Big Phil and the Chancers because they are not addressing the Bill. They are trying poppycock and giving Members gobbledygook. Moreover, a public meeting is to be held in Dundrum, County Tipperary, which has been organised by Deputy Tom Hayes and which the Minister will attend. However, it is no longer public, as I cannot attend. In addition to being an elected Member of the House, I am also a member of the public in south Tipperary, yet I cannot attend the meeting. Why will the Minister not face me or attend a public event in a place in which he would have to answer the questions asked of him?

Deputy Tom Hayes: The Deputy should hold his own meeting.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív is dead right. When this legislation is enacted, all householders will be obliged to meet the standards laid down. Moreover, as Deputy Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan noted, all householders want to meet these standards. All Members seek is for the Minister to put his money where his mouth is, by giving grant-aid to all householders to upgrade to the highest standards possible. Moreover, for the Minister to try to suggest the

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[Deputy Mattie McGrath.] EPA regulations of 2009 will not be applicable, or possibly even the EPA regulations of 2012 at this stage, is a complete fallacy. In the real world, be it agriculture or industry, the latest standards must apply, as why have standards otherwise? The Minister has suggested standards dating from 1957 or 1948 or whenever one wishes. While such suggestions might have washed at one time, they will not do so any more. The Minister and Deputy Tom Hayes know this better than do I. Fine Gael represents the people who live up the long boreen or rather the long avenues with daffodils on the side. Although they are coming out early this year, they will wilt with the cold weather and the snow, just as Fine Gael will wilt before the next general election. This is because the people have only had to put up with it for ten or 11 months but already hate it with such a ferocity that they are waiting for it. It will not be getting many more votes from the cottiers or any place else from which they might have swung in and out last year in the big cars. It will not happen anymore because the people will not be caught again.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: The Deputy’s time has expired.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: If Deputy Tom Hayes wants to hold a public meeting, the public should be allowed to attend. It should not be a public meeting mar dhea, for Fine Gael supporters in Dundrum, County Tipperary. Everyone should be allowed to come and ask questions and the Minister should answer the questions put by the public.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy is jealous.

Deputy Tom Hayes: Deputy Mattie McGrath might not understand the answers, as he has failed to so do for the last three or four months.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I wish to highlight one point because Members are picking the public information meetings organised. At one meeting I attended Councillor Toiréasa Ferris, a highly articulate young lady, spent at least 30 minutes giving clear information to the best of her ability in so far as she had such information.

Deputy Tom Hayes: Deputy Martin Ferris should note that Deputy Michael Healy-Rae is looking for preferences in the new five-seat constituency.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: Unfortunately, the full facts and information are not available and that is how the Minister has made a mess of it. I wish to highlight another issue and hope someone outside the House is taking note of this debate. Members are dealing with important issues and very important probing questions are being asked by Members on this side of the House. In a short time the division bells will ring and it will be like blue flies coming through the door. Members will rush in to vote against the Opposition at every opportunity, albeit not to listen to it. However, where are these blue flies now? Why are they not present in the Chamber to engage and participate in the debate and either support the amendment and try to justify what they are doing or give their reasons for opposing it? Why are they not present to engage in this very important debate? I particularly wish to address my comments to rural Deputies. Regardless of whether he or she supports the Government, any rural Deputy worth his or her salt should be present in the Chamber to debate this legislation. I warn those from rural areas who are going to offer the Government their blind support that they will be obliged to inform their constituents why they will be obliged to comply with the legislation at a time when the local authorities are the most major polluters.

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Sinn Féin and other groups have been targeted and accused of misinformation. They have provided the best information available to them. Unfortunately, however, the Government fell short in this regard because it did not provide us with the correct information during this entire process. It is a bit rich for the Minister to refer to what he stated on Committee Stage. He only provided Members with the relevant information at that point. Why did he not supply such information months ago?

Deputy Robert Troy: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. I do not agree with the Minister that all the opposition to the legislation is coming from this side of the House. I attended a public meeting last night and noticed that many of his party’s activists were present. Those individuals were quite concerned about the legislation, as it stood.

Deputy Paul Kehoe: They were only spying.

Deputy Robert Troy: Surely there should have been no need to send 20 or 30 of them to the meeting to spy on proceedings when a single individual would have sufficed. Why does the Minister not propose to publish the regulations to which the legislation will give rise? Why does the Bill state, “The Minister may, following consultation with the Agency, make regulations for the purposes of this Part”? Is the Minister honestly suggesting the EPA is not going to advise him to opt for its standards? Is he stating the EPA is going to suggest a less stringent set of standards will apply? Does he not agree that the agency will suggest the standards it will draw up should be implemented? No one in the House would condone the pollution or contamination of water. Everyone agrees that there is a need to put in place a set of standards for wastewater treatment facilities throughout the country. However, we are seeking a system that is fair and equitable. Numerous Deputies on all sides have stated that when the guidelines are published, we must ensure arrangements to provide financial assistance will be put in place immediately rather than at a later stage. It must be written into the legislation that financial assistance will be provided for those who will be obliged to upgrade their wastewater treatment systems. The meeting I attended last night was addressed by an independent and very reputable engineer who stated it would cost in the region of €8,000 to €10,000 to upgrade wastewater treatment systems in County Westmeath. From where are people going to obtain that kind of money? Why is it that people who live in cities, towns and villages that are serviced by wastewater treatment facilities are not obliged to pay additional charges in order to have these facilities upgraded? However, those living in rural areas will, as matters stand, be forced to put their hands in their pockets. Those to whom I refer do not have the money to carry out upgrades. Before the legislation is enacted, there will be a need to indicate, in comprehensive terms, the funding that will be made available to them.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The debate has developed during the course of the day and in the past hour has focused very much on the provision of grants and how we are going to deliver whatever money is deemed necessary. Members are no longer focusing on compliance with the legislation or matters relating to public health——

Deputy Mick Wallace: The Minister told us that——

(Interruptions).

An Ceann Comhairle: Deputies have had their say. Let us hear the Minister’s reply.

Deputy Martin Ferris: The Minister is being disingenuous.

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Deputy Phil Hogan: I have stated previously that I will do everything possible to ensure people do not experience financial hardship.

Deputy Martin Ferris: We asked the Minister for a definition.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: The Minister should define what he means by “financial hardship”.

Deputy Phil Hogan: That is exactly what I will do.

Deputy Martin Ferris: The Minister is being disingenuous.

An Ceann Comhairle: He should be allowed to reply.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister heckled us.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Deputy Martin Ferris has had a good run.

Deputy Martin Ferris: I asked a question and I am entitled to a reply.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I will provide the answer if the Deputy bides his time.

An Ceann Comhairle: I am in the Chair and I will control proceedings. Members should not attempt to do so from the wings. The Minister to continue, without interruption.

Deputy Phil Hogan: It would be very difficult for me to sign a blank cheque for the provision of financial support without first being aware of the extent of the problem. I stated on Second Stage and again on Committee Stage that we would consider the provision of financial assistance for people when we became aware of the extent of the problem in 2013 following the carrying out of inspections. That is what we will do.

Deputy Tom Hayes: Is that not fair?

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: It is not.

(Interruptions).

Deputy Phil Hogan: I could not be any more fair.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: A Cheann Comhairle, I got——

An Ceann Comhairle: Deputies on both sides should remain silent until the Minister con- cludes. If a Member wishes to speak, he or she should indicate to the Chair.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister is asking us questions.

An Ceann Comhairle: The Deputy will have a right to reply.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The debate has shifted to the level of grant assistance.

Deputy John Browne: A very important matter.

Deputy Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan: It should be 100%. That was the amount available in the town in which I live.

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Deputy Phil Hogan: Yes, that is the figure to which reference was made. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív indicated that he wanted to see universal inspection of septic tanks throughout the country on each occasion.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: We never——

Deputy Phil Hogan: The information was contained in the relevant document.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: That document has nothing to do with me.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Therefore, it has nothing to do with the Deputy. He was in government, but he had no responsibility for it.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: No, it was the responsibility of the then Minister, but, as the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government is aware, there was no Government decision on the matter. Such decisions are not made until——

An Ceann Comhairle: The Deputy should desist.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Minister well knows, we never made a decision on that matter. As he is also aware, a Minister proposes and the Government disposes.

An Ceann Comhairle: I will not ask the Deputy again. If he does not cease interrupting, he will be taking a walk.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I notice that I am continually picked on by the Chair, on Leaders’ Questions and at other times.

An Ceann Comhairle: The Deputy will be taking a walk. He is picked on because he keeps interrupting.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I do not. The Chair continually interrupts me.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: Deputy Tom Hayes has been interrupting——

An Ceann Comhairle: The Deputy should mind his own business.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: This is my business. Deputy Tom Hayes was interrupting me. Is there one rule for him and another for the rest of us?

An Ceann Comhairle: No, that is not the position.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: I would not expect it to be; therefore, I will respect the Chair’s ruling.

An Ceann Comhairle: I thank the Deputy. Perhaps he might allow the Minister to reply, without interruption. Members on both sides should desist from interrupting. Is that good enough for everyone?

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Yes.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Section 70C repeals the provisions contained in section 70 of the 2007 Act which was introduced by the Government of which Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív was a member. We are reducing the penalties introduced in that legislation from a maximum of €15 million in fines or five years in prison.

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Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: People will still be obliged to comply.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I am repealing the relevant provisions of the 2007 Act in order to ensure the extremely onerous penalties to which I refer will no longer apply. These penalties were approved by Deputies Mattie McGrath and Éamon Ó Cuív and all of those who were members of or supported the previous Fianna Fáil-led Government.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: I did no such thing.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I am sure Deputy Michael Healy-Rae who was a councillor at the time was informed about this matter by his father, former Deputy Jackie Healy-Rae, who supported the legislation. Under the 2007 Act, the penalties are €15 million in fines and five years in prison if one does not comply with the standards relating to water quality. That is the record of the previous Government. I will not be including any such regime under the Bill before the House. People will be obliged to pay up to €5,000 in fines, but they will not be imprisoned. The revenue from the registration charge which I have repeatedly stated will be once-off in nature will be paid directly to local authorities and used to finance the operation of the legislation. Deputy Mick Wallace can read into that what he will.

Deputy Mick Wallace: The Minister has still not answered my question.

Deputy Phil Hogan: We are doing more than has ever been done before in the context of regulations.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: We know that.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I will be publishing the regulations in draft form. That has not happened previously in respect of legislation of this sort.

Deputy Brian Stanley: When will they be published?

Deputy Phil Hogan: The regulations will have to be approved, following four weeks of consultation, by the House.

Deputy Martin Ferris: The Minister should publish them now.

Deputy Phil Hogan: They will be published when the legislation has been enacted. However, I will not be commencing the legislation until such time as the regulations have been approved.

Deputy Martin Ferris: Publish them now in order that we might debate them.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I know Deputy Martin Ferris is anxious to see them. I must inform Deputy Michael Healy-Rae that there is no confusion on my part. If he is adding to people’s confusion, that is his problem. I will tell people the truth on any matters relating to rural areas. We have engaged in 35 hours of debate on this legislation and I would have expected the Deputy to have heard me, on several occasions, clarifying many issues of concern to him and Deputy Martin Ferris. Planning permission will not be required. I am surprised the Deputy heard that for the first time today because I have said it about five or six times.

Deputy Martin Ferris: I am not a member of the committee.

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Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy could have heard it from Deputy Brian Stanley if he had an interest in this debate. There will be no need to purchase additional land to comply with the legislation. There will be no annual inspection charges or re-registration charges, as I mentioned in answering a parliamentary question from Deputy Michael Healy Rae yesterday. There will be no 2009 EPA-type regulations as Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív wanted and Fianna Fáil wanted when in government. There will be no army of inspectors. I know Deputy Brian Stan- ley’s party may be used to armies, but local authority staff are the ones who will be in charge.

(Interruptions).

Deputy Brian Stanley: What is the Minister implying in mentioning armies?

Deputy Phil Hogan: I am sure the Deputy knows more about them than I do. He has been referring all day to an army of inspectors. There will be no army of inspectors. Local authority staff are the only ones who will be in charge of this.

Deputy John Browne: They are ruthless.

Deputy Phil Hogan: They are. Deputies Seán Crowe, Brian Stanley, Mick Wallace, Thomas Pringle and several others, including the Member for east Cork, mentioned the possibility of group sewerage scheme grants being increased. I indicated on Committee Stage that I was prepared to look at this. There are many ribbon developments along the road in County Roscommon and elsewhere in respect of which people would like to receive additional financial support in order to bring them into public schemes. I said on Committee Stage that I was prepared to look at this issue during the course of 2012. Nobody has done this that before.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I did.

Deputy Phil Hogan: You did not.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I did.

Deputy Phil Hogan: It is €2,000 per house. You did it in CLÁR areas only.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: At least, you are admitting——

An Ceann Comhairle: I ask Members to speak through the Chair, please.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy restricted it to people in his constituency in the west. I will look at the position in the rest of the country.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: There were people in it from counties Meath and Kilkenny.

Deputy Phil Hogan: They are not in it now. Where are they?

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: That is because the Minister abolished it.

Deputy Phil Hogan: We did not. The Deputy did.

An Ceann Comhairle: Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív wonders why I pick on him. He consistently interrupts.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister is very provocative.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I am addressing the nonsense to which I have been listening for 35 hours.

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Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: It is nonsense to hear the Minister go on about armies.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy should not mention sewerage schemes when he could not even have his own in Kilgarvan included as a priority in Kerry County Council.

Deputy Michael Healy-Rae: That is the second time the Minister has brought that up. If he is so worried about it, he should give us the money for it.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I cannot fund the scheme in Kilgarvan if Kerry County Council has not prioritised it.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: The Minister can fund Deputy Tom Hayes’s scheme in Golden and my scheme in Newcastle.

Deputy Tom Hayes: What was the Deputy’s party doing for the last 20 years?

Deputy Phil Hogan: Deputy Michael Creed made a very valid point. We are fortunate that the regulations proposed by the previous Government fell with the general election; otherwise some of the costs about which Deputy Troy heard last night would have been introduced. It would cost €10,000 to complete the necessary upgrades; every septic tank would be inspected and we would have to comply with the 2009 EPA regulations. That is not what we are going to do under this Bill. I am not going to do what Fianna Fáil wanted to do when in government. I announced funding of €22 million for many water schemes in rural Roscommon in the last few months. Deputy Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan did not mention this. A lot of money has been allocated to Connemara and County Roscommon since I became Minister, about which nobody else seemed to be bothered, to deal with many of the outstanding rural infrastructural problems in water and sewerage services. The figure is €22 million for County Roscommon and €38 million for Galway West.

Deputy Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan: Is there anything for south Leitrim?

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy can write to me about it. I would like to conclude by addressing the points made by Deputy Mick Wallace. I cannot guess what the cost of remediation will be, unlike what he is trying to do.

Deputy Mick Wallace: I am not guessing.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy mentioned a figure of €2,000.

Deputy Mick Wallace: Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív mentioned that figure.

Deputy Phil Hogan: He is an expert at misinformation. He has been picking numbers off the top of his head for the last six months. We are concentrating on areas of high risk. The issue of financial support will be considered when we know the extent of the problem. We will not know this until inspections have been carried out. The spirit of the amendment tabled by Deputy Collins meets exactly what I suggested I would do on Committee Stage. I have checked it legally and been told that I cannot accept the wording. That is all that is between us. However, I agree with the spirit of the amendment which is in line with the commitment I gave on Committee Stage. I think Deputy Ó Cuív said we were making progress when I said that.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes.

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Deputy Phil Hogan: I would like to be able to accept the amendment, but I have been told that the wording is not in line with the advice of the Attorney General.

An Ceann Comhairle: Before I call on Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív to reply, is there anybody else who has not spoken twice?

Deputy Martin Ferris: I am no wiser after what the Minister said.

Deputy Phil Hogan: That is the Deputy’s problem.

Deputy Martin Ferris: It is not my problem, it is the Minister’s problem.

An Ceann Comhairle: Please speak to the amendment. This is Report Stage.

Deputy Martin Ferris: I am speaking about the reply of the Minister to a suggestion I made to him. He said there would be no financial hardship, but he will not tell us what the position is. He has made reference to a blank cheque. What does he mean by this? He has stated he will put in place a grant process to help those who have to carry out remedial treatment works to their septic tank, but that is not the same as providing a blank cheque. It is a commitment that people will not be out of pocket through no fault of their own as a result of the introduction of the new standards and regulations that he will bring forward. That is all I am asking, but he will not answer the question. It is so frustrating sitting here. People call it gobbledygook or bullshit. Please, excuse my language.

An Ceann Comhairle: The Deputy will withdraw that word.

Deputy Martin Ferris: I am sorry; I withdraw it. They can call it whatever they want, but it is frustrating having to sit here and being told that it is the same as providing a blank cheque. That is not what a grant procedure is. Did farmers avail of a grant procedure? All the Minister has to say is that he is prepared to initiate a grant procedure to help those who will find themselves in difficulty as a result of having to undertake remedial treatment works following inspections. It is as simple as that. Will the Minister do this?

Deputy Tom Hayes: He did say that.

Deputy Martin Ferris: He did not.

Deputy Tom Hayes: He did.

Deputy Martin Ferris: No, he did not. The Deputy has suggested the Minister——

An Ceann Comhairle: Deputy Tom Hayes is not speaking. He is on the wings.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: You should clip his wings.

(Interruptions).

An Ceann Comhairle: The Minister will respond.

Deputy Martin Ferris: I ask the Minister if he is going to introduce a grant procedure?

An Ceann Comhairle: Thank you. Has Deputy Seamus Healy spoken twice?

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Deputy Seamus Healy: No; I will be brief. If the Minister was genuine, he could solve the problem by agreeing to defer the Bill until the consultation process has been completed and the draft regulations have been brought to the House for debate. There is no need for the Bill to be passed this week. It is clear that the information the Minister for Education and Skills gave to the House on 12 January is incorrect. We do not have to pass the legislation by 3 February. The earliest date when difficulties will arise will be sometime in the summer. If the Minister is being genuine about the regulations, it is open to him to defer the legislation and bring it back before the House in the summer when the consultation process has been completed, the regulations have been drafted and there will be an opportunity for everyone to debate them.

Deputy Mick Wallace: I agree with the Deputy. In fairness to the Minister, he seems to be working in the dark. He does not seem to know what he will do with septic tanks, how many will need work, what it will cost and how much he has to spend. We seem to be doing things backwards. It would be a great idea to take a look first. Surely it would have been much easier for the Minister to work forward.

Deputy Phil Hogan: We need the legislation to do that.

Deputy Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan: Given that nobody is to endure financial hardship, which is great news, how will this be achieved? I apologise if I am going on about funding again, but the Minister mentioned there would be no financial hardship. I am curious to know what the answer is.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy will know when the regulations are being implemented. The number of inspections carried out in 2013 will indicate the level of hardship or otherwise in complying with the regulations. Only then can we consider the question of financial assistance that will be required.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: It is a guessing game.

Deputy Phil Hogan: It is not; it is prudent. I will repeat that I do not envisage anybody being in financial difficulty because of this. Mechanisms are in place to help people, but we cannot assess the matter properly until the inspections are carried out and we see the extent of the problem.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I want to make it absolutely clear that no Bill ever went to the Cabinet or was discussed by the Oireachtas apart from this one.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Then the Deputy should be honest about what he was proposing.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: We should nail the disingenuousness of the Minister. Le bheith fíirinneach, níl ann ach cacamas, agus sin an méid atá ann.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Read the file.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: When we started to analyse the Bill in October, I made out the issues to be addressed. One is the abolition of the registration charge and another is clarity on how inspections will be funded because local authorities have stated they do not have the money. Another issue is the abolition of the appeal fee. We have made progress on these issues, but we must push them over the line.

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In fairness to the Minister, we have also made progress on the issue of standards. At least he is now saying — if I understand him correctly — that on foot of an amendment tabled by Deputy Niall Collins public and Oireachtas consultation will take place on the standards to apply to maintenance and upgrading prior to the Bill and registrations being commenced. If he confirms this today, it will be another small step on what has been a tortuous road in dealing with the issues I raised last October. The Minister has confirmed that planning permission will not be required. I have not had a chance to check the section under which the Minister has stated he can implement this. I will check, but I would like the Minister to speak on the issue now. He has also firmly committed on numerous occasions on the floor of Dáil Éireann to ensuring nobody will have to purchase any land to comply with the legislation, even if all of his or her septic tank is located on a neighbour’s land. I do not know how he will do this because he has not shown us, but he has given this commitment to which he will be held by all of us on this side of the House. This is a step in the right direction. However, we need confirmation on several other issues on which we have tabled amendments. These include a commitment that no environmental screening or environmental impact analysis will be needed. When all of these issues are dealt with, one outstanding issue will remain and it is a very simple one. It is amazing to hear the Minister state he cannot give the people a blank cheque. The honest answer is that a blank cheque is given without any cost to the people living in urban Ireland that all such systems will be brought up to EU standards because otherwise the Minister will be fined, as he knows. What he is stating is he cannot state that if he does it for urban dwellers because the European would be on his tail, he will also have to do it for rural dwellers because there must be equality for everybody. The people whom he is asking to write a blank cheque are the ordinary people of rural Ireland who are being asked to do so without knowing what standards will be applied. The Minister keeps telling us the standards will not be onerous. Section 70L states clearly that the standards the Minister will lay down are those that will be advised to him by the agency. He knows that if the agency proposes higher standards than he has introduced, the NGOs will be on the first aeroplane to Brussels to state he did not accept the advice of the expert agency in the country which was legally obliged to advise him. He is asking us to believe it will tell us the document it produced in 2009 is only rubbish; that the ordinary people of Ireland do not need to comply with it; that if all someone has is a hole in the ground that was dug in 1950, all that person must do is comply with the standards that applied at the time, which was nothing; and that if that person must upgrade his or her system, he or she will not be told to what standard it must be done. That is absolute nonsense and he knows it. We had an easy way to resolve this dispute. I find it difficult to see how the EPA will advise the Minister to ditch the 2009 document which specifically states it refers to upgrades as well as existing systems.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: It cannot and will not.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: Perhaps the Minister is right and the EPA will tell us its code of practice from 2009 will not apply.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Can pigs fly?

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: However, we could have solved the problem prior to resuming Committee Stage because we proposed — the Minister voted it down — bringing in representa-

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[Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív.] tives of the EPA to ask them what advice it would give to the Minister on the regulations he would make under section 70L.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: It is a smokescreen. The Minister did not want to bring it in.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: Section 70L states:

The Minister may, following consultation with the Agency, make regulations for the purposes of this Part, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the regulations may make provision for—

(a) maintenance plans for domestic waste water treatment systems,

(b) performance standards for domestic waste water treatment systems,

(c) standards and procedures to apply in relation to emptying a domestic waste water treatment system and the disposal of the waste water and sludge derived therefrom...

Appendix G of the 2009 document outlines the EPA’s prescription for maintenance works. The Minister will be legally obliged to consult the agency. He knows that when a Minister must legally consult an expert agency such as the EPA, it is at his or her peril — it has been a problem for Ministers in the past — if he or she proposes standards lower than those proposed by the agency. In this case I guarantee, from long experience living in Connemara, that if the Minister proposes lower standards people will be on the next aeroplane to Brussels to complain about him and the European Union will back them. The reason we are here is the ruling of the European Court of Justice, even though we were tackling in a very systematic way the problem of groundwater pollution by tackling the major sources such as agriculture and municipal wastewater systems. It would be well worth the Minister’s while reading the analysis made for me on water quality in Ireland 7o’clock which shows that between 2004 and 2006 municipal sewage discharges were the cause of 18 major incidents. The inclusion of diffuse urban sources brings the number to 20. This concerns the removal of sewage by pipe rather than by tanker. There were no major incidents relating to single houses. Municipal sewage discharges were the cause of 129 incidents involving moderate pollution, while 25 were caused by diffuse urban sources, bringing the combined total to approximately 150. On-site wastewater treatment systems, including industrial systems, were the cause of two incidents involving moderate pollution. Municipal sewage discharges were involved in 160 incidents involving slight pollution, while the total number caused by diffuse urban sources was 177. Domestic and on-site water treatment systems, including industrial systems, accounted for six cases. The Government was investing where the big problems were to be found.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: There it is.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: That is why we spent €4.4 billion on the municipal system. However, those in Europe were not happy with that. They told us that despite the fact that we are going about this systematically and focusing on the major problem, it was not good enough and that we had to register every system in the country. If the Minister thinks that Europe is registering every system for the sake of ensuring they all comply with European standards under the 2007 waste directive, he is delusional. It was for that reason we believed the ordinary people of rural Ireland must be firewalled against a possible cost that European law might impose on them if a high standard was to be imposed, but also if a low standard was proposed.

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To ensure we can discuss this again, and we are still not any clearer——

An Ceann Comhairle: I remind the Deputy we are on amendment No. 2.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I know, yes.

An Ceann Comhairle: Therefore, he cannot ask questions because the Minister will not be able to reply. We have 56 amendments——

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: It is a rhetorical question.

An Ceann Comhairle: ——and we are on No. 2.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: C’est la vie. We are talking about the future of people——

An Ceann Comhairle: Other Deputies have tabled amendments.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: Absolutely, but I do not believe I was the speaker who spoke for the longest period.

An Ceann Comhairle: I ask the Deputy to speak to the amendment, if he would not mind.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: That does not seem to have been happening all day.

An Ceann Comhairle: When I am in the Chair, I try to see to it.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: Perhaps we would make more progress then because there are many other issues which I hope we will reach. The Minister might arrange for a Friday sitting this week to allow us continue the debate on the Bill and deal with every amendment because they are all very important.

Deputy Brendan Griffin: The Deputy opposed those.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: The Deputy is not always here.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: No, a Government one that the Members opposite would have to attend.

An Ceann Comhairle: Will the Deputy get on with it?

Deputy Brendan Griffin: The Deputy opposed those.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: No. We opposed the sham Friday sittings where all the Members opposite go home.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy had ten hours the previous day and he took up only seven.

Deputy Paul Kehoe: The Deputy had six hours in committee.

An Ceann Comhairle: Would you mind getting on with it, Deputy?

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister is not accepting the amendment but he has now indicated clearly, and he might nod his head if he is not allowed answer me verbally, that before he commences this legislation, we will have had a full opportunity to debate the regulations in regard to maintenance servicing and the operation and upgrading of domestic water systems, and that we will have an opportunity also to check whether Europe is satisfied that the stan-

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[Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív.] dards the Minister laid down are immune from attack in the European courts. Do I take it the Minister agrees with that?

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy knows what I agree with.

Amendment put:

The Dáil divided: Tá, 42; Níl, 84.

Tá

Browne, John. Mac Lochlainn, Pádraig. Calleary, Dara. McConalogue, Charlie. Collins, Joan. McDonald, Mary Lou. Collins, Niall. McGrath, Finian. Colreavy, Michael. McGrath, Mattie. Cowen, Barry. McGuinness, John. Crowe, Seán. McLellan, Sandra. Moynihan, Michael. Daly, Clare. Murphy, Catherine. Donnelly, Stephen S. Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín. Dooley, Timmy. Ó Cuív, Éamon. Ellis, Dessie. Ó Fearghaíl, Seán. Ferris, Martin. Ó Snodaigh, Aengus. Flanagan, Luke ‘Ming’. O’Brien, Jonathan. Fleming, Tom. Pringle, Thomas. Grealish, Noel. Ross, Shane. Halligan, John. Smith, Brendan. Healy, Seamus. Stanley, Brian. Healy-Rae, Michael. Tóibín, Peadar. Higgins, Joe. Troy, Robert. Kirk, Seamus. Wallace, Mick. Kitt, Michael P.

Níl

Bannon, James. Feighan, Frank. Barry, Tom. Ferris, Anne. Breen, Pat. Fitzgerald, Frances. Broughan, Thomas P. Fitzpatrick, Peter. Bruton, Richard. Flanagan, Charles. Butler, Ray. Gilmore, Eamon. Buttimer, Jerry. Griffin, Brendan. Byrne, Catherine. Hannigan, Dominic. Byrne, Eric. Harrington, Noel. Cannon, Ciarán. Harris, Simon. Carey, Joe. Hayes, Brian. Coffey, Paudie. Hayes, Tom. Conaghan, Michael. Hogan, Phil. Conlan, Seán. Howlin, Brendan. Connaughton, Paul J. Humphreys, Heather. Conway, Ciara. Humphreys, Kevin. Corcoran Kennedy, Marcella. Keating, Derek. Creed, Michael. Keaveney, Colm. Creighton, Lucinda. Kehoe, Paul. Daly, Jim. Kenny, Seán. Deasy, John. Kyne, Seán. Deering, Pat. Lawlor, Anthony. Doherty, Regina. Lynch, Ciarán. Donohoe, Paschal. Lynch, Kathleen. Dowds, Robert. Lyons, John. Doyle, Andrew. McCarthy, Michael. English, Damien. McEntee, Shane. Farrell, Alan. McFadden, Nicky. 908 Water Services (Amendment) Bill 25 January 2012. 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed)

Níl—continued

McHugh, Joe. O’Sullivan, Jan. McLoughlin, Tony. Penrose, Willie. Maloney, Eamonn Perry, John. Mitchell, Olivia. Phelan, Ann. Mulherin, Michelle. Rabbitte, Pat. Reilly, James. Murphy, Eoghan. Ryan, Brendan. Nash, Gerald. Shortall, Róisín. Naughten, Denis. Stagg, Emmet. Neville, Dan. Stanton, David. Nolan, Derek. Timmins, Billy. Ó Ríordáin, Aodhán. Tuffy, Joanna. O’Donovan, Patrick. Wall, Jack. O’Dowd, Fergus. Walsh, Brian. O’Mahony, John.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Aengus Ó Snodaigh and Seán Ó Fearghaíl; Níl, Deputies Emmet Stagg and Paul Kehoe.

Amendment declared lost.

An Ceann Comhairle: Amendment No. 3 is in the name of Deputy Niall Collins. Amendment No. 4 is an alternative to amendment No. 3; amendment No. 5 is related and an alternative to amendment No. 4, while amendment No. 13 is related to amendment No. 4. Therefore, amendments Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 13 will be discussed together.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 3:

In page 5, to delete lines 7 and 8.

This amendment involves two clear issues, one of which is the removal of the omnibus section which provides for the making of regulations. As I have explained the reasons previously, I will not elaborate ad nauseam on my objection to such provisions which tend to be used extensively to create further regulations. The other issue involved is the elimination of the registration fee. The Minister has told us that it will be a once-off fee of €50 forever more. He is putting in place this legal mechanism and, according to him, all that will ever be collected is €50 on a once-off basis. Multiplying 475,000 by €50 works out at a figure of at less than €30 million which the Department of Social Protection would spend in less than three hours on one day. If the one-off charge of €50 is to remain forever, why is the Minister setting up a legal mechanism for a charge that, in the reality of State finances, is a drop in the ocean? Why go to the bother of collecting this fee that will yield less than €30 million? As the Minister has rowed back repeatedly on the fee but is leaving it there, my legitimate suspicion is that he has been advised to leave some figure in the legislation because it can be raised and changed in the future by a simply amendment. My second objection, and the second reason for the amendment, is that it is extraordinary that the only people who have to register and pay for registering are the third of the country who have done everything for themselves until now. The two thirds of the population who live in the towns, villages and cities, who have always had basic provisions and upgrades done for free——

Deputy Olivia Mitchell: No, they have not.

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Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I will explain for the benefit of Deputy Mitchell. Anyone who built a new house and connected it to the system paid an average, in recent times, of €2,000 in development charges. Many of Deputy Mitchell’s constituents will be affected by this legislation if they have holiday homes in the west. She had better warn them of what is coming down the track because I do not think they have kept their eyes on that particular ball. Knowing this part of Dublin as she and I know it, I can assure her that many people with holiday homes will be affected.

Deputy Olivia Mitchell: Is Deputy Ó Cuív starting an urban/rural divide?

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: She is the one who is anti-rural.

Deputy Olivia Mitchell: Deputy Ó Cuív is the one who claims Dublin pays nothing.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I am stating a fact. People who get their sewage taken away by a pipe, whether they are in villages, towns or cities——

Deputy Olivia Mitchell: I don’t think he should start spouting about who is subsidising whom, because he will not win that argument.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: The idea of a State is that one pays taxes according to one’s ability and the tax code, and the money is meant to be distributed on an equitable basis to those who need it. I do not understand the premise that urban people — I am an urban person by upbring- ing myself — should have a greater right than rural people to have their waste water taken away and treated and the system upgraded and maintained for free. I do not understand that premise, because we all pay tax on the same basis. I, as a Deputy, pay the same tax as Deputy Mitchell. In fact, I pay more taxes than she does.

Deputy Phil Hogan: How does Deputy Ó Cuív make that out?

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I do. I do a lot more travelling than she does.

Deputy Phil Hogan: How does he know that?

An Ceann Comhairle: Deputy Ó Cuív, please do not address other Members across the House about their taxes.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Does he know everything?

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I thought I was meant to address the House.

Deputy Phil Hogan: He is a bloody know-all.

Deputy Paul Kehoe: He was paying a lot more until two months ago.

An Ceann Comhairle: Please address the amendment.

Deputy Phil Hogan: He is costing the country a fortune because he did not do this legislation.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: It has not cost the country anything.

An Ceann Comhairle: You are inviting disorder by addressing Members directly. Please proceed. Deputy Stanley is waiting patiently.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: Deputy Stanley is a patient man.

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An Ceann Comhairle: And Deputy McGrath is biting at the bit.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: What is wrong with that, if a whippet is tied when it should not be?

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: What is the hurry? A serious point of fundamental equity is being debated. The Minister is introducing a new inequity between urban and rural people. He is the one who is creating the urban/rural divide because he is saying that anyone who lives in septic tank land will have to pay the €50 registration charge and anyone who lives in urban land will not. I agree with Deputy Mitchell. It is wrong to create these urban/rural divides.

Deputy Olivia Mitchell: Deputy Ó Cuív is a past master at it.

An Ceann Comhairle: Deputy Ó Cuív, please get on with it. You are inviting this sort of disorder. If you just address the issue through the Chair I will protect you.

Deputy Olivia Mitchell: I apologise.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I am addressing the Chair. I am sure the Chair is fully appreciative of my addressing the matter through the Chair.

An Ceann Comhairle: Thank you, Deputy. If you get on with it we will all be happy.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: I ask the Minister to do the sensible thing. The amount of money this fee will yield is minuscule. It will never be collected again from anyone who registers now. His only chance of any new source of income is from people building new houses. The Minister has come a long way.

Deputy Phil Hogan: No thanks to Deputy Ó Cuív.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: He should take the final jump. If he does not, everyone will believe this provision is being left for the good public service reason that if any sum is included in primary legislation it is very easy to change the figures in a minor amendment in the future. The game is not worth the candle in terms of national finances. The Minister knows that. It would not keep sewerage systems in towns and villages going for two hours. Therefore, I suggest that the Minister allow me to tick off one other item on the shopping list I had last November when the Bill was published.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Deputy Ó Cuív has been making it up every day as he goes along.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: No, it is the same document and there are people who could testify to that. I apologise, a Cheann Comhairle, for not addressing the Chair. It is very provocative when the Minister interjects.

An Ceann Comhairle: I know.

Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív: You appreciate that. I would be the first to accept there has been hard work and slow steps. It would be a major step forward to get rid of this very minor provision, if we can trust the Minister, and I presume we can, that all he ever meant was that someone would pay €50 once and never again. I ask the Minister to reassure us on that point by abolishing the fee in total.

Deputy Brian Stanley: The €50 fee will not bring in any significant revenue. The Minister mentioned €17 million.

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Deputy Phil Hogan: Does the Deputy want it to be abolished?

Deputy Brian Stanley: The Sinn Féin amendment proposes that the fee be abolished. If the fee is in the legislation it can be increased at any time by ministerial order. That is the thin end of a thick wedge. There will be no €50 charges for anything in this country. One would get very little for €50 if one was dealing with a statutory agency or with a governmental or any other body. The fear is that the fee will be increased. In an earlier debate I referred to the people in Parnell cottages. I see the Minister is laughing. It is all very well for Deputies on the Fine Gael benches, who go up the long avenues. The people up the long avenues will be able to afford the fee.

Deputy Phil Hogan: I am surprised to hear the Deputy is a hypocrite.

Deputy Brian Stanley: The statistics are there. Fine Gael Deputies sit down and look at the research more than we do.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Deputy Stanley should look at the figures for Northern Ireland.

Deputy Brian Stanley: The facts are that Deputy Hogan’s supporters will be able to pay the €50 charge but the people who are in the small cottages——

Deputy Phil Hogan: What are they doing in Northern Ireland?

Deputy Brian Stanley: I will have that debate with the Minister. I told him that this morning.

Deputy Phil Hogan: Let us have it now.

Deputy Brian Stanley: I will not waste time on it now. Sinn Féin will debate the taxation system in Northern Ireland with the Minister or with anyone from his party any time.

Deputy Phil Hogan: The Deputy should not be a hypocrite. The charge is €150 in Northern Ireland.

Deputy Brian Stanley: The Minister should know the taxation system in the North is set in a town called London, which is on the neighbouring island called England, Scotland and Wales. It is not set in the Assembly in Belfast. I am surprised at a senior Minister in this Administration coming out with nonsense like that.

Deputy Phil Hogan: It is €150.

Deputy Brian Stanley: The people in the small cottages and bungalows will have difficulty——

Deputy Phil Hogan: It is €150 in the North.

Deputy Brian Stanley: ——when this fee is increased to €200, €300, €400 or €500 in years to come.

Debate adjourned.

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Private Members’ Business

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed)

The following motion was moved by Deputy Clare Daly on Tuesday, 24 January 2012:

That Dáil Éireann:

notes that

— the Government intends to pay €1,250 million to unsecured Anglo Irish Bank bondholders on 25 January, 2012;

— these bondholders are anonymous speculators, many of whom bought Anglo Irish Bank bonds at between 50% and 80% discount and who stand to make huge profits if they are paid full face value for the bonds;

— the Government intends to make a payment of €3,100 million on a promissory note for the Anglo Irish Bank/Irish Nationwide Building Society (INBS) debt on 31 March, and that promissory note payments to the value of €3,100 million will be made every year until 2023, with further payments due after that date also;

— Anglo Irish Bank/INBS payments will reach at least €47,000 million by 2031, with future related borrowing and interest charges bringing the possible total cost of the Anglo Irish Bank bailout to approximately €85,000 million;

— the Government plans to raise up to €1,200 million per year by 2015 through household and water taxes, deepening the impoverishment of ordinary people — and especially the unemployed and low paid; and

— while payments to un-named bondholders are prioritised, the Government plans to cut thousands of jobs in the health service, to close hundreds of nursing home beds, to cut 3.5% from education spending over the next three years, and to cut €475 million from welfare spending this year; and

resolves that the Government:

— shall not make the Anglo Irish Bank bond payment on 25 January, 2012;

— shall not make any further payments to Anglo Irish Bank bondholders; and

— shall not pay the promissory notes for the Anglo Irish Bank/INBS debt on 31 March, 2012 and shall not make any such payments in the future.

Debate resumed on amendment No. 1:

To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following:

recognises that:

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— the Government inherited a situation in relation to the banking sector and specifically in relation to Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society which resulted directly from the decisions taken by the previous Government;

— decisions taken by the previous Government included the decision to guarantee the debts of the covered institutions and this decision and consequential decisions taken by the previous Government have effectively transferred the liability for private bank debt to the taxpayers of this State and contributed to the need for the EU/IMF bailout; and

— the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation will fulfil its legal obligations to redeem €1.25 billion (gross) in senior unguaranteed bonds;

acknowledges that:

— the Government is working with our partners in the EU and IMF to address the situation and is actively involved in discussions with a view to reducing the overall cost to the State including the cost of the promissory note;

— the Government should not act unilaterally in relation to the repayment of unguaranteed senior debt and should have regard to the views of our partners who are providing the requisite funding for the State and for the financial institutions;

— the implications of not making such payments are such that the State’s ability to fund the provision of services, pay wages etc. could be put at risk; and

— the Government must broaden the tax base and that the introduction of the household charge and the proposed introduction of water charges are part of this process;

— affirms that the approach being pursued by the Government is, given the situation the Government has been presented with, the optimum approach which will produce the best medium to long-term outcome for the State and the Irish taxpayer; and

— encourages the Government to press ahead with discussions and negotiations around a range of support measures that recognise the contribution made by the State in support of the stability of the Eurozone.

—(Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Brian Hayes). An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Deputies Peader Tóibín and Sandra McLellan will have ten minutes between them.

Deputy Peadar Tóibín: Is it normal practice for a Minister to be in attendance?

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Yes.

Deputy Peadar Tóibín: Perhaps we might wait until a Minister arrives.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: We will pause for one moment.

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Sitting suspended at 7.31 p.m. and resumed at 7.34 p.m.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Fergus O’Dowd.

Deputy Peadar Tóibín: I give a céad míle fáilte to the Minister of State and thank him for joining us.

Deputy Joe Higgins: I have to object to the Government’s attitude to this Private Members’ motion. It is simply not good enough that it was panicking to round up a Minister of State from the highways and byways of the Dáil in order to fulfil the norm. If the Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform were taking this issue seriously, they would be in attendance.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: I understand the Minister will speak later in the debate. We should get started because we are running late already.

Deputy Peadar Tóibín: I agree with my colleague that the Government is showing enormous disrespect for the excellent motion moved last night. People throughout the State are agog with disbelief about the Government’s decision to hand over this amount of money. The failure of an individual who plays a particular role — he has been identified already — to attend the debate is a disgrace. We are handing €1.5 billion to unsecured and unguaranteed bondholders today.

Deputy Olivia Mitchell: It is €1.25 billion.

Deputy Peadar Tóibín: It is a huge amount of money to take out of the State. I will explain the normal way the multiplier works. Every €1 invested in the economy normally adds up to a multiplier of €1.25 over the course of a year. Over four years one would expect a sum of approximately €4 to develop from one’s initial investment of €1. As the reverse is also the case, we will have a negative in this instance. Therefore, the Government’s decision to hand €1.5 billion to bondholders will have a negative effect, to the tune of €5 billion, on the economy over four years. Jobs, wages and wealth will be lost to the economy. It reveals as a lie the Government spin to the effect that its primary goal is job creation. The primary goal of any Government can be identified by examining the resource levels invested in various areas. The Government’s decision to put more resources into bailing out the banks than into any other area demonstrates that its primary goal is bailing out the banks, rather than job creation. I would like to clear up a number of untruths spun by the Government in recent times to deflect attention from its shameful payment of €1.25 billion to bondholders. It has stated the troika has forced it to take this action, but that is plainly untrue. Paying unsecured and unguaranteed bondholders does not form part of the memorandum of understanding. The only reference to bondholders in the memorandum is in the Government’s desire to impose dis- counts on subordinated junior bondholders. The troika will not withdraw the money we are due to borrow under the Government programme if we do not pay these bondholders. If it were to do so, it would be breaking the agreement we reached with it. When that point is made to the Government, it usually shifts its position. It claims that the European Union and the ECB have forced it to pay bondholders, even if it is not in the memorandum of understanding. Its argument is that it cannot upset the ECB on this issue because it has provided massive liquidity for Irish banks. If we leave aside the fact that Anglo Irish Bank is a dead bank and the reality that commercial debt should be dealt with in a commercial fashion, the simple truth remains that Ireland is unable to deal with its level of debt while repaying these bondholders.

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[Deputy Peadar Tóibín.]

The Greek Government is renegotiating a discount of up to 70% with private sector bondholders, and the ECB is not withdrawing liquidity from Greece. We are fulfilling our requirements over and above what Greece is doing. Why should we be treated any differently? If the plug was pulled on the provision of liquidity for Irish banks, it would create financial armageddon across the European banking system. The link between Irish and European banks was the reason this liquidity was provided in the first place. Will the European Union create financial armageddon in Europe if commercial debt is not repaid? I do not think so. The Government has also made the point that Ireland should not want to be like Greece, in the sense of having the word “default” written on our heads. When the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, entered into negotiations with the ECB this week on the possibility of a reduction in some of our banking debt — the Anglo Irish Bank promissory notes — the sovereign bond market rate was approximately 6%. We were being punished by the markets not because we had threatened to default or because of an inability to pay but because of the fantasy of the suggestion that we would be unable to pay all our debt. It is clear that we cannot do so. The Government has claimed that the Opposition, in arguing that we should not pay these bonds, is failing to explain how we would be able to meet the immediate requirement to make up the deficit if the troika was to take away our funding. I have dealt with the troika issue by clarifying that this is not covered in the memorandum of understanding. Our objective is to remove the troika by returning to the markets. If Ministers had read our pre-budget submission which was costed by the Department of Finance, they would know that our policies which we would implement after negotiating a new memorandum of understanding would lead to a quicker deficit reduction than through the Government’s approach. In addition, it would happen in a more sustainable way. Our policies would help the economy to grow, whereas the Government’s policies are strangling it. The Government would have us sign up to an anti- investment austerity treaty in Europe which will mean austerity budgets in perpetuity. Sinn Féin wishes to see our budgets decided democratically and on the basis of our economic cycle, not the election cycle of France and Germany. Nobel prize-winning economists have stated the route the Government is taking is leading to an austerity suicide. It is crucial that at this time the Government does not become the textbook lesson for future students of economics on how to train-wreck a whole economy.

Deputy Sandra McLellan: Go raibh maith agat a Chathoirligh. I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion tonight and I commend the Technical Group for putting it forward. It is a timely motion, given the Government’s hand-over today. I commend the work of the range of groups and individuals who have organised to highlight this completely unreasonable, irrational and illogical position being taken by the Government. These include, among others, Bondwatch, the Ballyhea group, the Chattering Magpie, Namawinelake, the Fermoy group in my own area and the over-arching Not Our Debt group. Their efforts to raise awareness of this complex and technical area is welcome as is their commitment to resist it at every turn. The pressure they can bring to bear on Government will be important. They will need the support of Members in this House and tonight’s vote provides us with a chance to voice our opposition to the Government’s failed economic strategy. It gives Fine Gael and Labour Deputies the chance to change course. The idea that this Government actually believes that paying this money is sensible, is tanta- mount to economic madness. It seems the negotiating position is analogous to a person sitting

916 Promissory Notes: 25 January 2012. Motion (Resumed) down with the bank manager and saying, “I can pay my bills. I can meet the repayments and I can pay on time. Now would you mind giving me a better deal?” It is preposterous. The implication of December’s budget is starting to hit home. Pupil-teacher ratios, household charges, water taxes, septic tank charges, changes to tax credits, social welfare payments; the list goes on. Families are really struggling. There is no work to be found yet this Government claims it is renegotiating a more jobs-friendly deal with the troika but this is not happening. Young people in their late teens and twenties are leaving in their droves. Housing, health, education and social welfare systems are experiencing severe pressure. With regard to health service alone, one gets the sense that we are at breaking point. The Government’s strategy seems to be a chaotic one. Communities across my own area have been up in arms about the handling of acute and emergency care services. Emergency and pre- emergency care in the HSE south region, with the looming threat to the accident and emergency department at Mallow General Hospital and plans to cut ambulance cover for vast rural communities, is leaving people very worried. This is compounded by the fact that plans to cut community nursing home beds will leave our elderly and infirm in a very vulnerable position. In my home town of Youghal, as a direct result of this Government’s economic strategy, the local community hospital faces bed closures. The exodus at the end of February, retirements, the recruitment embargo and the HSE’s plan to close almost 900 community nursing home beds, are the reasons. St. Francis nursing home in Fermoy is also a casualty. The decisions will have a devastating effect on the quality of life of individuals, families and communities and they should be resisted at every opportunity. The Government is intent on paying back the debt of speculators and gamblers at the expense of our most weak and defenceless. The language of the Taoiseach and other Cabinet members this week has been significant. The contention that they have delivered anything of significance is almost laughable, €10 billion saved over the lifetime of the programme. It is like Fine Gael and Labour turned up to the aftermath of a hurricane with a dustpan and brush. The dustpan and brush approach is failing. All of the important economic and social indicators say this. Anglo Irish Bank is a dead bank and the market solution is that these bonds should not be paid. Even ignoring the market, the simple truth remains that Ireland has to plead inability to pay these bonds, for the sake of the people. The Greek Government is currently negotiating a discount of up to 70% with bondholders in the private sector and the ECB has not withdrawn liquidity. We are fulfilling programme requirements over and above what the Greeks are doing. We cannot be treated any differently. When the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, entered into negotiations with the ECB this week on a reduction in some of our banking debt, the sovereign bond market rates fell to under 6%. We were punished by the markets not because we threatened default and our inability to pay but rather because we said we would pay everything when it is clear we cannot do so. We seem constantly beholden to the markets but it seems they can see through this Government. Now might be a good time to start listening to the people.

Deputy Eamonn Maloney: I so not support this motion and I will vote against it. It is a motion calling for a default. A section of parliamentarians elected to this House talk about burning bondholders etc., and withholding the money but in the 11 months that I have been here, I have not seen a single person who takes this line who has the courage to put down a motion calling for Ireland to default. They couch their motions in language such as this one to try to avoid the real choice between——

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Deputy Peadar Tóibín: Perhaps the Deputy did not hear us on this side.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Order, please.

Deputy Eamonn Maloney: May I continue?

Deputy Peadar Tóibín: Of course.

Deputy Eamonn Maloney: Thank you. The motion is couched in a particular language because of the fear of putting down or of being identified with a motion to default. Anybody wishing to talk about the language of default in Ireland should speak to the labour congress in Iceland or some of the shop stewards in Iceland about the tone of default and I am sure this would result in a very different attitude. I suggest one should speak to the teachers’ unions in Iceland about the state of their wages since they ran into their difficulties. The Sinn Féin view on the alternative of default will lead to misery. I note one significant omission from the motion. It suggests we should not pay this money. I was hoping the second part of this riddle could be answered, which is the €1.5 billion payment which requires to be met every month and which is due in the next few days. The motion does not address this nor does it say that we should not pay those concerned. Why does it not call for the refusal to pay this €1.5 billion monthly sum? It will be difficult for the people who have moved this motion to explain to nurses in hospitals or teachers in schools where the money will come from. However, they will very cleverly avoid getting themselves into that situation. I refer to some of the Members who signed this motion. One would need a neck made of Wicklow granite to call for a default. Some of those who signed the motion were here on the night of the Anglo Irish Bank bailout, which has been referred to in this debate. People freely made a decision to bail out probably the most rotten bank in the world that has cost us billions since and now they present this motion talking about why we should default. Where was their conscience the night of the bailout in September 2008? Some or those who signed this motion did not even turn up for the vote but they do not mind putting down a motion tonight which in reality encourages defaulting — but they cannot say that. I do not know how people can live with this inconsistency. They should take a hard look at what they did in September 2008 in supporting Anglo Irish Bank. I doubt if there is a Member of this Parliament who in reality would want to pay this money that has been paid today but it is the lesser of two evils. If the people want to come forward next week with a Private Members’ motion on default, we will sort this out for once and all but default will put us back and put this country back where it was in 1913, when those at the bottom of the social class had no shoes on their feet. This is what the default will lead to. The lesser of two evils has happened. I will vote against the motion.

Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I will speak along similar lines to Deputy Maloney. We are all in agreement that what we are being asked to do is a pretty obnoxious deed. Nobody would pretend that what we are being asked to do is fair, right and just and would happen under any circumstances other than those in which we find ourselves today. I have heard much about septic tanks today but we are effectively talking about what was and still is in many people’s minds a septic bank. When this period of history is written in 50 or 100 years, Anglo Irish Bank will be written all over it. I know to my cost and that of the community which first politicised me in the Dublin docklands what Anglo Irish Bank was all about. There is a little school there where I worked and the Dublin Docklands Development Authority promised it a new building. Two members of Anglo Irish Bank were on the board of that authority. This was only three or four years ago

918 Promissory Notes: 25 January 2012. Motion (Resumed) but people should remember the magic dust that these people sprinkled on this country, which was incredible. One could not, in all seriousness, question anything that these big developers, builders and businessmen were doing. Everything seemed wonderful and they kept their businesses ramped up. The Glass Bottle Company site in Ringsend was identified as an ideal site and the authority became involved in a partnership with a third party development, funded by Anglo Irish Bank. Some €400 million was spent on the Glass Bottle Company site and it is now worth €34 million. The promissory note my school got for a new school building went up in dust, and for the foreseeable future it is condemned to an 1840s-era building. Many people have been betrayed by the bank and the crazy attitudes surrounding it. It goes against everything I know to be just or right to stand in the Parliament like this and speak in favour of what we are doing. As Deputy Maloney has quite rightly said, I know we are effectively talking about putting a €30 billion promissory note process on the table in the hope that we win €1.25 billion, all the while understanding that we have €147 billion of ECB money in our banking system. I do not gamble.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: That is what the Government is doing.

Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Even somebody like me would know that gamble is not worth the risk. We may lose this battle on the €1.25 billion, and it is right and just that we in this Chamber at every opportunity have the right to discuss the process. Payments like this should not happen without having a proper discussion or debate through the likes of a private Member’s motion. That is the way Parliament should work and I welcome the opportunity to discuss the issue. This is something about which the public will want a very tight explanation. Unfortunately, we have little more to say than that we do not think it worth the gamble. Effectively, we are looking at a process of working with our European partners on something that is much more valuable, which is deconstructing the promissory note and changing it so we get some real change for this country. What would happen if we defaulted on this or previous payments? The European Central Bank, ECB, might have found it interesting as it has €110 billion in the Irish banking system at 1%, and it may have increased the interest rate. What would happen in that case and how could it be explained to the people who are rightly protest- ing and want to know what on Earth the Government is doing? This is something we inherited and it is not of our making. Nobody in this Chamber would agree that this is the fault of the Fine Gael-Labour Administration. We are dealing with the issue as we find it, although we are not happy about it. The bigger game is the €30 billion figure, and I am not somebody willing to win a battle to lose a war. We should be careful about the information we send to our constituents when we are, correctly, discussing this payment to the unsecured and unguaranteed Anglo Irish Bank bondholders.

Deputy Olivia Mitchell: I wish to share time with Deputies Daly, Neville, Barry and Walsh.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Deputy Olivia Mitchell: I understand why the motion was tabled and I agree with other speakers in that there is nobody in the House or the Chamber that is not sick to the stomach at the prospect of paying this money to the bondholders in Anglo Irish Bank. The truth is that the day Anglo Irish Bank was nationalised, that bank debt became sovereign debt forever. People argue that this is not our debt but that is not true, although we wish it was not our debt. Making it our debt was a catastrophic mistake for all of us but it is now our debt. By all the laws governing civilised nations in international affairs, it is our debt.

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[Deputy Olivia Mitchell.]

We could renege, as is suggested in this motion, but there would be consequences. I know there has been a great deal of debate about such consequences but in truth, none of us know them. Perhaps the troika would pull down the curtain and end the money supply, perhaps it would put more onerous conditions in place or perhaps it would make the money dearer. It could be any or all these possibilities. We should bear in mind that when we got the bailout, it was largely to prevent a default. There was a fear about our defaulting and the impact of this on other countries and their banks, so we know for certain that the troika feels strongly enough about defaults to give us a bailout. The kinds of pared services that are now possible would not be possible in the event of a default. People have said that the markets have no memory and that within weeks, there would be lending to Ireland, which is true. However, that would come at a very high price. It is not true to say markets have no memory as credit histories count, for individuals and countries; they are not forgotten and are priced into what is charged for every penny lent. The 8o’clock markets would only lend money to Ireland at a very high price for a very long time. Does anybody really believe that if we decided not to pay our debts today, it would not frighten the ECB, which is exposed by more than €100 billion to Irish banks? It is charging a pittance in interest on that money so do Deputies not believe it is worried about it already? It would be very worried if we indicated that we would not pay our bills. I know how I would react if people told me they would not pay their debts but would like to keep borrowing anyway. If Deputies believe the banks are strapped for cash now, imagine what would happen if the shutters came down and the consequent impact on the economy. This morning Deputy Ross suggested that we should default like Argentina and that we would be back in the markets in no time. That country returned to the markets a few years after default but it went through absolute hell. My colleague, Deputy Michael Creed, was in Argentina in 2003 and has an abiding memory not from the slums but in boulevards of the capital city, where people sat on footpaths trying to sell furniture. That was outside the houses most had already lost. That was their reality; we believe we are in purgatory but those people suffered hell for quite a long time. There are consequences. It would be irresponsible at this stage, having repaid nine tenths of the bondholders of Anglo Irish Bank, most of it by the previous Government, suddenly to decide now we are not going to pay the last tenth. We have taken the pain. We have perhaps got some of the credit for that with the people who are lending to us, but not to pay the last one tenth would be stupid apart from anything else. I will not go into detail on the promissory notes of €3 billion because it would be purely irresponsible to suggest not repaying it, but I hope whoever advised the late Minister, Mr. Brian Lenihan, on that kind of device to pay his bills did not get any kind of golden handshake because it is such an onerous arrangement that it is usury. It is approximately €17 billion on €30 billion. The Government is correct to go back to Europe to say that we were early movers to save the banks and we did it under intense pressure from Europe to save their banks. We paid too high a price and Europe must respond to that now.

Deputy Jim Daly: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. I echo what was suggested previously, that we follow this Private Members’ debate with another one on default because that is, in effect, what the Technical Group is seeking, even though it has chosen to muddy the waters with its selective phraseology on dirty bankers and the other language its members use. They are trying to equate the payments to bondholders with cuts to hospitals and schools. Speakers have muddied the waters and created much angst. I congratu-

920 Promissory Notes: 25 January 2012. Motion (Resumed) late them on that. If that is what they were looking for, they have achieved something. Many hard-pressed people are very annoyed, angry and frustrated with this added pressure. I say well done to them on that. I urge the members of the Technical Group to do the responsible thing. They were elected to this House and in that regard they should show a small bit of leadership and inform people on the facts, not on the cheap, popular headlines they have sought to date. They should be honest and tell people as it is. They should do the decent thing and follow up this Private Members’ debate with one next week to the effect that we as a State would default on our debt. It is one and the same thing. The debt we have inherited from Anglo Irish Bank is a State debt. I do not know why the Technical Group has chosen to hone in on this issue other than that it is popular because it relates to bankers. We also owe a huge debt to the European Central Bank, ECB, and a massive debt to the International Monetary Fund, IMF. Why is the Technical Group not asking us to default on those debts? Debt is debt. The Members opposite know how the Irish Credit Bureau works. If someone defaults on any debt, his or her credit rating goes down. It does not matter whether it was a loan for a holiday or to educate one’s children. Once one defaults, one defaults. If the Technical Group wants the State to default, then its Members should put it up to the Government to default. We would welcome such a debate because it would be an opportunity to deal with people head-on, to tell them the truth and the facts they need to hear. The fact is that this country has a €12 billion deficit. I read Deputy Boyd Barrett’s pre- budget submission and listened to the proposals he made. Watching people play the game of Twister makes more sense than listening to him explain how a wealth tax would bridge the divide. A wealth tax is a permanent asset. It is a stagnant asset. One cannot keep taxing it indefinitely. We might get a return in one year by putting a 30% or 40% tax on the wealth which the Deputy cannot make up his mind exists today. We might get over the hill in one year. We could raid the National Pensions Reserve Fund. That is all very well. If the Members of the Technical Group had been put in government 12 months ago and had introduced a wealth tax and raided the National Pensions Reserve Fund, one must ask where we would go from there. Both of those sources of income would be gone and we would rely on the troika, the ECB, the IMF or the EU to keep this country going for the next 12 months. Or else they could reduce the €12 billion with a once-off budget. That is the stark reality of the choices facing this country. I resent the hyperbole and hysteria that the Technical Group is generating throughout the country in the past two days for cheap political gain and to glorify its own ends. Austerity has become the new dirty word. It is an awful pity we did not have austerity in this country ten years ago. Austerity is merely cutting one’s cloth to suit one’s measure. It does not have to be a dirty word.

Deputy Joan Collins: The Government would have had us in sackcloth years ago.

Deputy Jim Daly: If austerity was introduced years ago we would have a far better society and a far better country. It is an awful pity that people did not cut their cloth to suit their measure previously than going along with this process. The Estonian economy is an example of austerity. An austerity government was in place there for four years. It was re-elected with a huge mandate in the past year.

Deputy Olivia Mitchell: With growth of 6%.

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Deputy Jim Daly: The Estonian economy actually achieved growth of 7% on the back of four years of austerity. The members of the Technical Group should wake up and smell the roses and give the people of this country a break with a bit of truth.

Deputy Dan Neville: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. As everyone has stated, it sticks in the craw to pay Anglo Irish Bank bondholders what we did, but the alternative is so stark that we have no choice given that we must restore balance to the public finances. The Government is slowly achieving that but it will not be achieved overnight. There will not be any instant solutions. We are engaged in a programme of reform which will restore the economy over a period, as Deputy Jim Daly has indicated. Those who suggest we default or who are in the default mode should reflect on the outcome where default has occurred. Reference has been made to the Argentinean experience. Last year I looked closely at what happened in Argentina. The economists are correct; if we do something like that we will correct the economy in three to four years but one must not ignore the social ramifications and the pain people would have to endure. We would be at almost famine levels. It would be so irresponsible that under no circumstances could we even imagine the effect of such an approach as to default and not be able to bridge the €12 billion deficit, to which previous speakers referred. The debate on default is ongoing. It might be an economic solution but for a start it would destroy our international reputation, on which we depend as an open economy. There would be serious implications for life opportunities and the standing of our citizens. Were we to default it is likely we would be thrown out of the eurozone and revert to the punt. Some people promote such an approach. The value of the Irish currency would collapse, thereby causing a currency crisis, as occurred in Argentina. A default would probably result in the value of savings being wiped out and make it impossible for people to get their hands on such savings. If this country defaults on its foreign debt and reintroduces the punt, most of the money in bank accounts would be in punts rather than euro and, as such, given the economic situation in the country, the value of the punt would plummet, the value of savings would decrease and the currency would depreciate. People with life savings in credit unions would find their value diminished. The cost of foreign goods and services would increase. There would be a devalu- ation in the value of the currency of between 50% and 70%, as occurred in Argentina. All imports, including 50% of supermarket purchases, would increase by 50% to 70%, as would all other imports and, as an open economy, that would have serious effects.

Deputy Joan Collins: How does the Deputy know that?

Deputy Dan Neville: As the Tánaiste outlined yesterday, a cut of €12 billion to our finances currently would reduce the level of payment for services — doctors, nurses, the public service and others — by between 50% and 70%. That is what those who propose a default are suggesting. It is irresponsible.

Deputy Tom Barry: I value speaking in the debate, although the timing is poor. I have no doubt that it is a simple request but the scenario is complex. The timing is poor because today this country re-entered the bond markets — quite successfully at 5.15%. Nobody would have predicted that up to now. That is not bad but I do not hear any praise for it. One must recognise that the Government is steady in its approach and consistent in the way it does its business. I know the wrongs that were perpetrated. I felt them more than many of the Members sitting looking across at me. I almost lost my business on the back of Anglo Irish Bank’s false banking and backing people to own big portions of the sugar industry who eventu-

922 Promissory Notes: 25 January 2012. Motion (Resumed) ally sold out through greed. I do not need lessons from Members on the far side of the House. When one’s house is on the line, one knows all about it. Let us not go back to the past. Who owns the bonds is irrelevant. They are bonds and that is it. Discussing their owners is populist. Returning to the market today shows there is market confidence, something that is vital. I run a business and am not about to be lectured by people who do not know how to create jobs. Creating jobs takes a great deal of effort and work. One builds a reputation over many years. If one defaults once, that is it — one is gone. People view the business as unreliable and the person as being someone who will cod them at some stage. Gambling never worked and I am not a gambler. We need to ensure consistency in our approach. For those Members who have heard of Edmund Burke, he said we should not consult our invention, but with our past. This is important. Regarding the land annuities, the Government of the time decided we should not repay the loans the British provided to Irish farmers. We did not pay them, but we still collected the money from farmers. In 1932, 90% of our trade was with England. All of a sudden, prices for our cattle and commodities decreased and we were in major economic difficulty. This time was known as the Economic War. After six years, we tucked our tails between our legs and repaid England £10 million to say, “Sorry”. By Jesus, we found ourselves in trouble in those few years. Remember the credit unions that wrote to their small investors last Christmas to tell them the unions could give them no money because the bondholders had been burned? There are consequences to actions. When I see populism like this, it makes me cross. I will stand by decisions that keep the people who work for me in their jobs. It is all about job creation.

Deputy Brian Walsh: I do no one a disservice when I say there is not a single person in the House who is entirely satisfied or comfortable with the events of noon today when we transferred funds to unnamed bondholders in the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, IBRC. Given the volume of correspondence my colleagues and I have received from the public on this matter in recent days, it has not been a popular decision, but it is undoubtedly the correct decision. In time, we will derive great benefit from the decision to honour our sovereign debts. For far too long, our predecessors made decisions on the basis of short-term political gains. Thankfully, the policy of keeping an eye on the next general election has been confined to the history books. During its short term in office, the Government has demonstrated numerous times that it is prepared to make difficult, unpopular and unpalatable decisions in the national interest. Today’s honouring of our obligations to the bondholders is one such decision. Everything the Government does is with a view to returning to international bond markets, as we did today, and relieving ourselves of the troika’s assistance. The Government has been successful in this regard. Prior to the last general election, Irish bond yields stood at 14%. The yield on those same bonds when we dipped our toe in the markets today was marginally over the 5% mark. Bond yields have fallen sharply because of the Government’s decisions since assuming office, including the honouring of our obligations to the bondholders. Lest there be any doubt, failing to pay the bondholders would be catastrophic for our ability to return to the markets and for the rate of interest we would pay on bonds. National debt is forecast to hit €200 billion during the course of the next 12 months. Each 1% reduction in bond yields that we achieve will result in a saving of €2 billion per annum. The reality is that this is our debt and we must repay it.

Deputy Joan Collins: It is not out debt.

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Deputy Brian Walsh: We assumed responsibility for this debt when Fianna Fáil signed the bank guarantee and nationalised Anglo Irish Bank. I wish to address some of the misinformation that has been supplied. Some members of the Technical Group suggest that we should aspire to the Greek model and attempt to achieve similar write-downs. This would be catastrophic. Some of the group’s members remind me of the story of the Grand Old Duke of York and I have visions of Deputy Boyd Barrett or Deputy Higgins leading us on the march to the top of the hill. When they discover what is occurring in Greece, they will not be long turning on their heels and marching right back down again. Perhaps the Deputies might bring their colleague, Deputy Mattie McGrath. When he gets to the top of the hill and witnesses what is occurring in Greece, it might cause him to fill some of those famous septic tanks he is constantly discussing. Other misinformation suggests that the funds transferred today could have been used for other essential services. That is absolute nonsense. We are in a programme and borrowing money. Indeed, we borrowed money to fund the bondholders today.

Deputy Catherine Murphy: We do not need to pay.

Deputy Brian Walsh: Had we decided to renege on our debts, the level of support received from our international partners would have been reduced accordingly. I support the Government’s amendment, as the motion as presented is populist rhetoric. There should be no place for it in the House, particularly in light of today’s successful return to the bond markets, as Deputy Barry mentioned.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: I call Deputy Boyd Barrett, who has seven and a half minutes. His colleagues, Deputies Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, Tom Fleming, Halligan, Finian McGrath and Catherine Murphy, have four and a half minutes each.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett: To swap metaphors with the previous speaker, the Govern- ment side in this debate reminds me of the captain of the Italian ship that sank recently because he was so busy trying to impress his friends onshore that he could not face the fact of a massive gaping hole in the side of his ship or that it was going down. The reality is that the Government is keeping the country on an unsustainable path, namely, paying off the gambling debts of bankers and speculators by crucifying our society and economy while trying to convince us it is somehow a good thing and the situation will right itself in the end. Lest there be a mistake, the suggestion is that we in the United Left Alliance are afraid of the word “default”. Let me say it — default, default, default. Contrary to Deputy Walsh’s suggestion, these are not our debts. They are not the debts of pensioners, low and middle income families, the hundreds of thousands of people who have lost their jobs, the schoolchildren who have lost guidance counsellors, learning support teachers and language support teachers or the disadvantaged in our society. They are the debts of bankers, speculators and people who are driven by nothing but greed and profit. The Government is saying that the interests of speculators come before the interests of schoolchildren, families whose loved ones are getting on boats and aeroplanes to leave the country, people who are rotting on the dole and pensioners who are shivering with the cold this winter because of cuts in the fuel allowance. I hope the Government will spare a thought for those people as it defends, justifies and spins the paying of €1.2 billion to speculators and bondholders while real human beings, not markets, suffer considerably. Make no mistake. The money paid today and the €3 billion the Govern- ment plans on paying at the end of March come directly from the pockets, livelihoods and

924 Promissory Notes: 25 January 2012. Motion (Resumed) services of ordinary working people and citizens who have no responsibility for the criminal actions that caused this economy to crash. What makes all of this worse is the fact that we are not even paying the bondholders who initially bought the bonds. We are paying people who bought the bonds recently on the secondary market at a 30% or 50% discount. The original bondholders burned themselves. We would not, but they did. The speculators and gamblers we paid today will make a profit of between 30% and 50%, some €300 million or €500 million. Once again, the vulnerable, the workers and the people lose, but the speculators win handsomely. There were also the insurance companies, represented by the United States Treasury Sec- retary, Timothy Geithner, who vetoed proposals to burn bondholders. We did not discover this from the Government but through a leak from the United States Embassy. Mr. Geithner, we learned, knew that people in this country were angry, but he did not deny that he had vetoed the proposals. It is important to stress that it is not just the people of Ireland who are losing out as a consequence of this decision but also the people of Europe. Everybody is suffering because of a decision by the political masters in Brussels, Paris and elsewhere in Europe, together with the political masters in this State, to sacrifice everything — our economic future, fairness and social justice — in order to pay off bankers and speculators. All of this might possibly be justified if there were even a slight glimmer of hope that any of it is working. There is no such glimmer. The Government is not even listening to what Christine Lagarde, managing director of the IMF is saying. As she warned, loudly and clearly, before Christmas and as was repeated by the IMF yesterday, we are careering towards a 1930s-style depression. All of the austerity measures that have been imposed have only made the situation worse. It is an absolute lie to say the European Central Bank would retaliate to a decision not to repay these bondholders by cutting off liquidity funding to our banks. The only reason it is providing that funding is that a failure to do so would, as well it knows, see the entire European financial system, including its banks, come crashing down. That is the leverage we must use in standing up to these people. Unfortunately, the Government will not stand up to them because it buys into their agenda and into the dogma of markets which caused the financial crisis. This crisis is being used to ram even more market dogma down the throats of people throughout Europe. It will have the exactly the same result in other markets and other sectors of society as it has had in the financial markets. In other words, it will lead us towards a depression. The only responsible action for elected Deputies in this Chamber to take is to call the bluff of those who are using the politics of fear to intimidate people in this State into accepting austerity. We must encourage people to resist, community by community and workplace by workplace. Otherwise our society will suffer the consequences for generations.

Deputy Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan: The Government has advised us on several occasions that actions have consequences. I am well aware of that. If the bank were to give me €10,000 tomorrow morning and I decided to lose it all in a bookmaker’s shop, I realise there will be consequences to my actions. If I lose, the bookmaker is not obliged to return my money. On the other hand, the people to whom €1.25 billion was repaid today have been taught that there are essentially no consequences to their actions. They took a risk which did not turn out as they hoped. Some of them sold on the bonds, in some cases for as low as 54 cent in the euro. Unlike somebody like me, who would not burn down the bookmaker’s shop if my losing stake was not repaid, these people are repaid in any case. If Paddy Power was being run by the Government it would be out of business by now.

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[Deputy Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan.]

We are told that if we kick up a row about repaying these bonds we will be slapped on the wrist. One Government Deputy observed that there is €110 billion in the banking system, put there by the European Central Bank, and if we do not repay this money the bank might raise the interest rate it is charging us. The reality is that if that were to happen, we would be unable to repay any of the money. We are the man or woman in the street who is sure the banker will tip his hat to us for fear we will not pay him back. That argument has been going around for a long time. It is an argument members of the Government were using before they came into power. Unfortunately, that is now forgotten and they have become so responsible that they no longer run the country. When I lived in Germany I never voted for Angela Merkel’s party. There was no opportunity for me to vote or not vote for her on this occasion, but the Govern- ment is letting her and Mr. Sarkozy run the country. It promised to get tough with these people and to work for this country. If it had done so, we would not have had the debate today on the Water Services (Amendment) Bill because there would be enough money to run the country without the need for such measures. I do no accept the scaremongering which says we will be locked out of the markets if we do not repay this money. I know of several business people who found themselves unable to repay their debts in the past and were obliged to go out of business. Over a period of years they went back into business and nobody had a problem with them. People move on, just as the markets will move on. They have already done so in the case of Iceland, with that country’s credit rating now restored to health, thus allowing it once more to borrow on the markets. Some people argue that we cannot know the consequence of a failure to repay the bondholders. However, there are certain facts of which we can be sure. We will still be producing just as much food as we are now and there will be a demand for it from all corners of the planet. People will still want to come to this country for tourism reasons. The multinationals are not here for the craic or because we pay back debts we do not owe. They are here for other reasons and those reasons will still apply following a default. It will not all fall apart if we default, a word which some are afraid even to say. How will the Government succeed in terrifying people after it has put through the next several budgets? The only threat that will be left in three years’ time is that if we do not pay the bondholders we will not have enough money to pay the interest on our debts. According to the figures from the Department of Finance, we will have a primary surplus in 2014. The only fiscal deficit we will have in that year will be the interest we are paying. How will the Government frighten us into submission then?

Deputy Tom Fleming: Today, €1.25 billion was paid to unnamed and unguaranteed bondholders. This country is being bled dry by Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and a conglomeration of hedge funds. Reliable sources indicate these are the principal holders of the bonds. Anglo Irish Bank is likely to end up costing the Irish taxpayer close to €50 billion by 2031, with future related borrowings and interest charges bringing the possible total bill to approximately €85 billion. While Greece and Portugal are negotiating haircuts to their debts of more than 50%, Ireland is held to ransom and obliged to pay bondholders their full capital plus interest, which in some cases is charged at up to 8%. The taxpayer is being forced to pay through the nose for the reckless behaviour of Mr. FitzPatrick and Mr. Drumm. Between 1978 and 2008 Anglo Irish Bank’s loan book grew from IR £1 million to €78 billion. To cover these loans, it bridged the gap by borrowing cheap money on the international markets and issuing bonds. Many huge transactions were not approved by the board of directors and there were ad hoc arrangements whereby massive sums were

926 Promissory Notes: 25 January 2012. Motion (Resumed) approved over the telephone. The regulator was gone missing at this stage and good ship Ireland was drifting towards the rocks. This reckless and irrational borrowing by developers was facilitated by irresponsible lending on the part of banks, lending which amounted to acts of criminality. One of the most worrying aspects of all of this is that these people are still at large, whether abroad or still in this State, and are continuing to trade. By contrast, we saw what happened in the United States where such persons were brought before the courts in a very public manner and the appropriate custodial sentences were handed down. It irritates and disgusts the people that we have not acted in a similar manner to the authorities in America. There is no sign on the horizon that this will happen. Irish people are experiencing unprecedented hardship and the most vulnerable and helpless in society are bearing the brunt of all these wrongs. The most extreme draconian measures are being inflicted on them to address the financial quagmire in which we find ourselves. No one envies the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, in terms of the dilemma he faces. Despite that the sum of €1.25 million was paid out today, I am sure we are all agreed that he, with the support of Government, should play tough and hard ball in the negotiations on the promissory note of €3.1 billion due to be paid at the end of March. It is hoped the Government will be able to obtain a sizeable write-down in this. If we do not secure a better deal or have our debt repayments spread out over a longer period, this country will remain deflated, with more unemployment, emigration and austerity measures of the type introduced during recent years. If this continues, the backbone of the country will be broken. It is hoped that will not happen.

Deputy John Halligan: I refer to the troika’s warning this week that a financial bomb would go off in Dublin if Anglo Irish Bank senior bondholders are not repaid. This was a horrendous scaremongering tactic designed to create anxiety and panic among the people. The implication that the troika holds a bomb that could decimate the Irish economy is shameful and wholly inappropriate. It is emotive and threatening behaviour. The people will not fall for this PR stunt. They have more to be worried about given that the latest statistics show that 60,000 householders are in mortgage arrears, Irish householders now owe twice their income and 100 people a day are leaving the country. All this despite the €20 billion plus we have already slashed in budgets. What is confusing and angering people is why, despite the harrowing austerity measures they are being forced to endure and our 14.4% unemployment rate — 18% in my constituency — the budget deficit remains static. How can this be? People have now realised the implications of the austerity measures, which bow before the greed of the bondholders. Despite all their sacrifices and the cuts they have sustained, there is no improvement in their daily lives. All we hear are warnings that we face more of the same for years to come. People throughout the country are asking — Members of the Government must be hearing it too — why we are handing over to private bondholders and banks €1.2 billion, which we have no legal or moral obligation to pay. The argument that we do so because we promised to is ludicrous and offensive to the people. That is the only argument being made by the Government side. People are asking why, if the country is broke and they had to sustain cuts of €2.8 billion in the last budget, we are giving €750 million to unsecured bondholders. Fine Gael promised prior to the last election that it would burn the bondholders and bring about change and reform in this area. I have listened carefully to some of the words and phrases used in this debate, including “austerity”, “default”, “zombie banks” and “not our debt”. Fine Gael used these words prior to the last election. It came up with the word “austerity”. It accused the previous

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[Deputy John Halligan.] Government of implementing austerity measures. It used the word “default” and the Labour Party most definitely used it. There is no one here from the Labour Party, members of which used the word “default” on every television and radio programme. The Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, when in Opposition used the phrase “zombie bank”.

Deputy Finian McGrath: That is correct.

Deputy John Halligan: He continually told the people of Ireland “this is not our debt”. The people no longer believe the Government, members of which are deliberately trying to confuse them. The Government has not succeeded. The people believed Fine Gael and the Labour Party that they would not pay the bondholders because they told them so. Both parties used the phrase “burn the bondholders” on television programmes and so on. I remind Members opposite of the criticism they fired at the Independents. That was a bad mistake. Each of them was elected with a sizeable majority. We were elected based on what we told people, namely, that we would do everything in our power to ensure the bondholders were burned, to prove the Government wrong and to put it down because of what it was doing to the people. This Government is destroying the economy and people’s livelihood. There are people who are hungry. We recently gave money to a Greek bondholder who is a multimillion- aire. The Government needs to explain that to the people, including the people on the dole and the 100 people that will emigrate from our airports tomorrow morning. Fine Gael and the Labour Party should be ashamed of themselves: they lied to the people.

Deputy Finian McGrath: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this important and urgent debate, in light of today’s payment of €1.25 billion to unsecured bondholders. While for me this is a huge issue, for the citizens of this State, it is a major drain on our economy. It is important to have a clear and honest debate and less spin and waffle from this Government. The people deserve better: they deserve the truth. I was a Member of the previous Dáil and witnessed first-hand senior bankers appearing before committees, conning politicians and misleading the people. Their lending policies were economic vandalism of the worst sort. At that time Members of this Government were very excited about payments to bondholders and so on. Their high moral ground antics were breath- taking yet today they paid out €1.25 billion to those bondholders. These bondholders are anonymous speculators, many of whom bought Anglo Irish Bank bonds at between 50% and 80% discount, who stand to make huge profits if paid full face value for those bonds. This Government intends to make a further payment of €3.1 billion on a promissory note for the Anglo Irish Bank-Irish Nationwide Building Society debt on 31 March. It will also make similar payments every year up to 2023 with further payments due after that. This debate is about reality and the facts in regard to the banking crisis and bondholders. Last week, the Taoiseach said the growth rate for Ireland next year would be 1.3%. My colleague, Deputy Ross, exposed the truth and, along with the IMF, said that growth would be 0.5%. Did the Taoiseach come in here yesterday and today and accept that he got it wrong: he did not. That is the type of leadership I will not accept. It is dishonest leadership that should not be accepted. The people had no hand in this debt, will not benefit from its repayment and do not consent to paying it. That is the message I hear across my constituency every day. The people do not consent to paying this debt. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, also got it wrong last Sunday in relation to his comments on Denmark. He did not put his hands up in acknowledg- ment either. Denmark is now back in the markets. We need to stand up to the ECB. We need

928 Promissory Notes: 25 January 2012. Motion (Resumed) to tell it the truth. Elements within the IMF accept the analysis of the Technical Group. In addition, one should consider the real issues. In the context of cutting expenditure, the Govern- ment should stop cutting DEIS schools or services to people with disabilities but should consider the ongoing waste in the public service. For example, the Members opposite all jump up and down in respect of electronic voting machines about which the previous Government cocked up to the tune of €50 million. Do they know it costs €145,000 per year to store the aforementioned machines? Are they aware the State was forking out €500,000 to rent empty offices? I challenged the Minister of State at the Department of Finance with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Deputy Brian Hayes, on this issue. I have cited two small examples but there is no logic to spending and wasting money. As for blaming mortgage payers and those who were hammered during the Celtic tiger years in respect of their apartments, flats and houses, I note the Taoiseach’s brass neck in attacking people who are opposed to the household charge. However, in 1994 Deputy Enda Kenny stated “It is morally [wrong,] unjust and unfair to tax a person’s home”. This is the kind of politics I will not accept. The people demand truth and an honest debate. The Independent Group and the Technical Group in the Dáil are working hard to deliver such a debate. The Government should get on with the issue, negotiate on behalf of this country, put on the Ireland jersey and deliver for the Irish people. They deserve truth and honesty and, above all, they deserve respect.

Deputy Catherine Murphy: This time last year, people were short of only one thing, namely, the date for the general election. They were about to head into a month of debate in which they listened to declarations that it was either Labour’s way or Frankfurt’s way and listened to the current Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, talk about not paying a cent more. The Government should not lecture Opposition Members about rhetoric because it provided the Government with a large part of the majority it enjoys in this House. This is because people paid attention. Government Members visited the same doorsteps as did Oppo- sition Members and know people were paying attention. They did not talk about local issues on those doorsteps. They expressed their unwillingness to take on board the responsibility for bank debts and certainly for unsecured bondholders. The point is it is now dead money, as of today, because it has gone and it is disgraceful that it was paid. The bondholders must be the luckiest people ever, as what happened today is the equivalent of someone giving them the winning lotto numbers. It was noted earlier that these bonds were even traded on the secondary markets. While the Government may not wish to know who these people are, I wish to know who they are, both on my own behalf and on behalf of the 40,000 households in my constituency. I wish to know to whom the €700 per household is being paid. As this Government is supposed to be about job creation, how many jobs could be created with €1.25 billion? If one takes the average industrial wage, one could create 35,000 jobs for one year with €1.25 billion. There would be wealth generation, consumer spending, increased Government revenue and a reduction in social welfare payments. This is the kind of opportunity that has been lost by not retaining that money in this economy. As for the work that could be done, the €1.25 billion also could be used to deal with the ageing water mains infrastructure, thereby saving money and creating jobs. It would provide enough money to construct offshore wind energy that could then be exported. It could be used to retrofit homes, which again would create jobs and save money. This would not be money going down the drain and would not be expenditure without return. The money also could dramatically enhance the rail

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[Deputy Catherine Murphy.] network or would allow the construction of two hospitals of the size of the proposed national children’s hospital. This is the kind of project that could be carried out with that kind of money. The promissory note, which is due to be paid on 31 March, is absolutely unsupportable. Gene Kerrigan wrote an article recently in which he discussed who would pay this debt. He noted the 60,000 children who were born in 2002 will be 21 in 2023 and will be paying the interest rate and residuals arising therefrom. Similarly, the 74,000 children who were born last year will be paying it in 2031. What is being done in respect of the promissory note has a consequence way beyond Ireland’s reputation with the troika. In this context, the Technical Group met representatives of the troika last week and I listened to their press conference, at which they stated they read the newspapers and that they pay attention to what people say. They told us there had to be buy-in and that they thought there was buy-in to this programme in Ireland as, otherwise, they would see resistance. The point is that resistance in Greece brought a reduction in Ireland’s interest rate. Resist- ance paid off, while this passive slapping of people’s backs will not deliver for Ireland. It will not be a success if Ireland ends up getting a small interest rate reduction on these promissory notes. There must be either an almost complete write-down on them or, as was suggested last night, or an extension of their terms to enable inflation to take care of the problem. Two things are required to control people, namely, fear and insecurity and this is what the Government is dishing out in abundance. It is making a population passive, which I believe to be highly dangerous in the longer term, because the people will boil over at some point. Moreover, I believe they are not too far from so doing.

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Fergus O’Dowd): First, I apologise to the House for the delay at 7.30 p.m. There was an unavoidable mix-up between who was meant to be present and who was present, for which I apologise. It was unintentional and was an accident but, please God, it will not happen again.

Deputy John Halligan: That is all right.

Deputy Fergus O’Dowd: The motion before the House is both timely and appropriate. Hav- ing listened to the contributions and debate, the Minister for Finance is of the view that there is considerable common ground on all sides of the House. All Members are agreed that every effort must be made to reduce the cost to the Exchequer of the promissory note. They are also agreed, to various degrees, that the State should continue discussions with its international partners on how this can be achieved and, in general terms, that the State should not act unilaterally in this regard. There is a clear recognition that the situation with regard to the eurozone is evolving and that developments in this respect may provide opportunities for the State to revisit certain matters, including the cost to the State of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, IBRC, arrangements that were entered into by the previous Government. As an independent State, Ireland has taken the initiative to deal with its problems. The Government has taken the hard decisions and will take whatever other decisions are necessary to get the country back on track as quickly as possible. The Government must ensure, and our international partners must have regard to the need to ensure, that Ireland’s capacity to repay its debts is maintained and enhanced. The Minister accepts the necessary adjustments in State expenditure have affected and will affect the level of services and the living standards of people. The Minister accepts the impact of the adjustments must be fair and proportionate. The Minister accepts it is galling to be

930 Promissory Notes: 25 January 2012. Motion (Resumed) obliged to pump State resources into supporting the financial sector. These actions are, however, necessary as our economy will not operate without a banking system. Moreover, we must get back to the financial markets for funding, we must re-establish our financial credibility and we must return to growth and prosperity for the good of our people. We must do all these things in order to exit the programme of financial assistance from the EU-IMF at the earliest possible date to avoid this country being hamstrung for years or even decades by an enforced regime of austerity. The Government is committed to delivering a return to a successful vibrant economy. In this context, the Minister has indicated there is no private sector involvement for senior bank paper or Irish sovereign debt without the agreement of our external partners. This commitment has been agreed with our external partners and is now the basis on which Ireland’s future financing strategy is built. There appears to be a suggestion that it may be possible simply to make the promissory note go away and that the Central Bank or the ECB would continue to fund the institution through the working out of the remaining loan book. The Minister refers Deputies to the balance sheet of the bank. In the first instance, the Central bank and the ECB are effectively funding the bank. If the promissory note was removed from the balance sheet, there would be certain consequences, namely, the gap on the asset side of the balance sheet would still have to be filled; in the absence of this asset, the bank would fail, leading to insolvency and a requirement to repay all amounts due under all contracts; the Central Bank and the ECB could not continue to fund the bank under their own rules because the institution would no longer be a going concern or a licensed bank; the Central Bank-ECB funding of approximately €40 billion would have to be repaid and, as this is State backed, it would fall to the Government to repay it; and the assets of the bank would have to be disposed of in a fire sale, which would increase the losses to the taxpayer. Is it realistic, in the current environment, to consider default as an option or to assume that the Central Bank or the ECB would continue to fund the bank in the circumstances I have outlined? As indicated, the Minister is committed to reviewing the approach to the promissory notes with a view to reducing the overall cost to the State. The troika has agreed to engage with Irish officials in a process to produce a common paper in which all options for restructuring the notes in terms of the source of funding, the duration of the notes, the interest rate, etc., would be considered. In tandem with this technical review, the Government has commenced an intensive campaign at political level to garner support for an approach which would be more beneficial to the State. The Minister met Commissioner Rehn and the President of the Euro- pean Central Bank this week to progress the matter. The Government is committed to restoring sustainability to the public finances. Clearly, this presents challenges for policymakers. However, we must remain steadfast in our commitment to reduce the deficit below 3% of GDP by 2015. To this end, the Government has committed to increase the tax base and reduce expenditure as part of an overall budgetary strategy which is fair and measured. It is essential, in conjunction with this approach, that productivity and efficiencies are achieved in the delivery of public services. The Minister thanks Deputies for this constructive and helpful debate and I ask them to support the Government’s amendment.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: I call Deputy Mick Wallace who is sharing time with Deputies Shane Ross and Joe Higgins.

Deputy Mick Wallace: The Government thinks it is a good idea to pay €1.25 billion to unsecured bondholders. It is of the view that it is not a good idea to upset the ECB or the

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[Deputy Mick Wallace.] financial markets. However, it appears to be okay to upset people who depend on one-parent family payments, carer’s allowance, the fuel allowance and the rent allowance and parents whose children are losing their guidance counsellors. It also seems to be fine to cut the funding for DEIS schools and community employment schemes. Those in government made one argument before the general election and a different one afterwards and they were unable to back up what they had said on both occasions. They gave the impression prior to last year’s general election that it would be a good idea not to give money to unsecured bondholders and the people believed them. On the household charge, in January last year Fine Gael stated:

But the Government’s proposal to introduce a steadily—rising, annual, recurring residential property tax on people’s homes is unfair for two reasons ...

• It will be difficult to pay for asset—rich but income poor households, particularly the elderly and the unemployed.

• It will be deeply unfair for a young generation that paid exorbitant amounts of stamp duty and VAT on the purchases on over-valued houses, many of whom now find themselves in negative equity.

There was one story before the election and a different one afterwards. What does power do to people? At Question Time last week I referred to the continued use of Shannon Airport by American military aeroplanes on their way to Afghanistan. In October 2007 the Tánaiste, Deputy Eamon Gilmore, stated:

The war is wrong and Ireland was wrong to support it through the use of Shannon Airport. The war was wrong on grounds of international law, wrong on grounds of morality and wrong because it degenerated into an assault against the most basic principles of our common humanity.

When I challenged him last week on the fact that the Government had done nothing in respect of the US military continuing to use Shannon Airport, he stated, “There are no plans to change the arrangements for the overflight and landing of US military aircraft, which have been continuously in place under successive Governments for over 50 years.” He thinks it is okay for military aeroplanes to land at Shannon Airport and then proceed to Afghanistan in order to drop bombs on people asleep in their beds in the middle of the night. The difference is standards is incredible. Making one argument when in opposition and arguing the complete opposite when in power is so dishonest. How, in God’s name, can anyone expect politicians in this country to have credibility? The people threw the previous Govern- ment out on its ear. During the election campaign those opposite stated they would take a stand on various matters, but when they entered office, they did the exact opposite. That is completely unfair to the people who voted for them.

Deputy Shane Ross: I wish to respond the Minister of State’s comments. His attempt to wrap those in opposition around him and state we were united in agreement on the bones of the motion was complete and utter nonsense. He said: “They also are agreed, to various degrees, that the State should continue discussions with its international partners on how this can be achieved and in general terms that the State should not act unilaterally in this regard.” I reject

932 Promissory Notes: 25 January 2012. Motion (Resumed) this assertion. The State should act unilaterally. That is what we are seeking, particularly if it proves necessary and we are pushed in that direction. There is a gross misunderstanding among those on the Government benches of what is happening in respect of these and other bonds. I accept that I sometimes speak from a different perspective from those on these benches who are opposed to the Government. I do not know what those in government believe was in the minds of those who were buying bonds at 55 cent, 60 cent or 70 cent. However, Deputy Catherine Murphy put her finger on it when she stated the people concerned thought they had won the lottery. The market had clearly indicated that there was no one on God’s Earth who would pay 100 cent on the bonds in question, unless, of course, they were mugs. The only mugs who have emerged from this episode of market madness are those in the Government. The Government has actually paid 100 cent on bonds which were purchased at 55 cent. Because I used to work in the financial world I am familiar with the individuals to whom I refer. They would not have been too worried if the Government had not paid them back. They did not expect to be paid back, which is why the market had priced the bonds in question at the level to which I refer. Those who bought them cannot believe their luck. The Government did not have to pay back the money for these bonds and it would not have suffered any great hit to its credibility if it had burned bondholders who had expected to be burned. What is the Government doing? It is showing extraordinary deference to the ECB. Like the gladiators in ancient Rome, it is saying to that institution, “Those who are about to die salute you.” It is showing deference to the ECB when it does not need to do so and the ECB is responding by kicking it in the teeth. When commenting on this issue this morning, the Taoiseach made two large mistakes. The first, as Deputy Finian McGrath stated, relates to the fact that the Taoiseach continues to refer to the 1.3% growth rate on which the deal with the troika is based. That is nonsense and the rate in question no longer applies. On that basis, the Taoiseach is going to have difficulty in paying back the money to the troika. The second error he made was when he stated we were not going to write off any of the debt and that we were not looking to do so. The first thing we should be seeking to do is write off some of the debt on all counts. The Taoiseach was mealy-mouthed and uttered weasel words when he stated the Govern- ment was seeking to reduce the cost of the debt. All that would involve is the lowering of interest rates and extending the period for repayment of the debt. The first thing the Govern- ment should be seeking to do is not pay back the principal amount.

Deputy Joe Higgins: I thank the United Left Alliance Deputies for tabling this motion and I thank the Deputies who supported it. There is no doubt in my mind that in the major financial centres of the world, from Wall Street to London and Paris and further afield, there have been celebratory lunches and champagne receptions today organised by the sharks of the financial markets who, courtesy of the Irish Government, have just pocketed €1.25 billion in funds belonging to the Irish people. These are speculators who cannot believe their good fortune that the Irish people have now been put in a position of virtual financial serfdom by their own Government, at the diktat of the European Union and European Central Bank bureaucrats, in order to pay the toxic debts of the European financial system which recklessly lent to Anglo Irish Bank in pursuit of private profit in the crazed property market in this country. However, while the champagne is flowing freely in the financial capitals today, while the hedge fund gamblers are toasting the capitulation of a spineless Irish Government that has

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[Deputy Joe Higgins.] channelled these huge funds into their coffers, our education system is being shorn of its teachers and other crucial supports. Children in disadvantaged areas are faced with a rowback of advances made in education over recent years. Children in rural Ireland are losing teachers in their hundreds, and children in Gaeltacht schools are even more harshly treated. All of this is for want of the very resources that are being transfused from our society into the bloated bellies of the major players of the European and world financial markets. Likewise, our health service and elderly care is being stripped, layer by painful layer. Labour Party Deputies came to this debate with weasel words, denouncing the United Left Alliance and our motion. What was their rationale for that? It is that the Irish people should give €1.25 billion to the Anglo Irish Bank bondholders in order that we may impress those who wrongly dictated that this money should be paid in the first place, namely, the EU and the ECB, and in order that these masters would deign to allow some relief from the €47 billion in further funds from the same toxic bank that is supposed to be paid again by the Irish people over the next 20 years. Labour Deputies justify throwing €1.25 billion into the snouts of these Anglo Irish Bank speculators, with outstretched hands to the bosses of the ECB and the EU to go easy in the matter of the promissory notes. How far the Labour Party Deputies are from the founders of their party, Connolly and Larkin, and their approach to the financial markets of their day. The crazed casinos that are the financial markets today arise from a diseased system. It is a capitalist system that is now in acute crisis. Finance capital has become a bloated parasite over the last 30 years as it moves money from productive manufacturing investment into crazed speculation and starving production. The crash and the crisis worldwide is the result. The answer to this is a financial system that is in public ownership and democratic control, directed towards the well-being of society. Across Europe, hundreds of millions of ordinary people are the victims of this capitalist crisis. The Labour Party is part of a Europe-wide network of parties that call themselves socialists and democrats. Why do they not 9o’clock use that network to have a Europe-wide campaign in opposition to this crazed financial system that is lording it over the working people of Europe at the moment? It is because the Labour Party Deputies have long since bought into the capitalist markets. They have embraced financial capitalism and, therefore, they implement its law. They are, therefore, pathetically inadequate in front of this crisis. When we in the United Left Alliance say, “Don’t pay”—I do not use the word “default” because they were never our debts to default on — our alternative is a financial system publicly owned and democratically controlled. The Irish people must intervene decisively to stop these crazed policies. For three years they have endured this horrific austerity. They voted massively a year ago for change. They have been cheated in that regard. They now have an opportunity. New taxes have been put on top of them — the household tax and the septic tank tax — in order to continue this austerity and bailout. They can now say, “No”. The Irish people can now organise a mass boycott of these taxes, which is what they should do and I believe they will do in their hundreds of thousands of households, which means millions of people. The Government has set 31 March——-

Deputy Emmet Stagg: On a point of order, the order of the House states that this must conclude at 9 p.m.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: We started at 7.35 p.m.

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(Interruptions).

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Where has Deputy Stagg been?

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: I ask the Deputy to conclude.

Deputy Joe Higgins: The Government has set 31 March as a date to scare people for registration for these taxes. The campaign against these taxes is saying to the people that we should arrive at 17 March with the bulk of households refusing to register and pay and boycotting these iniquitous new taxes. That will then create a situation where this Government has to think. We will hold the line with a massive and powerful campaign to force a change of policy, to stop the crazed bailouts and payments to the bondholders, to stop the crazed promissory note situation, to change the austerity policy and to bring about a policy of investment, job creation and reinstatement and reinstitution of our society. Deputy Stagg is wrong.

Deputy Emmet Stagg: The Deputy is like the militants in Liverpool.

Deputy Joe Higgins: The order of the House was not——

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Deputies, please.

Deputy Mattie McGrath: Deputy Stagg cannot be wrong.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Please conclude, Deputy Higgins. Your time has expired.

Deputy Joe Higgins: My concluding word is this. It is despicable and it shows calculated contempt by the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform that they did not grace for a single minute three hours of debate on this critical issue of policy within their remit.

Deputy Emmet Stagg: We have heard it all before.

Deputy Joe Higgins: People find the Minister of State, Deputy O’Dowd, a very nice and personable man. That he has been sent in from an entirely different Department to read a script that was put into his hand as he arrived shows the most calculated contempt. The people should take note of that as well.

Amendment put:

The Dáil divided: Tá, 87; Níl, 41.

Tá

Bannon, James. Connaughton, Paul J. Barry, Tom. Conway, Ciara. Breen, Pat. Corcoran Kennedy, Marcella. Bruton, Richard. Coveney, Simon. Butler, Ray. Creed, Michael. Buttimer, Jerry. Creighton, Lucinda. Byrne, Catherine. Daly, Jim. Byrne, Eric. Deasy, John. Cannon, Ciarán. Deenihan, Jimmy. Carey, Joe. Deering, Pat. Coffey, Paudie. Doherty, Regina. Conaghan, Michael. Donohoe, Paschal. Conlan, Seán. Dowds, Robert. 935 Promissory Notes: 25 January 2012. Motion (Resumed)

Tá—continued

Doyle, Andrew. McHugh, Joe. Durkan, Bernard J. McLoughlin, Tony. English, Damien. Maloney, Eamonn. Farrell, Alan. Mitchell, Olivia. Feighan, Frank. Mitchell O’Connor, Mary. Ferris, Anne. Mulherin, Michelle. Fitzpatrick, Peter. Murphy, Eoghan. Flanagan, Charles. Nash, Gerald. Gilmore, Eamon. Naughten, Denis. Griffin, Brendan. Neville, Dan. Hannigan, Dominic. Nolan, Derek. Harrington, Noel. Ó Ríordáin, Aodhán. Harris, Simon. O’Donovan, Patrick. Hayes, Brian. O’Dowd, Fergus. Hayes, Tom. O’Mahony, John. Hogan, Phil. O’Sullivan, Jan. Howlin, Brendan. Penrose, Willie. Humphreys, Heather. Perry, John. Humphreys, Kevin. Phelan, Ann. Keating, Derek. Reilly, James. Keaveney, Colm. Ring, Michael. Kehoe, Paul. Ryan, Brendan. Kenny, Seán. Sherlock, Sean. Kyne, Seán. Shortall, Róisín. Lawlor, Anthony. Stagg, Emmet. Lynch, Ciarán. Stanton, David. Lynch, Kathleen. Timmins, Billy. Lyons, John. Tuffy, Joanna. McCarthy, Michael. Wall, Jack. McEntee, Shane. Walsh, Brian. McFadden, Nicky.

Níl

Broughan, Thomas P. McConalogue, Charlie. Browne, John. McDonald, Mary Lou. Calleary, Dara. McGrath, Finian. Collins, Joan. McGrath, Mattie. Collins, Niall. McGuinness, John. Colreavy, Michael. McLellan, Sandra. Crowe, Seán. Moynihan, Michael. Daly, Clare. Murphy, Catherine. Donnelly, Stephen S. Nulty, Patrick. Ellis, Dessie. Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín. Ferris, Martin. Ó Cuív, Éamon. Flanagan, Luke ‘Ming’. Ó Fearghaíl, Seán. Fleming, Tom. Ó Snodaigh, Aengus. Grealish, Noel. O’Brien, Jonathan. Halligan, John. Ross, Shane. Healy, Seamus. Smith, Brendan. Healy-Rae, Michael. Stanley, Brian. Higgins, Joe. Tóibín, Peadar. Kirk, Seamus. Troy, Robert. Kitt, Michael P. Wallace, Mick. Mac Lochlainn, Pádraig.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Emmet Stagg and Paul Kehoe; Níl, Deputies Catherine Murphy and Joe Higgins.

Amendment declared carried.

Question put: “That the motion, as amended, be agreed to.”

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The Dáil divided: Tá, 87; Níl, 41.

Tá

Bannon, James. Buttimer, Jerry. Barry, Tom. Byrne, Catherine. Breen, Pat. Byrne, Eric. Bruton, Richard. Cannon, Ciarán Butler, Ray. Carey, Joe. Tá—continued

Coffey, Paudie. Kyne, Seán. Conaghan, Michael. Lawlor, Anthony. Conlan, Seán. Lynch, Ciarán. Connaughton, Paul J. Lynch, Kathleen. Conway, Ciara. Lyons, John. Corcoran Kennedy, Marcella. McCarthy, Michael. Coveney, Simon. McEntee, Shane. Creed, Michael. McFadden, Nicky. Creighton, Lucinda McHugh, Joe. Daly, Jim. McLoughlin, Tony. Deasy, John. Maloney, Eamonn. Deenihan, Jimmy. Mitchell, Olivia. Deering, Pat. Mitchell O’Connor, Mary. Doherty, Regina. Mulherin, Michelle. Donohoe, Paschal. Murphy, Eoghan. Dowds, Robert. Nash, Gerald. Doyle, Andrew. Naughten, Denis. Durkan, Bernard J. Neville, Dan. English, Damien. Nolan, Derek. Farrell, Alan. Ó Ríordáin, Aodhán. Feighan, Frank. O’Donovan, Patrick. Ferris, Anne. O’Dowd, Fergus. Fitzpatrick, Peter. O’Mahony, John. Flanagan, Charles. O’Sullivan, Jan. Gilmore, Eamon. Penrose, Willie. Griffin, Brendan. Perry, John. Hannigan, Dominic. Phelan, Ann. Harrington, Noel. Reilly, James. Harris, Simon. Ring, Michael. Hayes, Brian. Ryan, Brendan. Hayes, Tom. Sherlock, Sean. Hogan, Phil. Shortall, Róisín. Howlin, Brendan. Stagg, Emmet. Humphreys, Heather. Stanton, David. Humphreys, Kevin. Timmins, Billy. Keating, Derek. Tuffy, Joanna. Keaveney, Colm. Wall, Jack. Kehoe, Paul. Walsh, Brian. Kenny, Seán.

Níl

Broughan, Thomas P. Halligan, John. Browne, John. Healy, Seamus. Calleary, Dara. Healy-Rae, Michael. Collins, Joan. Higgins, Joe. Collins, Niall. Kirk, Seamus. Colreavy, Michael. Kitt, Michael P. Crowe, Seán. Mac Lochlainn, Pádraig. Daly, Clare. McConalogue, Charlie. Donnelly, Stephen S. McDonald, Mary Lou. Ellis, Dessie. McGrath, Finian. Ferris, Martin. McGrath, Mattie. Flanagan, Luke ‘Ming’. McGuinness, John. Fleming, Tom. McLellan, Sandra. Grealish, Noel. Moynihan, Michael. 937 The 25 January 2012. Adjournment

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Murphy, Catherine. O’Brien, Jonathan. Nulty, Patrick. Ross, Shane. Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín. Smith, Brendan. Stanley, Brian. Ó Cuív, Éamon. Tóibín, Peadar. Ó Fearghaíl, Seán. Troy, Robert. Ó Snodaigh, Aengus. Wallace, Mick.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Emmet Stagg and Paul Kehoe; Níl, Deputies Catherine Murphy and Joe Higgins.

Question declared carried.

The Dáil adjourned at 9.30 p.m. until 10.30 a.m on Thursday, 26 January 2012.

938 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

Written Answers.

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The following are questions tabled by Members for written response and the ministerial replies as received on the day from the Departments [unrevised].

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Questions Nos. 1 to 9, inclusive, answered orally.

Economic Competitiveness 10. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will list in order from one to five the five main barriers to competitiveness in the economy here; the steps he has taken to reduce these barriers; the steps he intends to take to reduce these barriers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4173/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): The National Com- petitiveness Council (NCC) monitors business cost and competitiveness issues facing the Irish economy and offers recommendations on policy actions required to enhance Ireland’s position in these areas. The NCC does not rank the top 5 barriers, it uses 127 indicators to benchmark competitiveness across a wide range of issues, including:

• Macroeconomic stability

• Business Investment

• Export Performance

• Cost Competitiveness.

While the NCC does not rank the challenges in order of priority, in its “Ireland’s Competi- tiveness Scorecard 2011” report, published in July, the Council listed the 6 priority challenges to be addressed as:

• Productivity and Innovation

• Access to Credit

• Labour Market Activation

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[Deputy Richard Bruton.]

• Education

• Infrastructure.

In their most recent publication, “Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2011”, they have added Reducing the Cost of Doing Business, public sector reform and corporate governance. Clearly the steps needed to meet these challenges require a whole of Government approach. Through actions already taken in the Jobs Initiative and the recent Budget, we have taken steps to address many of the issues. The NCC has acknowledged that a series of measures have already been taken to remove structural barriers to growth, on reducing costs, up-skilling and re-skilling, investing in infrastructure, reducing the budget deficit, improving access to finance for enterprise and public sector reform. Minister Bruton is currently working with Government colleagues to finalise the “Action Plan for Jobs”, which will include a number of actions across these priority areas designed to bring about further improvements in Ireland’s competitiveness. Final proposals are still under consideration by Government.

Job Losses 11. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to offset recent job losses by prioritising job creation in Border counties and in the south east in view of the disproportionate impact of job losses in these areas. [4127/12]

28. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the way in which he will offset recent regional job losses with job creation within the relevant region. [4131/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): I propose to take Questions Nos. 11 and 28 together. As Minister for Jobs, enterprise and Innovation, I am acutely aware of the number of jobs lost in recent years in every region of the country and I fully appreciate the impact of these job losses, not just on the employees concerned and their families, but also on the wider community. Therefore, job creation is at the top of the Government’s agenda. Since we came into office, we have been working hard to create the improved economic conditions which will support the maintenance of existing jobs and the creation of new ones. Our objective is to put the country back on the road to economic recovery and full employment. While in the past, Task Forces have been used as part of the response to particular regional job loss crises, in more recent years the concept of an Interagency Response Group has been advanced. This type of initiative worked well in relation to a particular job loss situation in the border region recently where representatives of relevant agencies such as EI, IDA, FÁS and the County Enterprise Board came together to provide a comprehensive suite of supports to those affected by job loss. Last month, in recognition of the particular impact of the economic downturn on the South East Region, I published the South East Employment Action Plan, a key part of which was that a clear priority would be assigned to the region by the State enterprise agencies under the remit of my Department. While the region’s problems will not be addressed overnight, my plan to bring employment to the South East is a recognition that the structural challenges in the

940 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers region can only be addressed through a concerted process over several years involving Govern- ment, political, community, and other stakeholders in the region. Other national efforts such as the Jobs Initiative, announced on 10 May 2011, concentrated on the measures that offered the greatest potential for expansion and employment creation in the domestic economy, particularly tourism which offers real opportunities in the Border and South East regions. Promoting regional balance is an important objective for our enterprise agencies. IDA has a target of securing 50% of all its investments in locations outside of Dublin and Cork. Research clusters which back up sectoral opportunities are spread widely across the country and seek to develop a competitive advantage in different regions and the County Enterprise Board structure is designed to support enterprise in each county. In relation to the work of the enterprise development agencies, approximately 62% of Enterprise Ireland client companies are located outside Dublin. These companies employ around 137,000 people of which 67% are located in the regions. Of the 79 investments announced by the IDA in 2011, 37 were located in the Regions outside of Dublin and Cork. These announcements alone have the potential to create more than 3,000 jobs.

Credit Guarantee Scheme 12. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4165/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): The Deputy is referring to the targeted Temporary, Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme which is currently being progressed as a matter of priority by my Department. An Invitation to Tender was published on Monday 5th December to select on Operator who will be contracted by my Department to act as its agent for the practical oversight, management and operation of the Scheme. The tendering process for the selection of an Operator is nearing completion. Primary legislation is required to make the necessary statutory provision for such a scheme. Formal drafting of the Bill is being progressed urgently with the office of Parliamentary Counsel. The Bill will be published within the Spring session.

Industrial Development 13. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation while harvesting the State’s competitive advantage in computer services and chemicals, if he will detail his plans to diversify in real terms into other sectors in order to reduce dependency on those sectors. [4129/12]

27. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation while harvesting the State’s competitive advantage in computer services and chemicals, his plans to diversify in real terms into other sectors in order to reduce dependency on those sectors. [4138/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): I propose to take Questions Nos. 13 and 27 together. The Pharmaceutical and ICT sectors make a very significant contribution to the Irish economy in terms of export earnings and employment. The Medical, Pharmaceutical and Chemical sectors accounted for €46 billion, or 51%, of total Merchandise exports in 2010. Computer components and electronics accounted for €8 billion of Merchandise exports, while computer services accounted for €28.2 billion, or 38%, of all Services exports in 2010. Between them, the

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[Deputy Richard Bruton.] two sectors employ over 110,000 people in Ireland. These sectors will therefore continue to play an important role in the Irish economy. However, building a strong enterprise mix can ensure that Ireland is not overly reliant on a limited number of sectors for future growth. We must also seek to capture the opportunities afforded by the growth of emerging sectors, with a view to maximising the employment potential they offer. Ireland cannot be leader in every sector. But there are many sectors where we can create and sustain a competitive edge. Sectors which have been identified as holding particular potential for Ireland include Agri-food, Health and Life sciences, Digital Games, the Green Economy, International Education and International Financial Services. Within the Chemicals and ICT sectors, new sub-sectors are also emerging which afford employment opportunities for Ireland, including in “Silver technologies”, nutraceuticals and Cloud Computing. The Government is also committed to supporting more mature sectors such as Tourism and Manufacturing to avail of new opportunities and improve their product offering. Ireland has established a strong platform in Financial Services, Medical Devices and Food to mention some areas, and achieved strong growth in these sectors in recent years. Our agencies are constantly assessing emerging sectoral opportunities that offer a good fit for Ireland. A Research Prioritisation exercise has been undertaken to identify how research spending should be channelled to maximise opportunities. The Government will shortly be publishing its 2012 Action Plan for Jobs which will set out a series of clear actionable measures across Government to support the creation and retention of jobs in the sectors outlined above.

Enterprise Support Services 14. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to support enterprise development in the midland and western regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3947/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): The role of Govern- ment is to create the conditions where enterprise, entrepreneurship and innovation can flourish and quality employment opportunities can be grown and maintained, and all of the actions that we have taken since coming into office have focused on creating these conditions across all regions. The sustainability of our regions will be significantly shaped by interaction with the international economy — in terms of investment, tourism and the growth of indigenous businesses. Changing the over-reliance on construction and other boom-time sectors of unsustainable growth for employment, is a key focus of Government, and I will shortly be bringing forward an Action Plan for Jobs 2012 which has this objective as a priority. Two Industrial Development agencies under the aegis of my Department, IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, together with the relevant County Enterprise Boards (CEBs) support enterprise development in the regions in question. One of the high level goals of IDA’s strategy “Horizon 2020” is that in the period to end 2014, 50% of new FDI projects will be located outside of Dublin and Cork. Of the 79 investments announced in 2011, 37 have met have met this criteria. These announcements alone have the potential to create more than 3,000 jobs. At present, there are a total of 120 IDA supported companies employing over 17,500 people between both regions. Enterprise Ireland has a wide range of programmes to address the multi-disciplinary demands of entrepreneurship and the diversity of business types. Between the two regions, the agency has almost 700 clients employing over 17,500 people. In 2011, Enterprise Ireland-

942 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers assisted companies created 457 new full-time jobs in the Midlands region and 1,144 in the West. In addition, over €6.7m was approved for the agency’s client companies in the West regions. In 2010, the County and City Enterprise Boards in the Midlands and Western Regions paid out over €2.3m in grant assistance to 207 clients. The CEBs will continue to ensure that available funds are targeted to maximise entrepreneurial development and engage and work with microenterprise businesses on an ongoing basis with strong referral to sister agencies to progress the needs of the businesses in their respective areas.

Question No. 15 answered with Question No. 6.

Intellectual Property 16. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to promote Irish owned business to apply for patents and safeguard intellectual property rights. [4118/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Sean Sherlock): My Department, through the work of the Patents Office, Enterprise Ireland and the County Enterprise Boards offers a range of supports to assist and enable Irish entrepreneurs and enterprises to engage in the optimal exploitation of innovation, research and development and to apply for patents. The Patents Office provides information supports to applicants through the Office’s website www.patentsoffice.ie regarding patenting procedures in Ireland and abroad. The Patents Office also provides an Intellectual Property (IP) clinic service providing members of the public, inventors, entrepreneurs and business people an opportunity to discuss on a one to one basis with Patents Office staff their ideas and matters concerning IP. Since April 2010, the Patents Office, Enterprise Ireland, the Enterprise Europe Network and County Enterprise Boards have partnered to present a series of one day free seminars at a range of regional locations under the working title of “Building a Business on your Ideas”. Support nationally and locally for micro enterprises, small businesses and new start ups is provided through the wide range of assistance offered by the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) and Enterprise Ireland. Both the CEBs and Enterprise Ireland tailored programmes and supports in the form of grants, business advice, training and mentoring elements of which are directed at ensuring that innovative technologies and intellectual property are secured and protected. EI has strengthened the resources dedicated to the promotion and use of intellectual property and have recently appointed (January 2012) an Intellectual Property Manager, whose role is to act as the central point in EI for enquiries and advice on IP matters as a strategic tool in business development. In addition, EI’s Technology Transfer Strengthening Programme drives the national effort in transferring IP from the research base in the HEIs and Research Institutes in Ireland into industry, while the Technology Partnering Programme aims at partnering Irish client companies with multi-national corporations with a view to facilitating access to and promotion of significant technologies via licensing of IP and technology spin-outs. EI also provides funding support for innovative High Potential Start-Ups under which assistance is provided towards the patent costs of the company to protect its in-house intellectual property. Under the EI R&D Fund patent costs are an eligible expenditure item which can be included in the support offered. While it is first and foremost a matter for owners of IP to decide on the best way to protect IP rights, those owners can be confident that the Government is committed to ensuring Irish IP legislation reflects best practice in IP protection systems in Europe and elsewhere. Indeed, the Government has been making a sustained effort over recent years to ensure that patent,

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[Deputy Sean Sherlock.] trademark, industrial design and copyright laws, among other IP areas, are kept as up to date as possible. This work arises primarily in the context of EU and other international obligations. In the area of patents, my Department continues to make it easier for enterprises to patent their innovations. The Patents Amendment Bill 2011, currently in the Seanad, will enable Ireland to implement the London Agreement with the effect of lowering the current high level of translation costs for patent applicants. At EU level, Ireland is actively participating in the enhanced cooperation process for a unitary patent that will further reduce costs for Irish inno- vators wishing to obtain patent protection across Europe.

Employment Rights 17. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the case of workers in the Jane Norman chain who were ejected from their jobs in an almost identical manner to that which occurred in the La Senza chain, when the company was put into administration in June 2011, and where to date the workers have still not been paid approximately a month’s wages, despite the fact that Jane Norman is now trading again in the State and has re-employed other staff on reduced pay and conditions; the action he proposes to take to remedy this situation and prevent similar situations occurring again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4113/12]

26. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the case of workers in the Jane Norman chain who were ejected from their jobs in an almost identical manner to that which occurred in the La Senza chain, when the company was put into administration in June 2011, and at which to date the workers have still not been paid approximately a month’s wages, despite the fact that Jane Norman is now trading again in this State and has re-employed other staff on reduced pay and conditions; the action he proposes to take to remedy this situation and prevent similar situations occurring again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4110/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): I propose to take Questions Nos. 17 and 26 together. Inspectors of the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA), following complaints, called to all of the Jane Norman stores and concessions operating within the State in an effort to establish the position on the ground. The NERA Information service gave information to the employees on their entitlements and on the practical business of the submission of the various claims for monies owed to them. The Jane Norman closure did indeed have similarities with the recent closure of the La Senza group in that both retail groups closed suddenly without notice to the employees, both were placed into Administration in the UK and both communicated poorly with their staff at the outset. A settlement was however subsequently reached at La Senza following talks by both sides. In both cases better communications and the following of established procedures by the employer side would have permitted an orderly closure whereby all employees would have been aware of their entitlements and the uncertainty as to whether and when they would be paid would have been avoided. Although this is a matter for the Minister for Social Protection, my understanding is that in cases of insolvency, unpaid wages due to workers prior to it being placed in administration can be paid directly by that Department from the Social Insurance Fund up to a maximum of 8 weeks pay and within a pay ceiling of €600 per week. Any such claims should be submitted by employees to the administrator of the group who will certify and forward them to the insolvency

944 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers payments section in the Department of Social Protection. I am not in position to advise on the status of any particular claims or progress in relation to their processing as these are matters for the Minister for Social Protection. Unpaid wages that were incurred after the group entered administration do not come within the protection of insolvency legislation and accordingly could not be re-imbursed from the insolvency fund. These outstanding entitlements can be pursued through the Rights Commis- sioners Service. Any decision in favour of an employee issuing from such proceedings may be enforced (against the administrator) as though it were a civil order made by a judge of the Circuit Court. The Single Complaint Form downloadable from the Workplace Relations website (workplacerelations.ie) should be used. I understand that a number of such claims are currently being pursued under various provisions of Employment legislation before the Rights Commissioners Service in respect of the companies at issue.

Question No. 18 answered with Question No. 7.

Redundancy Payments 19. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the responsibilities in place to ensure that businesses maintain enough funds to cover liabilities arising from redundancies. [4121/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): Responsibility for the operation of the statutory Redundancy Payments Scheme falls within the remit of the Minister for Social Protection and the legislation governing that scheme does not fall within my Department’s purview. I understand that in accordance with the Redundancy Payments Acts 1967-2007 employees who have two years continuous service with an employer, are aged 16 years or over, and are in employment, which is insurable for all benefits under the Social Welfare Acts, are entitled to statutory redundancy payment from the employer in the event of being made redundant. Where employment has been terminated, the employees have an entitlement to redundancy, and where the employer fails to pay the employee’s statutory entitlement, a claim may be referred by the employee to the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT). On receipt of a favourable determination by the EAT the employee should submit the determination along with a completed RP50 form to the Redundancy Payments Section of the Department of Social Pro- tection for payment from the Social Insurance Fund. In a case where the employer cannot afford to pay an employee their entitlement, an employer and employee can apply to the Social Insurance Fund for a Redundancy Lump sum using form RP50. Proof of inability to pay is required together with an acknowledgement of the employer’s liability for 85% (from 1 January 2012) of the statutory redundancy payment. The Minister for Social Protection will make the payment from the Social Insurance Fund and subsequently seek to recover repayment of 85% of the statutory redundancy payment. Redundancy payment entitlement is two weeks wages for each year of service with a bonus week added on subject to a maximum ceiling on gross wage. The current ceiling on the weekly wage used for calculation purposes is €600. Where a company is forced to close, monies owing to workers (including redundancy) have a preferential status in the distribution of assets.

20. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will details his plans to ensure job retention and creation in the pharmaceutical sector in view of the fact that a series of major patents come to an end in the coming year. [4130/12]

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Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): Over many years, Ireland’s pharmaceutical strategy has been to win leading company investment and to diversify the breath of operations over multiproduct sites including associated services and development of new compounds. Ireland has been enormously successful in attracting eight of the global major players and the world’s number one biotechnology company to Ireland. In addition, Ireland has a large number of companies outside of the top ten who manufacture and successfully export from Ireland. IDA Ireland has focused on biopharmaceuticals which represent the next wave of opportunity in the industry and it has successfully attracted and developed globally leading programmes from Allergan, Amgen, Centocor, Eli Lilly, Genzyme, Merck, and Pfizer as examples. Ireland now has a globally leading biopharmaceutical cluster in the next generation of Pharmaceutical products. In accordance with its Horizon 2020 Strategy, IDA Ireland continues to attract leading investment in the pharmaceutical industry and, in the last 2 years, has attracted manufacturing companies of the quality of Warner Chilcott, Biomarin, Alkermes, Sangart and one of the world’s leading generic manufacturers, Mylan. This is in addition to major on-going investment by existing companies. From across its existing companies, IDA Ireland continues to win large scale investments in product development and capability building to take on new product mandates. Ireland already has successful generic manufacturers such as Clonmel Healthcare, Ranbaxy, Wockhardt, Teva and Rowa. These companies have operated successfully from Ireland competing with low cost competition for many years. IDA Ireland has assured me that it continues to operate an extensive programme of business and site transformation, working with all its manufacturing sites and Pharma Chemical Ireland, the pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing arm of IBEC. I am aware that a series of major patents will expire in the coming year and that patent expiry can result in reduced selling prices for pharmaceutical companies. However, manufacturing location decisions are rarely made on a single product basis and companies also consider factors such as quality, safety, competence, costs and tax. In addition, transferring production lines from one pharmaceutical site to another is a complex undertaking and cannot be done easily. Multinational companies practice optimal site loading to ensure high efficiency and productivity within a global plant network. Whether available as a generic or a brand, global companies strive to ensure that the products they produce are produced to the highest international standards. Ireland retains an exemplary global record in this regard with an excellent regulator in the Irish Medicines Board and with much improved competitiveness through wage reduction and restraint which is helping Ireland to compete with lower cost locations. The overall export performance of the sector, therefore, is multifactorial and whilst there are challenges with regard to patent expiration, IDA Ireland is succeeding in renewing its patent protected volumes through winning new product mandates in small and large molecule manufacture. The future export performance of the BioPharma industry will be a reflection of all of these drivers of activity and the flexibility of the Irish operating environment to support continuous improvement and transformation.

Job Creation 21. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the work he has done in order to ensure that grant funding for job creation addresses regional disparities. [4125/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): Job creation is at the top of the Government’s agenda. Since we came into office, we have been working hard

946 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers to create the improved economic conditions which will support the maintenance of existing jobs and the creation of new ones. Our objective is to put the country back on the road to economic recovery and full employment. The achievement of balanced regional growth is a core objective of Government. Promoting entrepreneurship and facilitating the key infrastructural needs of Irish enterprise across all regions is vital to ensuring a vigorous pipeline of new business leaders, new business ideas and entrepreneurial activity. This objective is consistent with the EU Commission’s Regional Aid Guidelines, which govern the areas in which the enterprise and industrial development agencies in Member States may grant regional aid, more commonly known as investment aid. Investment aid is intended to promote the economic development of certain disadvantaged areas within the European Union in order to redress regional disparities. The Guidelines specify rules for the selection of regions that are eligible for regional aid and define the maximum permitted levels of this aid. Under Ireland’s current Regional Aid Map, regions covering 50% of the population are entitled to Regional Aid grants. The details of the support in terms of aid intensity for each county are available on my Departments website, and are also listed in the chart at the end of this answer. Funding was secured by Ireland from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for a package of measures to re-train, up-skill and offer further entrepreneurial and educational opportunities to workers affected by the closures of Dell, Waterford Crystal and SR Technics. While the bulk of the EGF funding was delivered in the retraining and up-skilling area (generally via FAS) the enterprise support strands of the Dell, Waterford Crystal and SR Technics EGFs were, in the main, delivered through the County and City Enterprise Boards in the regions affected by the closures of those companies. Almost 500 people availed of such supports. On a national basis, both the Jobs Initiative, announced last May, and Budget 2012 in December, set out measures that aim to return this country to growth, pay down our debt and focus our efforts on policies that facilitate job retention and expansion, as well as addressing unemployment. The enterprise development agencies which come under the aegis of my Department are also active across the regions. Currently, approximately 62% of Enterprise Ireland client companies are located outside Dublin. These companies employ around 137,000 people of which 67% are located in the regions. Of the 79 investments announced by the IDA in 2011, 37 were located outside of Dublin and Cork. These announcements alone have the potential to create more than 3,000 jobs. The County and City Enterprise Boards have continued to support enterprise development across all the regions. The latest figures available indicate that almost 33,000 people are employed in companies supported by the County and City Enterprise Boards throughout the country. Currently work on the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs is nearing completion. This Plan, that I am taking the lead on, will set out a series of clear, actionable measures to support the creation and retention of jobs.

Regional Aid Map 2007-2013 — IRELAND (as reviewed by Commission Decision N130/2010 — Official Journal c 226/5 21.8.2010)

Border, Midlands and West Region

Large Firms Medium Firms Small Firms

Period 2007-2010 2011-2013 2007-2010 2011-’13 2007- ’10 2011-’13

Aid Rate (Gross Grant 30% 15% 40% 25% 50% 35% Equivalent)

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[Deputy Richard Bruton.] Souther and Eastern Region

Designated Areas Large Firms Medium firms Small Firms

South East sub-region (Carlow, Kilkenny, 2007-2013 2007-2013 2007-2013 Wexford, Waterford, South Tipperary) and designated islands1 10% 20% 30% 2007-2008 2009-2013 2007-2013 2007-2013 Mid West (Clare, LImerick, North 10% 20% 30% Tipperary2) Kerry, Cork Urban Regeneration Area 10% 10% 20%3 30%3 2007-2008 2009-2013 2007-2008 2009-2013 Cork (apart from Urban Regeneration 10% 0% 20% 0% 30% 0% Area) Lower aid rates apply to Large Investment Projects i.e. >€50 million. 1Bear, Cleire, Dursey, Heir, Long, Sherkin, Whiddy 2As a result of Commission Decision N 130/2010, large investment aid and aid for investment projects with eligible expenditure exceeding EUR 25 million is once again permitted for these three counties. Prior to the decision, such aid had only been allowed up until the end of 2008. 3From 2009-2013 no aid may be awarded in these counties for investment projects with eligible expenditure exceeding EUR 25 million.

22. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his estimate of the number of jobs created by the jobs initiative in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4147/12]

107. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of positions created in the course of the various jobs initiatives in the past 12 months to date in 2012; the degree to which further positive measures can be identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4412/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): I propose to take Questions Nos. 22 and 107 together. Job creation is at the top of the Government’s agenda. Since we came into office, we have been working hard to create the improved economic conditions which will support the maintenance of existing jobs and the creation of new ones. The Government’s Jobs Initiative, which was announced last May, was aimed at building confidence to encourage consumers to spend, providing opportunities for re-skilling for those who have lost their jobs and helping to get people back to work. It is a cross-Government initiative and the impacts are being seen across a range of sectors. It is not possible to indicate the exact number of positions which have been filled as a result of the measures which were taken in the Jobs Initiative, as there are indirect as well as direct impacts arising from the Initiative. However, I do have some data in relation to some of the measures we have taken. The Jobs Initiative introduced a 9% VAT rate from 1st July on a range of services, including hotels and restaurants. The Government also halved employer’s PRSI for those on modest wages. These measures are of considerable benefit to tourism and hospitality businesses, lowering their cost base, and allowing them to offer a more competitive product to overseas tourists and domestic consumers. These measures were credited by the Restaurant Association of Ireland for the creation of 490 new jobs in that sector within the first two months of the implementation of the Jobs Initiative. These measures have also helped in making Irish hotels rooms the cheapest in 948 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

Europe at present, which has been a factor in boosting Irish tourism numbers. The Jobs Initiat- ive targeted Capital spending at labour-intensive local projects, focussing on school works, local roads, energy efficiency and smarter travel projects. Work undertaken between May and October on sustainable travel projects has created over 14,000 days of employment for local contractors around the country. The level of take-up and activity under the domestic retrofitting schemes to date is demon- strably supporting employment, given the labour intensive nature of energy efficiency upgrades. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) advised that over 5,800 full time jobs were supported in 2011. This represents an increase of some 2,000 jobs last year over the 3,800 jobs already being supported under the Schemes. Overseas tourist numbers for the first eleven months of 2011 are up 6.8% on the same period in 2010. The number of visitors from mainland Europe were up 8.5% and visitors from North America were up 5.6%, while trips abroad by Irish residents were down by 4%, which suggests higher domestic tourism. The latest trade figures show that, in the first nine months of 2011 compared with the same period of 2010, Irish exports increased by 4% to €69,425m. The increased activity in both of these sectors is expected to lead to additional jobs. Building on the Jobs Initiative, I am currently preparing an Action Plan for Jobs for Govern- ment. This will be launched in the coming weeks and will set out a series of clear, actionable measures to support the creation and retention of jobs.

National Asset Management Agency 23. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will advocate for changes to the National Asset Management Agency legislation in order to assign workers who lose their jobs preferential creditor status from the assets that NAMA holds. [4114/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): I will bring the Deputy’s suggestion to the attention of both the Minister for Finance who has responsibility for National Asset Management Agency legislation and the Minister for Social Protection who has functional responsibility for payment of statutory entitlements to those who are made redundant, including in cases where companies are insolvent.

Job Protection 24. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to secure jobs at a site (details supplied) in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3948/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): As stated previously, my priority is that any decision taken by Bank of America will have minimal impact on employees at the Carrick on Shannon operation and ensure that jobs are maintained at the facility. The process regarding the sale of Bank of America’s Irish and UK credit card businesses is ongoing. There is considerable interest in both the MBNA Ireland portfolio and the MBNA UK portfolio, which will almost certainly be sold separately. Negotiations regarding the sale of the MBNA Ireland portfolio have continued to advance in recent weeks. IDA has met the relevant parties, is monitoring the situation closely and is providing relevant input into the process as it is moves forward. IDA is in regular contact with local Bank of America management in Carrick on Shannon and Dublin and at corporate level to monitor developments.

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[Deputy Richard Bruton.]

Separate to the above, IDA has been and continues to market Carrick on Shannon and the Bank of America MBNA capability there to other potential investors, should the above negotiations fail to lead to a positive outcome result. This has included creating a detailed profile/factfile in conjunction with Bank of America MBNA management to highlight the skillset, experience and facility in Carrick on Shannon. This profile is being used by IDA’s international network of offices to market both the centre itself and the location.

Job Creation 25. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total amount invested in job creation by the State in 2009, 2010 and 2011. [4140/12]

32. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total amount invested in job creation in 2009, 2010, 2011 and set aside for 2012. [4119/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): I propose to take Questions Nos. 25 and 32 together. The role of the Government is not to create jobs, but rather to facilitate employment creation. Since coming into office, we have been working hard to create the improved economic conditions which will support the maintenance of existing jobs and the creation of new ones. Our objective is to put the country back on the road to economic recovery and full employment. Both the Jobs Initiative, announced last May, and Budget 2012 in December, set out measures that aim to return this country to growth, pay down our debt and focus our efforts on policies that facilitate job retention and expansion, as well as addressing unemployment. Currently work on the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs is nearing completion. This Plan, that I am taking the lead on, will set out a series of clear, actionable measures to support the creation and retention of jobs. In terms of monies invested directly by the Enterprise Develop- ment Agencies under the remit of my Department, the situation is as follows. The budget provisions for Enterprise Ireland in respect of 2009, 2010 and 2011 were:

• Outturn 2009 — €359,490,000

• Outturn 2010 — €386,832,871

• Outturn 2011 — €271,659,000

€307,806,000 has been allocated to Enterprise Ireland for 2012.

The budget provisions in respect of IDA Ireland for 2009, 2010, and 2011 were:

• Outturn 2009 — €110,471,000

• Outturn 2010 — €125,700,000

• Outturn 2011 — €134,577,000.

The Exchequer Allocation for IDA for 2012 is €124,577,000. The budget provisions for Shannon Development for 2009, 2010 and 2011 were:

• Outturn 2009 — €700,000

• Outturn 2010 — €5,272,000

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• Outturn 2011 — €5,600,000 (provisional figures).

Shannon Development’s Exchequer Allocation for 2012 for the provision of industrial grants is €5m. The budget provisions for the City and County Enterprise Boards for 2009, 2010 and 2011 were:

• Outturn 2009 — €21,666,149

• Outturn 2010 — €19,287,265

• Outturn 2011 — €17,675,263 (provisional figures).

The 2012 allocation for the City and County Enterprise Boards is €15,000,000.

Question No. 26 answered with Question No. 17.

Question No. 27 answered with Question No. 13.

Question No. 28 answered with Question No. 11.

Commercial Rents 29. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost of upward only rent reviews to the economy in terms of job creation and retention. [4116/12]

100. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which he and/or his Department has identified upward only rent reviews as a cause of job losses in the commercial sector; the extent to which the issue can be addressed as a means of improving the economic prospects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4405/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): I propose to take Questions Nos. 29 and 100 together. Policy responsibility for upward-only rent reviews comes within the remit of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter. I do not have specific data on the impact of upward- only rent agreements but the National Competitiveness Council provides some data on rents generally. Rent represents an average of 2% to 7% of total costs for manufacturing businesses, and 5% to 6% of total costs for services businesses. The Council reported in its Competitiveness Scorecard 2011 that Ireland experienced a fall of 22% in rental costs for prime industrial sites in 2010, with a decline of 12.3% in prime office space rental costs. Both of these were the largest annual declines experienced across the countries benchmarked and both marked a continuation of falling prices seen since the peak in 2007. Rental costs in many of Ireland’s competitor economies rose in 2010. Nonetheless, upward-only rent reviews have kept rents for some businesses at an artificially high level compared to open market trends and property values. The Land Conveyancing and Law Reform Act 2009 abolished upward-only rent reviews for all new leases signed on or after 28 February 2010. However, upward-only rent review clauses continue to apply to leases which were entered into prior to that date. Following legal advice, the Government has decided that it is not feasible to proceed with legislation to abolish upward only rent review clauses in existing business leases. However, businesses can make use of the rent review arbitration code, which provides a mechanism to deal with disputes on commercial

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[Deputy Richard Bruton.] rents and can help to resolve issues at a lower cost, in considerably less time, and in a less adversarial way for the parties concerned. NAMA also has a policy guidance for dealing with tenants’ difficulties arising from upward- only rent reviews. This provides an opportunity for NAMA to approve rent reductions where it can be shown that rents are in excess of current market levels and a tenant’s viability is threatened. The policy also provides for the appointment of an independent valuation of market rent where necessary. NAMA has advised the Minister for Finance that where a tenant is not getting satisfaction in the negotiations with his NAMA landlord, the tenant can contact NAMA directly.

Industrial Development 30. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his strategy to reduce the economy’s dependency on multinational enterprises; and the times scales of each element of its implementation. [4137/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): Multi National Enterprises are a very significant component of the Irish enterprise sector and will continue to play an important role in our economy. IDA Multi National client companies support over 146,000 direct jobs and spend €19 billion in the Irish economy each year. The environment for Foreign Direct Investment remains robust and has created core strengths in key sectors. However, an indigenous engine of export growth is also an essential ingredient for economic recovery. We must now create the environment where Irish companies can consistently build market share, where more companies start to export for the first time, where clusters of competitive advantage develop, and Irish-owned and foreign-owned companies work more closely together to forge new areas of opportunity. Although exports from the indigenous sector have increased over recent years, the overall contribution from the sector needs to be further enhanced. Our goal for increasing exports is to support enterprises to achieve challenging targets by building their share in key markets and to increase the proportion of output exported by indigenous companies. Indigenous companies are also finding opportunities in emerging sectors which have been identified as holding particular potential for Ireland. These include sectors such as Health and Life sciences, Cloud Computing, Digital and Media Services, Digital Gaming, and the Green Economy. The Government will shortly be publishing its 2012 Action Plan for Jobs which will set out a series of clear actionable measures to support the creation and retention of jobs. The Action Plan will include specific measures to support indigenous start-ups and help indigenous business to grow.

Question No. 31 answered with Question No. 6.

Question No. 32 answered with Question No. 25.

Enterprise Support Services 33. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the enterprise development support that he offers to young persons under the age of 25 years and to women. [4135/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): Support for micro- enterprises, small businesses and new start-ups is provided by my Department through the

952 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers wide range of assistance offered by the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) and Enterprise Ireland. The role of the CEBs is to provide support for micro-enterprises in the start-up and expansion phases, to promote and develop indigenous micro-enterprise potential and to stimulate economic activity and entrepreneurship at local level. Subject to certain eligibility criteria, CEBs can provide direct financial assistance to a project promoter in the form of Priming, Expansion/Development Grants and Feasibility/Innovation Grants. The CEBs also provide a range of indirect non-financial assistance such as business advice, mentoring, management capability training and development programmes. In addition, in order to promote increased levels of entrepreneurship activity amongst young people and females, the CEBs operate a Student Enterprise Award Scheme and numerous Women-in- Business Networks. Potential entrepreneurs of all age profiles are encouraged to contact their appropriate CEB through their national website address, www.enterpriseboards.ie, to discuss what options may be available to them and their potential business. Beyond the microenterprise sector, Enterprise Ireland operates a range of measures that provide participants with the business skills, contacts, mentoring and support to potentially transform their innovative ideas or technologies into exporting businesses. Under the auspices of Enterprise Ireland, the Government has also invested significantly in the broader environment for business start-ups, including investment in incubators, seed and venture funds, angel networks and mentors. Over 90% of EI’s company clients are SMEs. EI works with companies to strengthen their business plans, build their leadership and management capability, connect them for opportunities with overseas buyers and researchers, and provide them with access to finance. In addition to the Agency supports outlined the Government is developing a temporary targeted partial credit guarantee scheme and a Microfinance fund, both of which will be designed to help viable businesses at start-up and expansion stages.

North-South Co-operation 34. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the steps he has taken to support business and innovations networks along the Border and on a North-South basis; and his plans to advocate for an enhanced role for InterTrade Ireland. [4133/12]

36. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the contact he has had with his colleagues on the Northern Executive to promote an all-Ireland enterprise and innovation strategy; and if he will further detail the joint initiatives that the enterprise development agencies North and South are undertaking to create and safeguard jobs. [4120/12]

46. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will support proposals to place jobs, enterprise and innovation as a new sector under the North South Ministerial Council. [4134/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): I propose to take Questions Nos. 34, 36 and 46 together. During 2011, I attended the Trade and Business North South Ministerial Council, which I chaired, and two meetings of the North South Plenary between the Taoiseach and First and Deputy First Ministers. The Ministers of State at my Department and I also attended a number of North South conferences and events during the course of 2011. On 1st March next, I will attend the next meeting of the Trade and Business Development North South Ministerial

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[Deputy Richard Bruton.] Council. InterTrade Ireland was established under the Good Friday Agreement to “exchange information and co-ordinate work on trade, business development and related matters in areas where the two administrations specifically agree it would be in their mutual interest”. Enterprise policy co-ordination and practical all-island business co-operation in the areas of Trade, Innovation and Business and Economic Research are already a reality through InterTra- deIreland’s work, which is underpinned by joint funding from my Department and the Depart- ment of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland. North South economic co- operation is and will remain a priority for myself and the Government. This is evidenced by the fact that despite the enormous pressures on our budgets, I have secured an allocation for 2012 for InterTradeIreland which will be maintained at 2011 levels. The enterprise development agencies North and South of the border have for many years co-operated where this has added value to their activities, and this collaboration has greatly increased in recent years. Enterprise Ireland, which stimulates the development of indigenous enterprise, has extensive contact with its Northern counterparts and works with them on a range of programmes. IDA Ireland collaborates with Invest Northern Ireland, for example, in the Northwest Now initiative. More recently, there have been very positive developments where a wide range of agencies and institutions now co-operate on science and technology issues, including participation in the EU Research Framework Programme. My Department also provides funding support for Interreg projects, which are supported by the EU and the Northern Ireland Executive. Through Interreg, we have supported a number of North South enterprise projects, including enterprise networking for the border counties and Northern Ireland, for example, for renewable energy and sustainable development. I understand that a number of other network projects are currently under consideration by the Interreg Managing Authority, the Special EU Programmes Body. The Government, along with the enterprise development agencies, will work diligently with the Northern Ireland Executive and its agencies to increase the economic benefits accruing from cross-border co-operation and the work of the North South Bodies.

Enterprise Support Services 35. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to develop the micro enterprise incubation units over the coming four years. [4136/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): The Campus Incu- bation Centre Programme is delivered by Enterprise Ireland and supports the development of projects at the micro-enterprise stage. Over the last 15 years, funding of approximately €55 million has been provided through the Enterprise Ireland programme for the establishment of business incubation centres on higher education campuses throughout Ireland. The programme has fostered the development and expansion of small companies on campus, has supported the commercialisation of research carried out in the third level sector, and has made a contribution to more balanced regional development. A total of 22 facilities are now operational in the campuses of Universities and Institutes of Technology and about 300 new companies are currently in Incubation Units employing over 1,300 people. These start-up enterprises are operating in a wide range of sectors, including digital media, environmental technologies and medical devices. The provision of a new Incu- bation Centre at NUI Maynooth is about to get underway and it is anticipated that this investment will be completed over the next two years.

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With the establishment phase of the programme, which has involved significant infrastructural investment, now largely completed, the priority moves to ensuring that a maximisation of economic activity, in terms of business and job creation potential, will come through the Incu- bation Centres. The emphasis will be sweating the assets created by the investment, in terms of economic output, and of ensuring that there is coherence between these facilities and the delivery of two allied programmes, the Business Partners Programme and the Enterprise Plat- form Programme. Enterprise Ireland will promote its Business Partners Initiative to drive the commercialisation of emerging research in Universities by way of start-up firms and also, in collaboration with the Institutes of Technology, Enterprise Ireland will shortly be rolling out a significantly revised Enterprise Platform Programme, which is an intensive entrepreneurship development programme. Funding of just over €1 million was provided from this Department’s Vote through Enterprise Ireland for this incubation programme in 2011 and it is projected that €2m will be provided in 2012.

Question No. 36 answered with Question No. 34.

Public Procurement 37. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the changes he has advocated to ensure that small and indigenous businesses can benefit from Government procurement. [4124/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy John Perry): The Programme for Government includes a commitment to reform public procurement so that it supports innovative firms and allows greater access to public procurement by SMEs. The Jobs Initiative of last May also reinforced the Government’s commitment to promote greater access to procurement opportunities for SMEs, including through identifying and overcoming barriers to their participation in the procurement process. As the Deputy may be aware from previous replies given in the House, I established a Steering Group on SME Access to Public Procurement last July to identify clear and decisive measures which can be taken to improve SME access to public procurement. The Steering Group was informed by work carried out by the High Level Group on Business Regulation on barriers to SME access to procurement, and by the Small Business Advisory Group, both of which are chaired by the Minister for Small Business, Deputy John Perry, TD. The 2012 Action Plan for Jobs which I am currently finalising for Government approval will include a series of actions designed to improve access to procurement for SMEs. Practical measures will include the strengthening of Enterprise Ireland’s engagement between SMEs and procuring authorities, the identification of key projects where close collaboration and sub- contracting between “Tier 1” principal contractors and pre-qualified “Tier 2” SMEs could be developed, and a new initiative to encourage contracting authorities to consider more innovative solutions to their procurement needs. Last week the Minister Perry met with the Minister of State for Public Service Reform, Deputy Brian Hayes TD, who has responsibility for public procurement policy, to discuss the dual aims of ensuring a level playing field to allow SMEs to compete for public contracts, while also ensuring best value for money for the Exchequer in the procurement process. Both Mini- sters pledged their continued support to the attainment of these objectives and to continuing to encourage SME participation in the public procurement process.

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Economic Competitiveness 38. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the fact that the cost base is one of the determinates of our competitiveness, if he will detail the work he has promoted to reduce the costs of borrowing and rental costs to small business including advocating a reduction in the cost of businesses borrowing to reflect the decreased rates from the European Central Bank. [4128/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): The cost base of doing business is one of the key issues which determines Ireland’s national and international competitiveness. Through actions already taken in the Jobs Initiative and the recent Budget, the Government has taken steps to address many of the competitiveness challenges facing the Irish economy, including reducing costs, improving access to finance for enterprise and reforming the public sector. Banking policy falls within the remit of the Minister for Finance. The decisions financial institutions operating in Ireland make on the interest rates they charge to customers are commercial decisions for the institutions concerned. Interest rates are determined by a broad range of factors including ECB base rates, deposit rates, market funding costs, the competitive environment, and an institution’s overall funding. Neither I, nor the Minister for Finance, have any statutory function in relation to business interest rate decisions made by individual lending institutions at any particular time. As the Minister for Finance has indicated previously in the House, it is vital that the banks continue to make credit available to support economic recovery. I am also working on other measures to improve access to credit for viable businesses, particularly SMEs. A targeted Tem- porary, Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme is currently being progressed as a matter of priority by my Department. Work is nearing completion in relation to selecting an Operator to act as agent for my Department for the practical oversight, management and operation of the scheme, while drafting of the Bill necessary to implement the scheme is being progressed urgently with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. In November 2011, the Government also sanctioned the establishment of a Micro-Finance Loan Fund to generate up to €100 million in additional micro-enterprise lending which will benefit over 5,000 businesses over a ten year period. It is intended to establish the Micro- Finance Loan Fund facility in the first quarter of 2012. The Temporary Partial Credit Guaran- tee Scheme and the Microfinance Loan Fund will not solve all the issues around access to credit but they will form key components in the suite of initiatives aimed at ensuring the flow of credit to SMEs to sustain employment and create new jobs. Policy responsibility for upward-only rent reviews comes within the remit of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter. The Land Conveyancing and Law Reform Act 2009 abolished upward-only rent reviews for all new leases signed on or after 28 February 2010. However, upward-only rent review clauses continue to apply to leases which were entered into prior to that date. Following legal advice, the Government has decided that it is not feasible to proceed with legislation to abolish upward only rent review clauses in existing business leases. However, businesses can make use of the rent review arbitration code, which provides a mechanism to deal with disputes on commercial rents and can help to resolve issues at a lower cost, in considerably less time, and in a less adversarial way for the parties concerned. NAMA also has a policy guidance for dealing with tenants’ difficulties arising from upward- only rent reviews. This provides an opportunity for NAMA to approve rent reductions where it can be shown that rents are in excess of current market levels and a tenant’s viability is threatened. The policy also provides for the appointment of an independent valuation of

956 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers market rent where necessary. NAMA has advised the Minister for Finance that where a tenant is not getting satisfaction in the negotiations with his NAMA landlord, the tenant can contact NAMA directly.

Job Protection 39. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to safeguard jobs at Spicer’s Bakery, Navan, County Meath. [4115/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): While I am informed that the company in question is not an enterprise development agency assisted company, I am most concerned to hear about these potential job losses in Navan. I fully appreciate the impact that job losses have on the employees concerned and their families, but also on the wider community. This Government is fully committed to its role of facilitating employment creation. Since coming into office, we have been working hard to create the improved economic conditions which will support the maintenance of existing jobs and the creation of new ones. Our objective is to put the country back on the road to economic recovery and full employment. Both the Jobs Initiative, announced last May and Budget 2012 set out in December each set out measures that aim to return this country to growth, pay down our debt and focus our efforts on policies that facilitate job retention and expansion, as well as addressing unemployment. Currently work on the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs is nearing completion. This Plan, which I am taking the lead on, will set out a series of clear, actionable measures to support the creation and retention of jobs. In relation to the town of concern to the Deputy, the Enterprise Development agencies under the aegis of my Department, IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, together with Meath County Enterprise Board are committed to supporting enterprise development in the area and County Meath generally. I am confident that the measures outlined in the Action Plan for Jobs, together with the policies and initiatives being pursued by the State Development agencies and the Meath County Enterprise Board will continue to bring about employment and investment opportunities for Navan and County Meath generally.

Job Creation 40. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions that he is taking to promote new business starts-ups for the long-term unemployed. [4123/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): This Government is fully committed to its role of facilitating employment creation. Since coming into office, we have been working hard to create the improved economic conditions which will support the maintenance of existing jobs and the creation of new ones. Our objective is to put the country back on the road to economic recovery and full employment. Both the Jobs Initiative, announced last May and Budget 2012 set out in December each set out measures that aim to return this country to growth, pay down our debt and focus our efforts on policies that facilitate job retention and expansion, as well as addressing unemployment. Currently, work on the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs is nearing completion. This Plan, which I am taking the lead on, will set out a series of clear, actionable measures to support the creation and retention of jobs.

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[Deputy Richard Bruton.]

Enterprise Ireland and the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) have in place a number of supports to assist entrepreneurs, new start-ups, small businesses and microen- terprises. Enterprise Ireland assistance to entrepreneurs and businesses encompass supports to develop and test business propositions which are at an early stage, ensuring there is a supportive environment for start-up companies and the provision of direct financial assistance for High Poten- tial Start-Ups. Anyone interested in these supports should consult the agency’s website at www.enterprise-ireland.com. The CEBs provide both financial and non-financial assistance to business start-ups in the micro-enterprise sector. Subject to eligibility criteria such assistance is available to any person interested in starting their own business whether they are currently unemployed or not. Anyone interested in setting up their own business should seek advice from their local CEB and in this regard should consult the website www.enterpriseboards.ie where they will be directed to their most appropriate Enterprise Board. In addition, for more general information on developing a business in Ireland you may wish to contact the BASIS (Business Access to State Information and Services) Initiative, which is administered by my Department. The aim of the BASIS website, at www.basis.ie, is to deliver Government information and services to business. Labour activation measures specifically targeted at the long term unemployed are a matter for the Minister for Social Protection. That Department operates a number of schemes which are aimed increasing the rate of business start-up and entrepreneurship among the long-term unemployed.

Enterprise Support Services 41. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the jobs to euro ratio of State investment through each of the State’s enterprise development organisations. [4139/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): As part of the Forfás Annual Employment Survey, the overall cost per job is calculated each year by reference to the cost of jobs created during, and sustained at the end of, a seven-year period. The accepted accounting measure for cost per job is ‘Cost per job Sustained’. The cost per job sustained by the development agencies Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Shannon Development for the period 2004/2010, calculated by taking into account each agency’s expenditure to firms in the period of calculation, are €12,254, €14,287 and €7,552 respectively. In the case of each Agency, only jobs created during, and sustained at the end of, each seven year period are credited in the calculations. These figures are published in the Agencies’ Annual Reports 2010 which are available on their respective websites. I am informed that information relating to the period 2005/2011 for Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Shannon Development will be included in each Agency’s respective Annual Report 2011, which will be published later this year. A different system is used by the City and County Enterprise Boards (CEBs) to calculate cost per job data. In the case of the CEBs the cost per job supported is €5,756. This is calculated on the basis of the 38,672 gross jobs created or sustained in the 10,920 enterprises which received assistance amounting to over €222 million from 1993 (their year of establishment) to 2010 (the most recent year for which figures are currently available).

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The significant contribution of the companies assisted by the enterprise development agencies to the Irish economy should be noted. Indeed, according to the latest available figures in Forfás’ Annual Business Survey of Economic Impact 2009, agency assisted companies were responsible for direct expenditure of €38bn in the domestic economy, delivering a significant economic impact nationwide.

Job Creation 42. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the specific initiatives that he has implemented and planned to create jobs amongst the sectors most hit by the recession, in respect of former self-employed citizens, low skilled citizens and citizens under the age of 25 years. [4141/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): As the Deputy will be aware, the role of Government is not to create jobs directly, but to create the appropriate business environment by making the right policy decisions to help enterprise to grow, to create new jobs and maintain existing jobs. Since I came into office, I have been working with my Government colleagues to achieve these objectives. We launched a Jobs Initiative last May, within two months of the Government coming into office, to stimulate domestic demand and restore confidence in the economy internationally. The Jobs Initiative included an extra 20,900 places in training, education and upskil- ling for those who have lost their jobs, with a particular emphasis on those sectors which have experienced structural unemployment. It is unlikely that employment levels in certain sectors such as construction will return to pre-recession levels. We must, in any event, ensure that Ireland is not overly reliant on a limited number of sectors for future growth. Therefore, it is important that we build a strong enterprise mix and encourage employment growth across a range of sectors. Key areas which I have been working on to support job creation by enterprise across all sectors include improving access to finance for businesses, reforming the statutory wage setting mechanisms, reducing other costs and administrative burdens for enterprise, improving our export performance and supporting innovation. I have also been coordinating the preparation of the first annual Action Plan for Jobs on behalf of the Government, which will outline the measures to be taken across a range of sectors to support job creation in 2012. The Government will also shortly publish a policy statement on labour market activation, “Pathways to Work”, which will set out further strategies to support those who are unemployed to re-enter the workforce.

43. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if, having regard to the economic performance over the past 12 months, he has identified particular areas of the economy as having the ability to expand and respond more rapidly in the current economic climate with particular reference to job creation and the sectors with the objective of maximising employment at all levels; if any particular obstacles have been identified as impeding progress towards this objective; if he has had consultations with the stakeholders with a view to even greater efforts towards economic recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4077/12]

102. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will indicate, based on the economic performance over the past 12 months, the degree to which he has identified specific areas showing the greatest potential for job creation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4407/12]

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103. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which his Department has identified through engagement with traditional or indigenous enterprise, possible job creating prospects for the future with particular reference to enterprises likely to have the greatest potential in terms of short or medium-term job creation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4408/12]

104. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which, through his contacts with various stakeholders, he has identified the factors most likely to seriously affect job retention or creation over the next four years; the measures he has put in place or intends to put in place to address such issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4409/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): I propose to take Questions Nos. 43 and 102 to 104, inclusive, together. I am currently finalising an Action Plan for Jobs for Government approval which will set out a series of clear actionable measures across Government to support the creation and retention of jobs in a range of sectors. In preparing the Action Plan, I have consulted with my Ministerial colleagues and with a wide range of stakeholders from the public, private and community sectors, to obtain their views on actions to support employment creation. I received over 600 individual ideas through this process. Some of these ideas can be actioned in the short-term and will feature in the Action Plan for Jobs for 2012. Other proposals can be delivered in a longer timeframe, or require further consideration. These will be examined further over the coming months. To support economic recovery, it is important that we build a strong enterprise mix to ensure that Ireland is not overly reliant on a limited number of sectors for future growth. We must also seek to capture the opportunities afforded by the growth of emerging sectors, with a view to maximising the employment potential they offer. Sectors which have been identified as holding particular potential for Ireland include Agri- food, Health and Lifesciences, Digital Games, Cloud Computing, the Green Economy, Inter- national Education and International Financial Services. The Government is also committed to supporting more mature sectors such as Tourism and Manufacturing to avail of new opportunities and improve their product offering. As well as setting out measures to support the growth of these sectors, the Action Plan for Jobs will seek to address key factors which can act as obstacles to job creation and retention. These include issues such as costs of doing business, access to finance, administrative burdens on business, the need to improve company capability and access to new markets. The Action Plan will be published in the coming weeks, following its approval by Government.

Economic Competitiveness 44. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which he and his Department have examined the potential for the utilisation of innovation and technology throughout the manufacturing and service sectors with a view to achieving increased efficiency and competitiveness and thereby accelerating economic performance in general; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4078/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): My Department, and the relevant State Agencies under its remit, have a clear focus on the development and

960 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers support of manufacturing and services firms in Ireland. In order that enterprises can be successful and thrive and grow, they must be efficient, competitive and innovative. In this regard, realizing the potential to increase efficiency and improve competitiveness across Irish enterprises has driven a spectrum of innovation and technology development programmes delivered by Enterprise Ireland, IDA and Science Foundation Ireland. These enterprise development Agencies provide financial, technical and experiential support to help manufacturing and services companies become more innovative and more efficient. These programmes encourage and support companies to increase competitiveness, grow their sales and exports and thus develop a basis for sustained and increased employment. Enterprise Ireland, the agency responsible for the development and promotion of the indigenous business sector, is focused on the growth of world-class Irish companies to achieve strong positions in global markets. Enterprise Ireland provides research, development and technological innovation support relevant at all stages of company development, enabling companies to progress from undertaking an initial research project to higher level innovation and R&D activities. Enterprise Ireland funds the undertaking of R&D to support significant in-company projects which have the potential to develop new processes, products and services. In addition, Enterprise Ireland is engaged in efforts to extract maximum value from Ireland’s research system — the objective is to work with companies to secure commercial purpose, leading to jobs and sales, for technologies and ideas developed in Irish research institutions. Enterprise Ireland also operates a range of supports to help companies engage with third level researchers to undertake collaborative research for the benefit of the company. Larger collaborative research projects involving groups of companies are also supported. The core role of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) is to develop and assist the carrying out of oriented basic research in strategic areas for the development and competitiveness of Irish based industry. At present the SFI remit covers the three specific areas of Biotechnology; Information & Communications Technology; and Sustainable Energy/Energy Efficient Technologies (Energy). During 2012 the Government will be extending SFI’s remit to include the capacity to fund both basic and applied research and this will help derive further impacts from the research investment to contribute further to Ireland’s economic development. SFI invests in assembling world-class research teams, and in increasing the number of high quality researchers in Ireland so as to make available new scientific knowledge, increased commercial opportunities, and a larger pool of available talent to the Irish workforce — all of which can assist the effort to achieve efficiency and competitiveness gains across various sectors of Ireland’s economy. SFI funded researchers involvement with Irish based enterprise continues to grow significantly. The number of SFI researcher collaborations with industry in Ireland has doubled since 2008 to in excess of 530 companies now. These companies employ over 82,000 people in Ireland and through their connectivity with SFI funded researchers, the companies can often avail of new ideas, processes and products to enhance their respective operations. Research, Development and Innovation plays its strategic role as part of Ireland’s FDI land- scape, embedding existing employment and setting the groundwork for increased future employment. The IDA continues to attract high-quality Foreign Direct Investment projects to Ireland and increasingly Innovation and Technological Development plays a key role in this endeavour. IDA Ireland leverages significant investment in Science Technology and Inno- vation, at present half the FDI wins are Research and Innovation projects and in 2010 there were 37 investments, worth around €500m. IDA is focused on winning new investments, in particular in sectors such as Life Sciences (Pharma, Biopharma and Medical Devices), ICT and Financial Services.

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[Deputy Richard Bruton.]

In overall terms that IDA and Enterprise Ireland client companies directly accounted for the employment of approximately 300,000 people in the Irish economy. These companies also supported an estimated additional 300,000 indirect jobs.

Question No. 45 answered with Question No. 6.

Question No. 46 answered with Question No. 34.

Emigrant Support Services 47. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contacts which he has made with the US administration regarding the plight of the undocumented Irish in the US; the advice, if any, which he can give to these persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4433/12]

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Deputy Eamon Gilmore): Addressing the situation of the undocumented Irish and reforming our migration arrangements with the United States remain important priorities for the Government in its relationship with the US Administration and Congress. The Taoiseach and I discussed these issues with President Obama when we met with him on 23 May last year in Dublin. During the course of 2011, I also discussed the issue of Irish immigration with Secretary of State Clinton and Senator Patrick Leahy, Chair of the Senate Judiciary committee. I also met with the Irish Lobby for Immi- gration Reform and the Coalition of Irish Centres in New York. The Government has provided almost $365,000 to support that organisation since 2006. A particular focus of the Government’s efforts has been on the achievement of E-3 visas for Ireland. These E-3s are non-immigrant worker visas, renewable every two years and are currently available to Australian citizens. Provisions which would allow Irish nationals to apply for E-3 visas were amongst those included in the comprehensive immigration reform Bill as introduced in the US Senate last June by senior Democrats, including Senators Harry Reid, Charles Schumer and Robert Menendez. This Bill would also have helped to resolve the position of the undocumented, including the Irish. Unfortunately, and not least due to the current US domestic political climate and the Presidential elections taking place there later this year, to date that Bill has not yet received the additional bi-partisan support which it would require to make further progress. Another significant development occurred at the end of November when draft legislation entitled the ‘Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act’ (Bill No. HR 3012) emerged from the House of Representatives. Although the political climate for any immigration reform measures remains challenging, the broad bi-partisan support which this draft legislation secured suggested that there might be scope to make progress on Irish E-3s. In early December, Senators Schumer, Leahy and Durbin, all of whom hold leadership positions on the Democratic side of the Senate, came together to co-sponsor a further version of the ‘Fairness’ legislation that would include provision under which Irish nationals could apply for up to 10,500 E-3 visas each year. The Schumer/Leahy/Durbin Bill (number S.1983) also included ‘administrative waiver’ provisions which would allow undocumented Irish migrants in the US to apply for E-3s without suffering certain applicable penalties for having been out of status. Separately, Senators Scott Brown and Mark Kirk of the Republican Party tabled further stand-alone legislative proposals (Bill number S. 2005) that would also make Irish nationals eligible to apply for up to 10,500 E-3 visas each year but which do not include the additional

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‘administrative waiver’ provisions. Both Bills have since been referred for examination by the US Senate’s Judiciary Committee. While recent developments have been encouraging, the prospects for these Bills are uncertain. Acting on my behalf, our Embassy in Washington, working with the Irish-American immigration community, continues to engage on an ongoing basis with the US Administration at senior levels and with both parties in the US Congress. I will also be in Washington in early February where I will be engaging with key players to further advance our support for an Irish E-3 visa.

Diplomatic Representation 48. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will review a matter (details supplied) regarding an embassy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4393/12]

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Deputy Eamon Gilmore): As was outlined in my statement of 3 November last year, the decision of the Government to close our embassy to the Holy See and to appoint a non-resident Ambassador was driven by economic factors deriving from our need to cut public expenditure and focus the modest resources of our diplomatic service on economic recovery. The total cost saving in a full year is estimated at €845,000. The wind down of the resident Embassy has now been completed and the Holy See has agreed to the Government’s nomination as our non-resident Ambassador. He is expected to present his credentials to Pope Benedict later this year. The Government will continue to review our diplomatic network and it may be that, as public finances recover, we will at some time in the future be able to reopen a modest resident embassy to the Holy See.

Foreign Conflicts 49. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has studied the details of the address made by Lord Ashdown at the recent joint meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committees on European Union Affairs and Foreign Affairs and Trade; his views on Lord Ashdown’s statement and if he shares Lord Ashdown’s concerns regarding the lack of progress towards normalisation and stability in Bosnia; his views that the federal structure of the state is being threatened by secessionists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4442/12]

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Deputy Eamon Gilmore): I have not yet had the opportunity to study the details of Lord Ashdown’s address but I am aware of media reports of his comments to the joint meeting. I would agree that the pace of progress on necessary constitutional and political reforms in Bosnia-Herzegovina in recent years has been disappointing. It is important that the newly formed government gives fresh impetus to domestic reforms to ensure Bosnia-Herzegovina moves forward on its path towards EU candidate status. Safeguarding the territorial integrity of Bosnia-Herzegovina is the cornerstone of the EU’s policy towards Bosnia-Herzegovina and the EU has not hesitated to reject statements question- ing the legitimacy of the country’s post-Dayton institutions. Ultimately, the EU perspective of Bosnia-Herzegovina is the most powerful tool at the disposal of the international community to help build and maintain stability in the country. The EU is closely engaged in assisting Bosnia-Herzegovina to undertake the reforms necessary to achieve EU candidate status.

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[Deputy Eamon Gilmore.]

In terms of the EU’s commitment to safeguarding stability in Bosnia-Herzegovina, I would also note the presence of EUFOR Althea, the EU military mission in the country. The mission of Operation Althea, to which Ireland has made a significant contribution over the years, is to provide a military presence in order to contribute to a safe and secure environment, deny conditions for a resumption of violence, and help to implement the Dayton agreement.

50. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will be in a position in his role as chairperson of the Organisation for Security and Co- operation in Europe to contribute in any way towards the achievement of greater stability in Bosnia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4443/12]

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Deputy Eamon Gilmore): As Chair- person-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for 2012, I bear overall responsibility for the executive action of the Organisation and the co-ordination of its activities. In carrying out this role, I will offer my full support to the OSCE’s extensive network of institutions and field operations working for regional stability throughout the West- ern Balkans, as well as the South Caucasus and Central Asia. The OSCE has maintained a Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1995. Mandated by the Dayton Peace Accords, the Mission carries out vital projects in the areas of human rights, judicial reform and security sector capacity building. It has been supported in this work by a number of the OSCE’s central institutions, including the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and Strategic Police Matters Unit (SPMU), with whom it has provided training for members of the judiciary and law-enforcement agencies. I commend these operations and their important contribution to the ongoing reconciliation process in the country and wider region. Officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade recently attended the official closing of the OSCE Office in Zagreb in neighbouring Croatia. The Office’s successful completion of its mandate is a testament not only to the progress made in the Western Balkans since the 1990s, but also to the effectiveness of OSCE field presences in fostering stability and democratic development in the region. Ireland brings its own unique perspective on conflict resolution to its role as Chair. While recognising that the particular circumstances of all conflicts are very different and that no single set of lessons can provide all the answers, I hope that, where appropriate, we can share our own experience of the peace process in Northern Ireland with other members of OSCE. In my address to the OSCE Permanent Council earlier this month, I outlined my intention to host a conference in April this year presenting aspects of the Northern Ireland example as a case study. Invitations will be issued to all 56 OSCE participating States. In hosting this event, I hope that we can assist others who are engaged in similar peace building efforts throughout the OSCE area.

51. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of his interest in and concern for the achievement of political, social and economic progress in Bosnia, if he will ensure the Bosnian situation is highlighted as one of Ireland’s priority issues during the 2013 EU Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4444/12]

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Deputy Eamon Gilmore): Work to identify priorities and emerging issues in policy areas that are likely to be of importance during Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2013 has been ongoing for some time. While it is too early to identify the specific issues as Ireland’s main Presidency priorities,

964 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers enlargement is likely to be a significant item for Ireland’s and the European Union’s foreign policy agenda during the Presidency. Bosnia-Herzegovina is a potential candidate country for EU accession since the Thessaloniki European Council of June 2003 reaffirmed the European perspective of the Western Balkan countries. As a first step, the Union signed a Stabilization and Association Agreement with Bosnia-Herzegovina in 2008 and this will enter into force once its ratification process has been completed. Work arising from this Agreement will continue throughout Ireland’s EU Presidency.

Industrial Relations 52. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will make public all communication with the troika in regard to the legislation on REAs and EROs currently being discussed as part of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill, and including a copy of any agreements reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4303/12]

Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan): As the Deputy will be aware, the Govern- ment are of the view that the inability to pay clause for Employment Regulation Orders (EROs) and Registered Employment Agreements (REAs) should be strengthened. In this regard, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation will shortly present an amendment to the legislation to provide an inability to pay clause that will allow two consecutive exemptions within the overall two year time limit where this is necessary to safeguard employment. The Deputy will also be aware, in relation to correspondence during an ongoing crisis, that it is important for relationships between institutions to be developed, in order to allow for confidential negotiations to take place, especially on particularly sensitive issues. This is particularly the case in relation to the Irish authorities dealing with the European Commission, the IMF and the ECB (the Troika). It is normal practice for states to protect the confidentiality of these discussions, and in fact is usually enshrined in the rules of association of international institutions. Indeed, this is reflected in the Freedom of Information Act, which provides for exemptions for records relating to, for example, information received in confidence, commercially sensitive information and the financial and economic interests of the state in sections 24, 26 and 31. These factors counterbalance the public interest, protecting the ability of the Government when negotiating or deliberating on matters of national importance. It is considered that release of these records would impact on the integrity and viability of the decision-making process to a significant degree without a countervailing benefit to the public, and would prejudice our relationship with the Troika. For this reason, I do not intend to release this information.

Fuel Products 53. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding illegal fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4394/12]

Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan): I am informed by the Revenue Commis- sioners, who are responsible for the collection of mineral oil tax and for tackling the illicit trade in mineral oil products, that they are acutely aware of the various illegal activities that lead to loss to the Exchequer of mineral oil tax. The most serious risk in this regard is the large scale laundering of markers from mineral oil (diesel), and the onward supply and sale of the laundered product as auto diesel. Marked mineral oil is subject to a reduced rate of mineral oil tax on condition that it is not used in road vehicles. Revenue employs a broad range of compliance and enforcement strategies to detect and counteract illegal practices involving mineral oils. These include ongoing analysis of the nature

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.] and extent of the problem; development and sharing of intelligence with agencies on both sides of the border; the conduct of intelligence driven operations using covert surveillance to identify oil laundry locations; seizure of illicit product, laundering equipment and vehicles; physical sampling at road checkpoints; and prosecution of those involved in illegal activities in relation to mineral oils. The Revenue Commissioners are conscious of a number of suspect retail outlets that have opened in various parts of the country and are taking steps to review their compliance with all aspects of the law. In the latter half of 2011 Revenue commenced a vigorous campaign targeting specific locations nationwide, with the intention of immediate closure of unlicensed outlets and the challenging of other instances of non-compliance. As part of this drive, warning letters have been issued to unlicensed retail outlets and a number of these have been effectively closed down by the actions of Revenue enforcement teams. This campaign is ongoing and Revenue is in the process of seizing illicit product and closing down a further number of unlicensed or otherwise illegal retail outlets. In 2011 nine oil laundries and 327,000 litres of laundered fuel were seized, together with nine oil tankers and twenty-nine other vehicles. Sixteen persons were arrested in the course of these operations and files have been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions, who has to date issued directions to prosecute on indictment in respect of two of the cases. In addition to this a further 718,181 litres of illicit mineral oil has been seized, the large majority from retail outlets or in the course of delivery to such outlets. To date in 2012, a total of 53,530 litres of Mineral Oil has been seized from retail outlets. The Revenue Commissioners would advise the public to purchase their diesel from known branded outlets, and where they have any concerns or suspicions about a particular outlet to report these to Revenue or the Irish Petrol Retailers Association, which represents the majority of legitimate retail outlets in the State, and who are working closely with the Revenue Commis- sioners to counteract the threat posed by the sale and distribution of illicit mineral oil.

Banks Recapitalisation 54. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he and his officials use Clearstream and Euroclear to identify the current owners of unguaranteed, unsecured senior bonds, as he proposed to the previous Government in the Dáil towards 15 December 2010; if not, the reason therefore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4207/12]

Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan): Throughout the entire process of issuing senior bonds the bond issuer itself remains unaware of the individual bondholders’ details. The Central Bank has advised me that the process of issuing new senior bonds is normally through underwriting, where one or more securities firms or banks form a syndicate buying the entire bond issue from the issuer and then re-selling to investors. Primary issuance is arranged by these syndicates who contact potential investors and advise the bond issuer in terms of timing, tenor and pricing of the bond issue. The bond issuer will likely have little knowledge of the eventual owners of the bonds; also these owners may over time sell the bonds to other investors. Bonds are usually issued in bearer form which means that the purchasers of the bonds are unknown, with the bonds usually held by a securities depository company (e.g. Euroclear and Clearstream). When interest and principal payments are made the bond issuer transfers the required funds to the securities depository company who in turn pay the funds through to the bondholders. Securities depository companies, such as Clearstream and Euroclear, usually manage, safekeep and administer the securities that it holds on behalf of the beneficial owners

966 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers of the bonds and the identity of these owners is not disclosed in the public domain or to the issuer. The Department has made detailed enquiries through normal channels to establish the identities of the current owners of the senior bonds. Though it may be possible to establish the geographic location by country of the financial institutions and hedge funds which hold the bonds, it has not been possible to ascertain with any certainty the identities of the relevant bondholders.

55. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if and the way he and his officials identified the junior banking bondholders, for whom haircuts on their bonds were imposed by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4208/12]

Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan): I am informed by the bank that Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Limited (“the Bank”) carried out liability management exercises on certain of its subordinated debt securities in 2009 and 2010 whereby the Bank offered to purchase/exchange the securities for cash/government guaranteed securities at various prices (subject to the level of subordination of the securities and the year the offer was made). It should be noted that such securities were freely tradeable once issued, dealt through market participants and settled by clearing house systems. An issuer does not have access to the records of the clearing house and therefore no means of establishing the underlying ownership. There- fore, the offers were communicated to holders via various means including stock exchange announcements, notices to holders via the clearing systems and newspaper notices (where applicable). Holders could then decide whether or not they wished to participate in the offer.

56. Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance since the banks were bailed out, the number of redundancies that have occurred in each of the banks that received injec- tions of finance; in the case of each bank involved, the top ten payments that were made and the average redundancy payment worth. [4235/12]

Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan): As the information sought by the Deputy is of an operational nature it is not held by the Department. Accordingly, I contacted the respective covered institutions, on behalf of the Deputy, to source the requested information. The position in relation to the institutions is as follows:

Institution Number Average(rounded) Range of top ten payments (rounded)

AIB (overseas disposal of assets) 89 €69,000 €155,000 — €438,000 EBS (27 May 2010 on) 57 €62,800 €150,000 — €197,000 IL&P (27/06/11 to 31/12/11) 316 €90,800 €241,400 — €451,300 IBRC (Jan 2009 on) 385 €47,800 €242,000 — €747,400

I am informed by Bank of Ireland that, in the time available, it has not been possible to reply definitively on the issue. When received I will communicate further with the Deputy. The Deputy should note that the redundancy terms which gave rise to these payments are generally no longer available due to the changed and challenging circumstances at the institutions. As I have stated previously, the Deputy will appreciate that it is an inevitable, but unfortunate, consequence of the necessary restructuring of the banking system that job losses will arise. The latest terms to be offered were at IBRC and are more reflective of the terms that will be available at the State supported banks. 967 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

Tax Code 57. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised through the VAT on taxi booking facilities, radio hire and administration for the past year. [4242/12]

58. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a change to the VAT on taxi booking facilities, radio hire and administration for the past year in view of the fact that it is a labour intensive industry and an important aspect of the hospitality industry. [4243/12]

Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan): I propose to take Questions Nos. 57 and 58 together. The Deputy is referring to services on which a taxi operator incurs VAT. These services (taxi booking service, hire of radios and the provision of administration) are liable to VAT at the standard rate of 23%. The transport of passengers and their accompanying baggage is exempt from VAT under Paragraph 14(3) of Schedule 1 to the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010. Accordingly, the provision of a taxi service is exempt from VAT. This is in contrast to the 9% reduced rate of VAT that applies to many services in the hospitality sector. While the provider of a service that is exempt from VAT does not charge VAT on the service they supply, they are also not entitled to deduct, or claim a refund of, any VAT incurred on goods and services used for the purposes of their exempt business. Thus, a person who provides a taxi service does not register for VAT and cannot recover VAT incurred on costs associated with running their business, such as taxi booking services, the hire of radios and the provision of administration. In relation to the revenue raised through the VAT on taxi booking facilities, radio hire and administration for the past year, I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the information sought by the Deputy is not directly available from the data maintained by them.

Tax Reliefs 59. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding mortgage interest relief (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4267/12]

Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan): As I announced in the Budget, the proposed new 30% rate of tax relief comes into effect in respect of the 2012 tax year and subsequent tax years. The position is that the tax relief, including the proposed new 30% rate of relief, in respect of interest paid on qualifying loans is given by qualifying lenders. I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that they have already, in advance of the passing of the Finance Act, been in contact with all qualifying lenders to ensure that the necessary software changes to the tax relief at source (TRS) system will be made to cater for the new 30% rate of tax relief and to ensure that, when the full detail of the legislation is available, the relief can be passed on to borrowers by qualifying lenders without undue delay. All qualifying lenders have been requested to confirm when they will be in a position to work with Revenue to implement the Budget 2012 mortgage interest relief changes. However, it should be noted that the speed with which the software changes necessary to grant the new 30% rate of tax relief to borrowers can be developed and implemented by lenders may vary from lender to lender.

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Tax Collection 60. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of taxpayers here earning in excess of €100,000, €250,000, €500,000 and €1 million; the number of these taxpayers who pay an effective tax rate of 30% or less; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4315/12]

Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan): I am informed by the Revenue Commis- sioners that the most recent basic data available on incomes from which information of the type requested by the Deputy could be derived for all income earners on the income tax record are in respect of the income tax year 2009. The information requested on effective rates of income tax of all income earners in the specified income bands is set out as follows insofar as it is available.

Effective rates of income tax for 2009 for Income Earners earning over €100,000

Range of Gross Income Total Numbers in income range Numbers with an effective tax rate of 30% or less

€100,000 — €250,000 96,099 86,842 €250,001 — €500,000 9,895 5,147 €500,001 — €1,000,000 2,495 1,050 Over €1,000,000 620 261

It should be noted that the effective tax rate used to derive the figures in the table above only relates to income tax and does not take account of PRSI and previous charges such as the Income levy and Health Levy. In 2012, in addition to income tax, high income earners would be liable to PRSI of 4% and top rates of Universal Social Charge of 7% on PAYE income and 10% on self-employed income. The Deputy will be aware that from the tax year 2010 onwards, the high earner’s restriction, applicable to those who make significant use of certain specified tax reliefs, has been further tightened such that a 30% effective tax rate applies for those subject to the full restriction. These reliefs do not include those for health expenses and the standard tax credits, which are available to all taxpayers. The figures in the table are based on details from tax returns on record at the time the data for each year were compiled for analytical purposes. This was generally based on coverage levels representing in or about 95% of all returns expected. The effective rate of income tax for each income earner with gross income in excess of €100,000 in 2009 is calculated as the percentage of total tax liability to gross income. It should be noted that the income ranges shown in the above table relate to Gross Income as defined in Revenue Statistical Report 2010. A married couple that have elected or have been deemed to have elected for joint assessment is counted as one taxpayer.

Banks Recapitalisation 61. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the total recapitalisation required for the bank formerly known as Anglo Irish Bank; the source of each of these funds and who bears any financing costs in respect of these funds, be it the bank, the Government or some other agency; the overall estimated cost at this stage including financing charges and interest of recapitalising that institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4414/12] 969 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan): As the Deputy is aware Anglo and INBS have been merged to form the Irish bank Resolution Corporation. For completeness I have included the relevant figures for INBS. In 2009 the Government provided capital in the amount €4 billion to Anglo Irish Bank. The capital was provided in the cash paid directly from the Exchequer. Further, during 2009 it was determined that Anglo and INBS required additional capital. A commitment was provided by the Minister to Anglo and separately to INBS to provide capital of €8.3 billion and €2.7 billion, respectively. This capital was provided on 31 March 2010. In relation to Anglo, this €8.3 billion of capital was injected by way of a capital contribution. This capital contribution is treated as equity capital for regulatory capital purposes. In relation to INBS, a special investment share was acquired for €100 million in cash and a further €2.6 billion was subsequently injected by way of a capital contribution. The Government did not pay for these capital contributions in Anglo and INBS with cash. The Government effectively issued an IOU, in the form of promissory notes, to Anglo and INBS for €8.3 billion and €2.6 billion, respectively. As the State had a debt to the institutions, it also had an associated interest charge. This interest charge was set by reference to Govern- ment yields at the date of issue on 31 March 2010. Subsequently, it was determined that Anglo and INBS needed additional capital, which was again provided by increasing the 31 March 2010 promissory notes. The final promissory note increase was on 31 December 2010 bringing the total promissory notes in Anglo and INBS to €30.6 billion. See table below for the increases:

€billion Anglo INBS Total (IBRC)

31 March 2010 8.30 2.60 10.90 28 May 2010 2.00 — 2.00 23 August 2010 8.58 — 8.58 31 December 2010 6.42 2.70 9.12

25.30 5.30 30.60

When the final capital contribution was made on 31 December 2011 an interest holiday was inserted into each of the promissory notes which meant that between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2012 no interest was payable. Absent the interest holiday the weighted average interest rate on these promissory notes would have been 5.8%. However, as a result of the insertion of the interest holiday the weighted average interest rate from 1 January 2013 is 8.2%. While there was an interest holiday this does not affect the promissory note repayments of the principal amount. The cash flows on the promissory notes are 10% (€3.06 billion) of the original amount per annum until the full amount is repaid. Set out below is a detailed aggre- gated schedule of capital repayments and interest payments on the promissory notes.

Promissory Note Schedule — Anglo and INBS*

€bn Total Interest Paid: A Total Capital Reduction: B Repayments: A + B

31/03/2011 0.55 2.51 3.06 31/03/2012 — 3.06 3.06 31/03/2013 0.49 2.57 3.06 31/03/2014 1.84 1.22 3.06

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€bn Total Interest Paid: A Total Capital Repayments: A + B Reduction: B

31/03/2015 1.75 1.31 3.06 31/03/2016 1.65 1.41 3.06 31/03/2017 1.55 1.51 3.06 31/03/2018 1.44 1.62 3.06 31/03/2019 1.32 1.74 3.06 31/03/2020 1.19 1.87 3.06 31/03/2021 1.06 2.00 3.06 31/03/2022 0.91 2.15 3.06 31/03/2023 0.75 2.31 3.06 31/03/2024 0.57 1.52 2.09 31/03/2025 0.45 0.47 0.91 31/03/2026 0.39 0.52 0.91 31/03/2027 0.33 0.58 0.91 31/03/2028 0.26 0.65 0.91 31/03/2029 0.19 0.73 0.91 31/03/2030 0.10 0.81 0.91 31/03/2031 0.01 0.05 0.05

16.8 30.6 47.4 *These numbers may not tot exactly as a result of rounding

As set out above, the total interest cost for the State for all tranches of the Anglo and Irish Nationwide promissory notes is €16.8 billion with annual repayments of €3.06 billion per annum until 2023, reducing thereafter until 2031 when the final repayment is made. These annual repayments reduce over time as the various tranches of the promissory notes are repaid. The final payment on the promissory notes of circa €0.1 billion will be made on 31 March 2031. The total cost of the promissory notes including the principle amount and interest will be €47.4 billion over the life of the promissory notes. The Deputy will be aware that the funds which become available to the State as a result of borrowing undertaken by the Exchequer are not generally assigned to one particular area of expenditure. Rather they are available, along with the funds sourced from revenues such as tax revenue, non-tax revenue and capital receipts, to fund overall expenditure. Accordingly, there was no one tranche of borrowing that was undertaken solely for the purpose of funding the Promissory Note payments to Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society. The draw downs of funds so far under the Joint EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support have been used for a range of different purposes including of course the general running of the day-to-day operations of the State. It is not possible therefore to isolate borrowings undertaken to fund the Promissory Note payments or their costs. However, for illustrative purposes, on the basis of the original 5.8% blended average interest rate which applied to borrowing under the Programme, the interest costs on borrowing of €3,060 million would be just under €180 million per annum. In light of the recently agreed reduction in interest rates on funding available under the Joint EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support however, the estimated interest cost on such borrowing reduces to approximately €115 million per annum. While the State has budgeted to meet both the interest and cash requirements I am eager to have the Promissory Notes examined to see if they can be re-engineered in a better way for the State, for example, by lengthening their maturity and reducing the interest rate on them. 971 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Michael Noonan.] This examination, which has commenced, will have to be completed in a manner which does not impact on the capital position of Anglo. The Troika have recently agreed to engage with us at a technical level to prepare a common paper which will examine the various options in terms of structure, interest rate, duration etc. with a view to reducing the overall cost to the State. In tandem with this the Government is engaging at a political level, with the ECB, the Commission and across Member States to garner support in this regard.

Tax Code 62. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the universal social charge; the cut off point for the payment of this charge; the way a person may receive a refund and ensure that the charge is not deducted in the future if they are under the cut off point; the reason the charge is being deducted from persons who earn under the cut off point; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4424/12]

Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan): The position is that with effect from 1 January 2012, the annual threshold for exemption from the Universal Social Charge (USC) has been increased from €4,004 to €10,036. An individual who will have income in the tax year 2012 that will not exceed this amount will not be chargeable to USC. However, where this threshold is exceeded, the entire amount is chargeable. Where an individual has a number of employments, the threshold applies to the aggregate income from all the employments and not to income per employment. Since 1 January 2012, the way in which USC is deducted by employers and pension providers and paid over to Revenue has been brought into line with the way in which the PAYE system operates in respect of income tax. This is known as the cumulative system of deduction. As part of the changeover to the cumulative system, Revenue reviewed its historical records to identify those individuals who are most likely, based on this review, to have annual income below €10,036 in the tax year 2012. The employers and pension providers of the individuals identified as a result of this process were then formally instructed by Revenue in December 2011 not to deduct USC from wages and pensions paid in 2012. The review of historical records to identify those individuals who are most likely to be exempt based on the level of their income over the past number of years had to be done before the end of the 2011 tax year; consequently income levels in 2011 could not form part of this exercise. This meant that instructions may have been issued to employers and pension providers to deduct USC from some individuals who should have been exempt. Likewise, instructions may have issued to exempt some individuals who will not be exempt from USC in 2012. Examples of the type of cases where this may have happened include:

• Where the historical records show that an individual’s income in recent years was greater than the new USC threshold of €10,036, but because of a change in the level of income in 2011, the individual’s 2012 income is now unlikely to exceed the threshold.

• Where the historical records show that an individual’s income in recent years was under the new USC threshold of €10,036, but because of a change in the level of income in 2011, the individual’s 2012 income is now likely to exceed the threshold.

• Where an individual may have returned to the workforce sometime in 2011 after a considerable absence and there is no historical data on record to establish the possible level of their income in 2012.

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• Where an individual may have retired in 2011 and the change in their income has not yet been reported to Revenue.

Where the instruction that was issued by Revenue to employers and pension providers does not reflect the fact that the individual is likely to be exempt from USC in 2012 and who, as a consequence, is now having USC deducted from his or her wages or pension, the individual should contact the Revenue office dealing with his or her tax affairs (either by telephone, email or letter) and Revenue will issue a new instruction to their employer or pension provider to cease the deduction of USC and to refund any USC already deducted since 1 January 2012. Likewise, in a case where Revenue has instructed an employer or pension provider not to deduct USC where USC should have been deducted, the individual concerned should also contact Revenue to allow Revenue to issue a new instruction to the individual’s employer or pension provider to deduct USC from wages or pensions. Individuals are encouraged to contact their Revenue office without delay in order to obtain refunds as soon as possible or to avoid the build up of arrears.

63. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the universal social charge if a person has a full medical card and if the charge is being deducted from their income; are they eligible for refund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4425/12]

64. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the universal social charge if a person is over 70 years of age and has a full medical card; are they exempt from the charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4426/12]

Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan): I propose to take Questions Nos. 63 and 64 together. With effect from 1 January 2012, there is an exempt annual threshold of €10,036 for Universal Social Charge (USC) purposes. An individual who has income in a tax year that does not exceed this amount is not chargeable to USC. However, where this threshold is exceeded, the entire amount is chargeable. The standard rates of charge are:

• 2% on the first €10,036,

• 4% on the next €5,980, and

• 7% on the balance.

There is no general exemption from USC for individuals in possession of a full medical card, and/or who are aged 70 years or over. However, the maximum rate of charge for such individuals is 4% irrespective of the level of their income, unless they have self-employment income in excess of €100,000 for a tax year, in which case the maximum rate rises to 7% on the amount of the excess over €100,000. For medical cardholders, this reduced rate of USC only applies to individuals who have a full medical card and not to individuals who have a G.P. Visit Card or a European Health Insurance Card. A new development for the tax year 2012 and future tax years is the regular transmission of data from the HSE to Revenue in relation to individuals who have been issued with a full medical card. The first transmission of this data was received by Revenue in October 2011. This data was used as the basis for instructing employers and pension providers to deduct USC at a maximum rate of 4% when paying wages or pensions to the relevant individuals during

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.] 2012. Given that the data only related to the holders of medical cards prior to October 2011, employers and pension providers may not be deducting USC at the correct rate from individuals who received full medical cards subsequently. There is also the possibility that an individual who had a medical card prior to October 2011 may have had the card withdrawn or cancelled subsequently in which case employers and pension providers may be deducting too little USC. If an individual who has a full medical card, and/or is aged 70 years or over and who will not have self-employment income in excess of €100,000 for the tax year 2012, is being charged USC at a rate in excess of 4%, he or she should contact their local Revenue office and advise them of the correct position. Revenue will then issue a new instruction to the employer or pension provider to reduce the rate at which USC is being deducted and to refund whatever excess USC has already been deducted since 1 January 2012. Likewise, in a case where a medical card has been withdrawn or cancelled and Revenue has instructed an employer or pension provider to deduct USC at the lower rate where USC should have been deducted at the higher rate, the individual concerned should also contact Revenue to allow Revenue to issue a new instruction to the individual’s employer or pension provider to deduct USC from wages or pensions at the correct rate. Individuals are encouraged to contact their Revenue office without delay so as to obtain refunds as soon as possible or to avoid the build up of arrears.

65. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in soft copy spreadsheet format the full list of the statutory chargeable values for all models of new category A vehicles on sale here which provide the legal basis for charging vehicle registration tax on the first retail sale of such vehicles; the date on which each such value came into force and the corresponding current statutory rate of VRT for each vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4427/12]

Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan): I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that they are not in a position to provide a current list of statutory chargeable values and other related information due to the confidential and commercially sensitive nature of the information involved. Section 133 of the Finance Act 1992 provides the legislative basis for the requirement for manufacturers or distributors to provide a declaration to the Revenue Com- missioners of statutory chargeable values (or open market selling prices —OMSPs — as they are referred to) for all new vehicles in the State for vehicle registration tax (VRT) purposes. The OMSPs of new vehicles are required as the basis for assessing VRT liability. They are considered by the declarants to contain commercially sensitive information, which they declared to the Revenue Commissioners on a confidential basis and on the understanding they will be held in confidence by them and not released to third parties.

66. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in soft copy spreadsheet format the number of vehicles assigned to each individual table in the depreciation tables used in the calculation of vehicle registration tax on the 1 January in each year since 2001 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4428/12]

Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan): I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that when a vehicle is registered, the depreciation table used in the calculation of the vehicle registration tax charge is not recorded on the registration record for that particular vehicle. As

974 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers the depreciation table assigned to each model and version of vehicle changes from time to time, it is not possible to generate the report requested.

67. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in soft copy spreadsheet format the number of appeals which have been lodged each year against the assessment for vehicle registration tax since 2003 to date in 2012 for new and used cars; the outcome of the appeal in each case by make, model, age, condition, original OMSP and original VRT and revised OMSP and revised VRT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4429/12]

Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan): I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that statistics and details of VRT appeal cases for the period 1st January, 2003, to 23rd January, 2012, are set out in the attached spreadsheet. The ‘Revised OMSP’ values provided in the spreadsheet are specific to the vehicle in question in each case and take account of particular factors such as the condition of the vehicle. Such factors, which are normally a crucial element in deciding appeals, are not readily available and are not included in the spreadsheet.

All Category A Category B

Appeal No. of Y N Appeal No. of Y N Appeal No. of Y N Year Appeals Year Appeals Year Appeals

03 237 184 53 03 219 176 43 03 18 8 10 04 217 162 55 04 198 151 47 04 19 11 8 05 333 238 95 05 306 216 90 05 27 22 5 06 462 374 88 06 431 350 81 06 31 24 7 07 539 413 126 07 490 377 113 07 49 36 13 08 1,086 939 147 08 1,029 893 136 08 57 46 11 09 1,824 1,710 114 09 1,721 1,617 104 09 103 93 10 10 843 746 97 10 816 724 92 10 27 22 5 11 901 808 93 11 860 783 77 11 41 25 16 12761127610000

6,449 5,580 869 6,077 5,293 784 372 287 85

2003-2012 Category A

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RH/0001A/03 Y 92 TOYOTA PREVIA 2.2 D 3,512 1,053 2,416 724 04DR RH/0002A/03 Y 99 AUDI A3 1.6E 100BPH 11,297 2,824 8,850 2,212 3DR RH/0003A/03 Y 99 BMW 520I E39 24V SE 28,218 7,054 18,500 4,625 4DR RH/0004A/03 Y 93 MAZDA EUNOS- 9,735 2,433 8,375 2,093 ROADSTER NA6CE PAS 5SP 2 RH/0005A/03 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 T CLASSIC 29,875 7,468 27,700 6,925 5DR A RH/0006A/03 N 99 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 CLASSIC 25,161 6,290 0 0 4DR RH/0008A/03 Y 97 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 ESPRIT 4DR 12,052 3,013 10,900 2,725 RH/0009A/03 Y 00 AUDI A4 1.8 SE 4DR 22,032 5,508 19,750 4,937

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0010A/03 Y 94 MAZDA EUNOS- 6,979 1,744 6,000 1,500 ROADSTER NA8C N-P 5SP 2D RH/0011A/03 Y 00 RENAULT ESPACE 2.2 D TD 20,776 6,232 16,500 4,950 RTX 5DR RH/0012A/03 Y 02 TVR TUSCAN 4.0 88,000 26,400 55,000 16,500 SPEED SIX 2DR RH/0013A/03 Y 99 BMW 318I E46 4DR 21,668 5,417 15,000 3,750 RH/0014A/03 N 90 MAZDA EUNOS- 5,014 1,253 0 0 ROADSTER NA6CE PAS 5SP 2 RH/0015A/03 N 01 MERCEDES-BENZ E200T KOMP 45,348 11,337 0 0 AVANTGARDE 5DR A RH/0016A/03 Y 99 BMW 323I E46 SE 4DR 27,974 8,392 22,000 6,600 RH/0017A/03 Y 00 BMW 316I E46 SE 4DR 24,449 6,112 19,800 4,950 RH/0018A/03 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ 112D VITO U/13 52,917 15,875 51,914 15,574 SEATS 5DR RH/0019A/03 Y 97 BMW 318 TDS E36 5DR 11,759 2,939 5,250 1,312 RH/0020A/03 Y 99 NISSAN MICRA 1.0 GX 7,881 1,773 6,550 1,473 5DR RH/0021A/03 Y 01 VAUXHALL VECTRA LS 5DR 21,286 6,385 14,500 4,350 RH/0022A/03 Y 99 JAGUAR XJ8 3.2 SPORT 29,963 8,988 19,000 5,700 4DR A RH/0023A/03 Y 00 OPEL VECTRA DI 4DR 10,504 3,151 6,400 1,920 RH/0024A/03 Y 03 HYUNDAI TRAJET A-C 5DR 31,406 9,421 29,610 8,883 ESTATE RH/0025A/03 N 89 JAGUAR XJS 5.3 V12 8,500 2,550 0 0 CONVERTIBLE 2DR A RH/0026A/03 Y 99 BMW 318I E46 SE 4DR 23,063 5,765 13,250 3,312 RH/0028A/03 N 03 RENAULT LAGUNA 2 DCI 28,260 7,065 0 0 SUPER-SP 5DR RH/0029A/03 Y 97 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 ELEGANCE 14,988 4,496 12,770 3,831 4DR A RH/0030A/03 Y 01 LINCOLN TOWNCAR LHD 64,000 19,200 56,000 16,800 EXECUTIVE 4DR A RH/0031A/03 Y 99 LINCOLN TOWNCAR 56,000 16,800 48,000 14,400 STRETCH LHD 4DR A RH/0032A/03 Y 97 FERRARI F355 88,000 26,400 62,500 18,750 BERLINETTA LHD 2DR RH/0034A/03 Y 96 NISSAN MICRA 1.0 16V 4,320 972 3,275 736 VIBE 3DR RH/0036A/03 N 96 NISSAN PRESEA 1.8 PR11 4,028 1,007 0 0 PAS 5SP 4DR RH/0037A/03 Y 80 JAGUAR XJ6 4.2 4DR A 2,500 750 2,125 637 RH/0038A/03 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ CL500 V8 2DR A 129,031 38,709 117,000 35,100 RH/0039A/03 Y 98 BMW 318I E36 SE 4DR 15,573 3,893 12,700 3,175 RH/0040A/03 Y 99 VAUXHALL CORSA 1.2 SXI 4,596 1,034 4,400 990 16V 3DR RH/0041A/03 Y 97 BMW 840 CI E31 2DR A 24,067 7,220 19,000 5,700 RH/0042A/03 Y 91 AUDI COUPE 2.3E 4,500 1,350 2,500 750 QUATRRO 20V 3DR RH/0043A/03 Y 98 BMW 520I E39 24V 4DR 19,961 5,988 9,600 2,880 RH/0045A/03 Y 00 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 1.8 20,604 5,151 16,500 4,125 ES 5DR RH/0047A/03 Y 97 FORD LINCOLN TOWN 37,400 11,220 33,000 9,900 CAR STRETCH LHD 4

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RH/0048A/03 Y 95 FORD LINCOLN TOWN 30,470 9,141 25,000 7,500 CAR STRETCH LHD 4 RH/0049A/03 Y 00 BMW 520I E39 24V 4DR 29,555 8,866 14,600 4,380 A RH/0050A/03 Y 03 BMW 520 2.2 4DR 45,908 13,772 39,000 11,700 RH/0051A/03 Y 99 MASERATI 3200 GTA V8 2DR 63,000 18,900 53,000 15,900 A RH/0052A/03 N 94 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 35,000 10,500 0 0 2DR RH/0053A/03 Y 02 AUDI A6 1.9 TDI AVANT 35,947 8,986 31,619 7,904 5DR RH/0054A/03 Y 99 AUDI A4 1.8 4DR 13,005 3,251 10,000 2,500 RH/0055A/03 Y 96 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 ESPRIT 4DR 8,162 2,040 6,800 1,700 RH/0056A/03 Y 97 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 T CLASSIC 17,354 5,206 13,000 3,900 5DR RH/0057A/03 N 01 PEUGEOT 206 1.1 LX 3DR 10,361 2,331 0 0 RH/0058A/03 N 01 AUDI A8 3.7 QUATTRO 52,176 15,652 0 0 SPORT 4DR A RH/0059A/03 Y 00 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 24,640 6,160 18,000 4,500 GHIA 115PS 5DR RH/0060A/03 Y 97 AUDI A6 1.8 T 150 BHP 8,366 2,091 6,200 1,550 4DR RH/0061A/03 Y 99 BMW 523I E39 24V 4DR 24,200 7,260 10,500 3,150 RH/0062A/03 Y 00 HONDA CR-V 2.0 ES 5DR 18,837 5,651 12,500 3,750 RH/0063A/03 Y 00 BMW 316 TI SE E36 22,747 5,686 17,000 4,250 COMPACT 3DR RH/0064A/03 Y 99 BMW 318I E46 4DR 21,013 5,253 14,600 3,650 RH/0065A/03 Y 98 CITROEN SAXO 1.4 SX 3DR 4,901 1,102 3,500 787 RH/0066A/03 Y 01 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 25,247 6,311 20,500 5,125 LX 115PS 5DR RH/0068A/03 Y 99 TOYOTA AVENSIS 2.0 TD 11,679 3,503 11,300 3,390 GS 5DR RH/0069A/03 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 CLASSIC 16,361 4,090 14,500 3,625 4DR RH/0071A/03 N 02 BMW X5 4WD 3.0 SPORT 70,357 21,107 0 0 5DR A RH/0072A/03 Y 01 CHRYSLER GRAND- 49,031 14,709 40,000 12,000 CHEROKEE 3.1TD LTD 5DR A RH/0073A/03 Y 95 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 ELEGANCE 8,998 2,699 8,000 2,400 4DR A RH/0074A/03 Y 96 MITSUBISHI PAJERO JR. H57A 7,411 1,667 5,650 1,271 PAS 5SP 3DR RH/0075A/03 Y 96 TOYOTA STARLET EP91 1.3 8,253 1,856 5,600 1,260 TURBO 3DR RH/0076A/03 Y 00 VOLVO V70 2.4 S 5DR 27,163 8,148 14,000 4,200 RH/0078A/03 Y 02 PEUGEOT 406 2.0 HDI 20,786 6,235 17,000 5,100 RAPIER 110 BHP 5DR RH/0079A/03 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI T SPORT 33,830 10,149 23,500 7,050 5DR A RH/0081A/03 Y 98 VOLVO V40 1.9 TD 90BHP 10,620 2,655 9,440 2,360 5DR RH/0082A/03 Y 98 JAGUAR XJ8 3.2 SPORT 19,690 5,907 14,800 4,440 4DR A RH/0083A/03 Y 98 NISSAN MARCH K11 PAS 5,074 1,141 4,600 1,035 5SP 3DR RH/0084A/03 Y 03 HONDA CR-V 2.0 I-VTEC 34,003 10,200 32,439 9,731 SE 5DR RH/0085A/03 Y 99 AUDI A8 2.8 4DR A 40,582 12,174 28,460 8,538 RH/0086A/03 Y 00 HONDA ACCORD 1.8 12,849 3,212 9,060 2,265 VTEC S 4DR RH/0087A/03 Y 02 BMW 318I E46 SE 4DR 34,226 10,267 33,764 10,129

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0088A/03 Y 03 NISSAN MICRA 1.2 VISIA 15,655 35,22 15,382 3,460 5DR A RH/0089A/03 Y 00 NISSAN MARCH K11 PAS 7,438 1,673 6,000 1,350 3DR A RH/0090A/03 Y 99 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 33,231 9,969 30,350 9,105 KZJ PAS 5DR A RH/0091A/03 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ ML 320 5DR A 38,285 11,485 30,000 9,000 RH/0092A/03 Y 97 AUDI A6 2.5 TDI SE 140 7,357 2,207 4,300 1,290 BHP 4DR RH/0093A/03 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI CLASSIC 29,747 8,924 26,000 7,800 4DR A RH/0094A/03 Y 99 BMW 318I E46 SE 4DR 21,408 5,352 14,900 3,725 RH/0095A/03 Y 96 TOYOTA HILUX SURF 16,734 5,020 15,000 4,500 KZN185 PAS 5DR A RH/0096A/03 Y 01 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 14,185 3,191 11,750 2,643 VVT 1.4 GS 3DR RH/0097A/03 Y 01 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 14,185 3,191 11,750 2,643 VVT 1.4 GS 3DR RH/0098A/03 Y 97 NISSAN MICRA 1.0 16V 5,670 1,275 4,500 1,012 SHAPE 3DR A RH/0099A/03 Y 01 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 5DR 32,187 8,046 14,000 3,500 RH/0100A/03 Y 00 LINCOLN TOWNCAR 50,000 15,000 46,500 13,950 STRETCH LHD 4DR A RH/0101A/03 Y 99 LINCOLN TOWNCAR 45,000 13,500 42,500 12,750 STRETCH LIMO LHD 4DR A RH/0102A/03 Y 98 BMW 523I E39 24V SE 20,061 6,018 14,500 4,350 4DR RH/0103A/03 Y 95 MITSUBISHI FTO DE2A PAS 7,423 1,855 5,450 1,362 2DR A RH/0104A/03 Y 90 ISUZU TROOPER UBS55 5,761 1,728 4,383 1,314 PAS 5SP 5DR RH/0105A/03 Y 00 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 22,624 5,656 18,000 4,500 ZETEC 115PS 5DR RH/0106A/03 N 97 NISSAN MICRA 1.0 16V 4,989 1,122 0 0 VIBE 3DR RH/0108A/03 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ CL 500 V8 2DR A 128,890 38,667 105,000 31,500 RH/0109A/03 Y 01 ISUZU TROOPER UBS69 30,235 9,070 27,750 8,325 PAS 5SP 5DR RH/0110A/03 Y 96 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 11,686 3,505 10,616 3,184 GC8*48D PAS 5SP 4D RH/0111A/03 Y 93 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V 44 2.5 10,284 3,085 8,833 2,649 PAS 5DR A RH/0112A/03 Y 01 FORD MONDEO 2.0 21,230 6,369 16,500 4,950 GHIA X 4DR RH/0113A/03 Y 99 BMW 520I E39 24V SE 24,811 7,443 21,562 6,468 5DR A RH/0114A/03 Y 98 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 28,725 8,617 27,200 8,160 KZJ PAS 5DR A RH/0115A/03 Y 99 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 33,231 9,969 31,700 9,510 KZJ PAS 5DR A RH/0116A/03 N 99 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 28,682 8,604 0 0 KZJ PAS 5SP 5DR RH/0117A/03 Y 95 FORD MAVERICK 2.7 5,013 1,503 3,708 1,112 TD 3DR RH/0118A/03 Y 98 MITSUBISHI LANCER CP9A 22,832 6,849 19,500 5,850 GSR PAS 5SP EVO5 4 RH/0119A/03 N 03 BEAUFORD TOURER LONG 24,000 7,200 0 0 BODIED KIT 4DR

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RH/0120A/03 Y 95 TOYOTA STARLET EP82 1.3 6,983 1,571 4,910 1,104 TURBO 3DR RH/0122A/03 Y 93 MAZDA EUNOS- 8,285 2,071 7,250 1,812 ROADSTER NA6CE PAS 5SP 2 RH/0123A/03 Y 96 MITSUBISHI LANCER CK 4A 5,210 1,302 4,400 1,100 PAS 5SP 4DR RH/0124A/03 N 96 MITSUBISHI DELICA PD8W 10,706 3,211 0 0 PAS 5SP 4DR RH/0125A/03 Y 92 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V V44 2.5 9,593 2,877 9,400 2,820 PAS 5SP 5DR RH/0126A/03 Y 87 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.8 GTI 8V 1,597 399 1,366 341 3DR RH/0127A/03 N 91 MERCEDES-BENZ 308D 4DR 7,636 2,290 0 0 RH/0128A/03 Y 92 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V44 2.5 7,285 2,185 5,999 1,799 PAS 5DR A RH/0129A/03 N 92 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V V44 2.5 5,839 1,751 0 0 PAS 5SP 5DR RH/0130A/03 Y 98 HONDA INTEGRA DC 2 1.8 9,553 2,388 7,604 1,901 PAS 5SP 2DR RH/0131A/03 N 98 HONDA INTEGRA DC 2 1.8 7,530 1,882 0 0 PAS 5SP 3DR RH/0132A/03 N 01 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 42,241 12,672 0 0 KDJ95 PAS 5DR A RH/0133A/03 Y 98 TOYOTA CAMRY CV4 0 2.2 11,094 3,328 9,767 2,930 PAS 4DR A RH/0134A/03 Y 98 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.3 GS 6,714 1,510 6,200 1,395 3DR RH/0135A/03 N 99 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.3I 5,804 1,305 0 0 3DR RH/0136A/03 Y 00 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 11,629 2,616 9,750 2,193 VVTI GS 3DR RH/0137A/03 Y 99 LEXUS GS 300 3.0 S 160R 30,176 9,052 27,400 8,220 4DR A RH/0138A/03 Y 98 NISSAN MARCH K11 PAS 5,188 1,167 4,650 1,046 5SP 5DR RH/0139A/03 N 00 CITROEN XANTIA 2.0 HDI 17,310 4,327 0 0 SX 110BHP 5DR RH/0140A/03 N 00 CITROEN XANTIA 2.0 HDI 15,781 3,945 0 0 FORTE 110BHP 5D RH/0141A/03 N 97 CITROEN SAXO 1.1 X 3DR 3,917 881 0 0 RH/0142A/03 N 98 CITROEN XANTIA 1.9 TD 9,042 2,260 0 0 TEMPTATION 2 5DR RH/0143A/03 N 00 CITROEN XANTIA 2.0 HDI 13,930 3,482 0 0 LX 90BHP 5DR RH/0144A/03 N 99 CITROEN XANTIA 1.9 TD SX 11,477 2,869 0 0 5DR RH/0145A/03 N 95 CITROEN XANTIA 1.9 TD 3,276 819 0 0 VSX RH/0146A/03 N 95 TOYOTA CAMRY CV4 0 2.2 5,689 1,706 0 0 PAS 4DR A RH/0147A/03 N 03 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2 129,685 38,905 0 0 TIPTRONIC 2DR E RH/0148A/03 Y 02 PEUGEOT 307 1.4 HDI LX 15,959 3,590 13,600 3,060 5DR RH/0149A/03 N 90 MAZDA EUNOS- 2,982 745 0 0 ROADSTER NA6CE PAS 2DR A RH/0150A/03 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 31,973 9,591 26,700 8,010 AVANTGARDE RH/0151A/03 Y 97 HONDA CIVIC 1.4I 5,398 1,214 4,240 954 TORNADO 3DR

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0152A/03 Y 98 NISSAN MARCH K11 PAS 5,136 1,155 4,650 1,046 5SP 5DR RH/0153A/03 N 97 TOYOTA CAMRY CV4 0 2.2 7,604 2,281 0 0 PAS 4DR A RH/0154A/03 N 02 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D GT 20,668 5,167 0 0 TDI 110BHP 5DR RH/0155A/03 N 83 MERCEDES-BENZ 280 CE 2DR A 4,000 1,200 0 0 RH/0156A/03 Y 85 PORSCHE 944 2DR 5,750 1,725 4,750 1,425 RH/0158A/03 N 96 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 14,550 4,365 0 0 KZJ PAS 3DR A RH/0159A/03 Y 92 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V 24 2.5 8,901 2,670 7,750 2,325 PAS 5SP 3DR RH/0160A/03 Y 97 LINCOLN TOWNCAR LHD 37,000 11,100 34,000 10,200 4DR A RH/0161A/03 N 03 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 62,210 18,663 0 0 3.0 D4D LC4 LWB 7S RH/0162A/03 Y 02 CHRYSLER VOYAGER 47,957 14,387 41,710 12,513 RH/0163A/03 Y 96 TOYOTA STARLET EP91 1.3 8,253 1,856 6,937 1,560 TURBO 3DR RH/0165A/03 Y 96 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 14,403 4,320 13,750 4,125 KZJ PAS 3DR A RH/0166A/03 Y 93 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V V44 2.5 10,844 3,253 10,400 3,120 PAS 5SP 5DR RH/0167A/03 Y 99 VAUXHALL OMEGA 2.5TD 12,758 3,827 9,200 2,760 CDX 5DR A RH/0168A/03 Y 00 TOYOTA CELICA ZZT231 18,170 4,542 16,400 4,100 PAS 3DR A RH/0169A/03 Y 00 TOYOTA VITZ SCP10 1.0 8,404 1,890 8,100 1,822 PAS 5DR A RH/0170A/03 N 94 TOYOTA CAMRY CV40 2.2 3,017 905 0 0 PAS 2DR A RH/0171A/03 Y 00 BMW 318I E46 SE 4DR 24,482 6,120 21,000 5,250 RH/0172A/03 Y 94 MAZDA EUNOS- 6,996 1,749 6,400 1,600 ROADSTER NA8C PAS 5SP 2D RH/0173A/03 Y 02 TOYOTA YARIS D4D 1.4 GS 12,774 2,874 9,750 2,193 3DR RH/0174A/03 Y 01 HYUNDAI SANTE FE 2.0 D 24,402 7,320 18,000 5,400 4WD 5DR RH/0175A/03 Y 98 TOYOTA SPRINTER D 7,292 2,187 5,350 1,605 CE114 PAS 5SP 4DR RH/0178A/03 Y 00 SKODA OCTAVIA 2.0 GLX 11,610 3,483 11,000 3,300 5DR RH/0179A/03 Y 97 HONDA PRELUDE BB5 9,560 2,868 8,500 2,550 PAS 5SP 2DR RH/0180A/03 Y 02 CHRYSLER JEEP CHEROKEE 29,233 8,769 19,143 5,742 SPORT 5DR RH/0183A/03 Y 00 BMW 318I E46 4DR 23,019 5,754 19,800 4,950 RH/0184A/03 Y 88 CARBODIES FX4S 2.7 TAXI 1,983 594 1,500 450 4DR A RH/0185A/03 Y 00 CITROEN XANTIA 1.8 SX 9,109 2,277 6,845 1,711 5DR RH/0186A/03 Y 98 CITROEN XANTIA 1.9 TD 6,674 2,002 5,340 1,602 LX 5DR RH/0187A/03 Y 98 CITROEN XSARA VTR 5,578 1,255 3,320 747 ENGINE CHANGE 2DR RH/0188A/03 Y 93 MAZDA EUNOS- 5,711 1,427 5,420 1,355 ROADSTER NA8C PAS 5SP 2D

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RH/0189A/03 N 90 MITSUBISHI PAJERO L1 49G 6,673 2,001 0 0 2.5 PAS 5SP 5DR RH/0191A/03 Y 99 SAAB 9-5 2.0 SE EP 4DR 17,752 5,325 16,250 4,875 RH/0192A/03 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ C230 KOMP 18,463 5,538 10,500 3,150 SPORT 4DR A RH/0193A/03 Y 01 SMART CAR PULSE LHD 9,041 2,034 8,625 1,940 2DR A RH/0195A/03 Y 99 LINCOLN TOWNCAR 36,500 10,950 31,000 9,300 ROYALE LHD 4DR A RH/0196A/03 Y 01 BMW X5 3.0 SPORT 5DR 60,204 18,061 54,100 16,230 A RH/0197A/03 Y 98 RENAULT SCENIC 1.9DTI RT 7,586 1,896 4,993 1,248 5DR RH/0198A/03 Y 03 FIAT DUCATO 11 JTD 45,596 13,678 29,883 8,964 5DR RH/0199A/03 N 96 MAZDA AZ-3 EC5SA PAS 5,583 1,395 0 0 5SP 3DR RH/0201A/03 Y 02 ROVER MG ZS 180 4DR 27,629 8,288 17,000 5,100 RH/0202A/03 Y 92 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V24 2.5 8,901 2,670 7,345 2,203 PAS 5SP 3DR RH/0204A/03 Y 01 VOLVO S40 1.9TD 115BHP 15,605 3,901 10,500 2,625 4DR RH/0205A/03 Y 02 BMW 318I E46 SE 4DR 33,617 10,085 25,900 7,770 RH/0206A/03 Y 95 FORD TRANSIT 190 D 5,334 1,600 3,700 1,110 LWB 5DR RH/0207A/03 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 41,936 12,580 39,350 11,805 KOMPRESSOR A-GARDE 4DR A RH/0208A/03 Y 92 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V24 2.5 8,901 2,670 6,341 1,902 PAS 5SP 3DR RH/0210A/03 Y 00 BMW 316I E46 4DR 20,334 5,083 17,300 4,325 RH/0211A/03 Y 02 CITROEN BERLINGO 2.0 16,656 4,996 12,584 3,775 HDI MULTISPACE 5D RH/0212A/03 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI CLASSIC 33,010 9,903 26,000 7,800 5DR RH/0213A/03 Y 00 FORD MONDEO 2.0 GLX 7,351 2,205 4,300 1,290 5DR RH/0214A/03 Y 01 PROTON SATRIA SPRINT 10,873 2,718 10,083 2,520 1.6 3DR RH/0215A/03 Y 96 TOYOTA STARLET EP91 1.3 8,253 1,856 6,570 1,478 TURBO 3DR RH/0216A/03 Y 92 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V44 2.5 9,593 2,877 9,118 2,735 PAS 5SP 5DR RH/0218A/03 Y 98 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 21,514 6,454 16,500 4,950 GC8*2DD PAS 5SP 2D RH/0219A/03 Y 95 TOYOTA MR2 SW20 PAS 8,584 2,575 6,936 2,080 5SP 2DR RH/0220A/03 Y 03 TOYOTA CELICA ZZT230 33,840 8,460 29,916 7,479 PAS 5SP 3DR RH/0221A/03 Y 94 TOYOTA MR2 SW20 PAS 6,867 2,060 5,837 1,751 5SP 2DR RH/0222A/03 N 95 TOYOTA CAMRY CV40 2.2 5,689 1,706 0 0 PAS 4DR A RH/0223A/03 Y 96 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE CJ 4A 7,014 1,753 4,800 1,200 5SP PAS ASTI 2DR RH/0224A/03 Y 90 MITSUBISHI PAJERO L144G 2.5 5,116 1,534 3,750 1,125 PAS 3DR A RH/0225A/03 Y 92 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V24 2.5 8,901 2,670 6,300 1,890 PAS 5SP 3DR RH/0226A/03 Y 03 KIA RIO LS ABS 4DR 14,335 3,225 12,330 2,774 RH/0227A/03 Y 00 BMW 520I E39 24V 4DR 23,562 7,068 16,125 4,837

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RH/0228A/03 N 03 OPEL VIVARO U-13 30,294 7,573 0 0 SEATS 5DR RH/0230A/03 Y 01 CITROEN XANTIA 2.0 HDI 10,224 3,067 9,000 2,700 FORTE 110BHP 5D RH/0231A/03 Y 99 CITROEN XSARA 1.4 WEST 7,739 1,741 5,040 1,134 COAST 5DR RH/0232A/03 Y 00 CITROEN SAXO 1.1 FORTE 5,599 1,259 5,044 1,134 5DR RH/0233A/03 Y 99 CITROEN XANTIA 1.8 LX 5,976 1,494 4,880 1,220 ENGINE CHANGE 5D RH/0234A/03 Y 99 CITROEN XANTIA 2.0 HDI 8,535 2,560 6,828 2,048 LX 110BHP 5DR RH/0235A/03 Y 93 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V24 2.5 9,890 2,967 8,128 2,438 PAS 5SP 3DR RH/0236A/03 N 03 BMW X5 3.0D SPORT 80,163 24,048 0 0 5DR A RH/0237A/03 N 96 TOYOTA ESTIMA 2.2 CXR 10,177 3,053 0 0 PAS 4DR A RH/0238A/03 N 96 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 ELEGANCE 9,795 2,448 0 0 4DR A RH/0239A/03 N 03 BMW 325 CI E46 SPORT 53,425 16,027 0 0 2DR RH/0240A/03 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 CLASSIC 34,223 10,266 29,790 8,937 4DR A RH/0241A/03 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ E55 AMG 4DR A 40,637 12,191 32,509 9,752 RH/0242A/03 Y 92 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V24 2.5 8,901 2,670 6,300 1,890 PAS 5SP 3DR RH/0243A/03 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 22,500 6,750 17,770 5,331 LWB O/12 SEATS 4DR RH/0245A/03 Y 99 PEUGEOT 806 2.0 LHD 5DR 12,083 3,624 9,850 2,955 RH/0001A/04 Y 00 BMW 323I E46 4DR 22,966 6,889 11,125 3,337 RH/0002A/04 Y 03 CITROEN C5 1.8 LX 16V 5DR 19,583 4,895 18,562 4,640 RH/0003A/04 Y 84 EXCALIBUR PHANTOM 4 LHD 28,000 8,400 22,500 6,750 2DR A RH/0004A/04 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 CDI 52,535 15,760 42,500 12,750 ELEGANCE 4DR A RH/0005A/04 Y 95 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.6 4,350 1,087 3,260 815 AE101 3DR RH/0006A/04 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ SL 350 2DR A 136,315 40,894 130,030 39,009 RH/0007A/04 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI ESPRIT 25,502 7,650 21,500 6,450 4DR A RH/0008A/04 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D GT 20,815 5,203 16,800 4,200 TDI 130BHP 5DR RH/0009A/04 Y 99 SAAB 9-5 2.0 EP 4DR 11,858 3,557 7,800 2,340 RH/0010A/04 Y 96 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE CJ4A 5SP 6,508 1,627 5,850 1,462 PAS ASTI 2DR RH/0011A/04 Y 99 TVR GRIFFITH 500 47,000 14,100 32,000 9,600 2DR RH/0012A/04 Y 99 CITROEN SAXO 1.1 EAST 4,589 1,032 3,671 825 COAST 3DR RH/0013A/04 Y 99 CITROEN XANTIA 2.0 HDI 8,300 2,490 6,640 1,992 EXCLUSIVE 5DR RH/0014A/04 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 CDI 4DR A 79,817 23,945 74,800 22,440 RH/0015A/04 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 CDI 33,755 10,126 26,000 7,800 AVANTGARDE 4DR A RH/0017A/04 Y 97 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE CJ4A 6,785 1,696 6,566 1,641 ASTI 2DR RH/0018A/04 Y 97 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 17,573 5,271 15,373 4,611 KZJ PAS 5DR A

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RH/0020A/04 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 CDI LWB 84,106 25,231 67,497 20,249 4DR A RH/0021A/04 N 97 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V26 2.8 13,973 4,191 0 0 3DR RH/0022A/04 Y 01 RENAULT LAGUNA 1.8 13,569 3,392 11,300 2,825 PRIVILEGE 16V 5DR RH/0023A/04 Y 88 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 E W124 4DR A 3,213 963 1,500 450 RH/0024A/04 Y 03 BMW 730 D E65 SPORT 91,431 27,429 81,000 24,300 4DR A RH/0025A/04 Y 00 SAAB 9-5 2.3 T ECO SE 18,385 5,515 14,300 4,290 5DR A RH/0026A/04 Y 84 MERCEDES-BENZ E230 CLASSIC 4,137 1,241 2,000 600 4DR A RH/0027A/04 N 04 VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN 1.9 TDI 39,793 9,948 0 0 SE 115BHP 6S 5D RH/0028A/04 N 04 BMW X5 3.0D 5DR A 76,229 22,868 0 0 RH/0029A/04 Y 96 TOYOTA STARLET EP91 1.3 4,521 1,017 2,000 450 3DR RH/0031A/04 Y 02 TOYOTA RAV 4 VVTI 2.0 28,041 8,412 26,750 6,687 D4D GX RH/0032A/04 Y 91 LINCOLN TOWNCAR 12,000 3,600 10,500 3,150 STRETCH LHD 4DR A RH/0033A/04 N 01 FORD FOCUS 1.4 CL 5DR 11,221 2,524 0 0 RH/0034A/04 N 01 SAAB 9-3 2.0 I SE 2DR 24,908 7,472 0 0 RH/0035A/04 N 97 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2.5 10,384 3,115 0 0 TDI ES 5DR A RH/0036A/04 Y 98 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 13,683 3,420 11,623 2,905 110BHP 5DR RH/0037A/04 N 04 TOYOTA HIACE U-13 47,249 14,174 0 0 SEATS 4DR RH/0038A/04 Y 95 RENAULT TRAFIC T1100 D 9,833 2,949 7,833 2,349 5DR RH/0039A/04 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 26,949 8,084 22,800 6,840 ELEGANCE 4DR RH/0040A/04 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI CLASSIC 50,334 15,100 48,578 14,573 SE 5DR RH/0041A/04 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ ZAFIRA CLUB 9,942 2,485 8,100 2,025 16V 5DR RH/0042A/04 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI CLASSIC 33,554 10,066 29,000 8,700 4DR A RH/0043A/04 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 28,619 8,585 19,250 5,775 KOMPRESSOR ELEGANCE 4DR A RH/0045A/04 Y 03 BMW 520I E39 ES SE 47,487 14,246 44,800 13,440 4DR A RH/0046A/04 Y 00 AUDI A3 1.9TDI SPORT 16,126 4,031 14,500 3,625 110BHP 3DR RH/0048A/04 N 94 BMW 525I E34 24V SE 7,339 2,201 0 0 4DR RH/0050A/04 Y 83 PORSCHE 911 SC TARGA 10,500 3,150 7,000 2,100 2DR RH/0051A/04 N 11 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 110 10,000 3,000 0 0 RH/0052A/04 Y 04 BMW 530 D E60 SE 4DR 75,846 22,753 72,350 21,705 A RH/0053A/04 Y 97 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 11,686 3,505 11,500 3,450 GC8*48D 4DR RH/0054A/04 N 98 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 21,465 6,439 0 0 KZJ PAS 5DR A RH/0055A/04 Y 97 DAIHATSU TERIOS J100 5DR 6,671 1,500 6,250 1,406 A RH/0056A/04 Y 96 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 8,796 2,638 7,000 2,100 GCB 48D 4DR

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RH/0057A/04 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ E270 CDI 67,622 20,286 66,775 20,032 ELEGANCE 4DR A RH/0058A/04 Y 98 MERCEDES-BENZ E240 V6 CLASSIC 15,364 4,609 12,400 3,720 4DR A RH/0059A/04 Y 00 CITROEN XANTIA 1.8 LX 6,495 1,623 5,000 1,250 5DR RH/0060A/04 N 99 CITROEN XANTIA 2.0 HDI 7,526 2,257 0 0 SX 110BHP 5DR RH/0061A/04 Y 98 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 18,939 5,681 18,470 5,541 3.0 TD GX 5DR RH/0063A/04 Y 90 PEUGEOT 205 1.9 GTD 3DR 2,500 750 1,600 480 RH/0064A/04 N 98 MERCEDES-BENZ 290 GD 5DR A 32,364 9,709 0 0 RH/0065A/04 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 T 23,038 6,911 15,000 4,500 ELEGANCE 5DR A RH/0066A/04 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN LUOP 1.0 E 3DR 7,131 1,604 6,240 1,404 H/BACK RH/0067A/04 N 03 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 47,710 14,313 0 0 ELEGANCE 4DR A RH/0068A/04 Y 04 NISSAN PRIMASTAR 90 35,152 8,788 33,112 8,278 LWB U/13 MINIBUS RH/0069A/04 Y 97 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 15,100 4,530 9,800 2,940 KOMPRESSOR ELEGANCE 4DR RH/0070A/04 N 86 ERIBA P1400 LCC 5,000 1,500 0 0 CAMPING VAN RH/0071A/04 Y 02 SMART CAR PASSION 14,214 3,198 11,700 2,632 55BHP 2DR A RH/0072A/04 Y 98 RENAULT CLIO 1.2 RN 5,679 1,277 4,250 956 GRANDE 5DR RH/0073A/04 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 21,188 6,356 15,900 4,770 KOMPRESSOR CLASSIC 4DR RH/0074A/04 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ C180K CLASSIC 42,304 10,576 38,541 9,635 SE 4DR A RH/0075A/04 N 98 SAAB 9-3 2.0 I SE 2DR 13,580 4,074 0 0 CONVERTIBLE RH/0076A/04 N 97 MAZDA RX-7 FD 2DR 15,337 3,834 0 0 RH/0077A/04 N 88 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.3 CL 3DR 1,400 315 0 0 RH/0078A/04 N 03 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 KOMP 51,096 12,774 0 0 ELEGANCE 4DR A RH/0079A/04 N 02 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2.0 25,266 7,579 0 0 CRDI 5DR RH/0082A/04 Y 04 FORD TRANSIT 300 U-13 52,917 15,875 51,060 15,318 SEATS 5DR RH/0083A/04 N 96 SUZUKI VITARA 1.6 JX 4,503 1,125 0 0 5DR RH/0084A/04 Y 98 BMW 840 CI E31 22,596 6,778 18,500 5,550 SPORT2DR A RH/0085A/04 Y 84 AUDI QUATTRO 4WD I 4,400 1,320 3,500 1,050 2.1 TURBO 2 DR RH/0086A/04 Y 03 NISSAN PRIMERA 1.8 SE 21,908 5,477 17,500 4,375 114BHP 5DR RH/0087A/04 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI CLASSIC 47,046 14,113 42,600 12,780 SE 4DR A RH/0088A/04 Y 99 TOYOTA ALTEZZA GXE10 16,963 5,088 16,100 4,830 4DR A RH/0090A/04 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI CLASSIC 29,561 8,868 23,600 7,080 RH/0091A/04 Y 04 NISSAN TERRANO II SVE 44,150 13,245 39,938 11,981 5DR A

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RH/0092A/04 Y 02 JAGUAR S-TYPE 3.0 V6 SE 43,389 13,016 34,700 10,410 4DR A RH/0093A/04 Y 02 RENAULT LAGUNA 1.9D 16,391 4,097 12,500 3,125 DCI EXPRESSION 5DR RH/0094A/04 Y 92 MAZDA EUNOS- 5,014 1,253 4,800 1,200 ROADSTER NA 6CE RH/0095A/04 Y 95 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V 26 2.8 9,641 2,892 9,200 2,760 3DR RH/0096A/04 Y 98 TVR GRIFFITH 500 39,000 11,700 21,250 6,375 2DR RH/0097A/04 N 03 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 1.9 TDI 27,454 6,863 0 0 HIGHLINE RH/0099A/04 Y 81 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 2,000 500 1,260 315 WESTFALIA CAMPER RH/0101A/04 Y 97 CITROEN SAXO 1.5D SX 2,646 661 2,125 531 3DR RH/0102A/04 Y 03 CITROEN C5 2.0D HCI SX 24,630 7,389 19,500 5,850 110BHP RH/0103A/04 Y 99 OPEL CORSA CDX 16V 4,019 904 2,800 630 5DR RH/0104A/04 Y 96 TOYOTA STARLET EP91 1.3 4,390 987 3,000 675 3DR RH/0105A/04 Y 98 TOYOTA STARLET EP91 1.3 6,021 1,354 4,107 924 3DR RH/0106A/04 N 91 VOLKSWAGEN T4 REIMO LHD 8,000 2,400 0 0 CAMPER 4DR RH/0107A/04 Y 01 RENAULT LAGUNA1.9D DCI 14,573 3,643 12,000 3,000 DYNAMIQUE 120BH RH/0108A/04 Y 01 BMW M3 E46 2DR 63,773 19,131 55,000 16,500 RH/0109A/04 N 01 CITROEN XSARA 1.4 LX 8,386 1,886 0 0 5DR RH/0110A/04 Y 98 VAUXHALL VECTRA 2.0 TDI 5,820 1,746 3,640 1,092 CDX 5DR RH/0111A/04 N 98 CITROEN XANTIA 1.9 TD 6,677 2,003 0 0 EXCLUSIVE 5DR A RH/0112A/04 Y 97 CITROEN XANTIA TDI 2,686 805 2,400 720 DESIRE1.9 RH/0113A/04 Y 98 CITROEN XSARA 1.8 VTR 4,152 1,038 3,400 850 RH/0114A/04 N 01 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA DTI 14,881 4,464 0 0 COMFORT 16V RH/0115A/04 Y 97 TOYOTA COROLLA 103 GS 4,240 954 3,620 814 3DR RH/0116A/04 N 03 CITROEN C5 2.0D HDI VTR 22,949 6,884 0 0 5DR RH/0117A/04 Y 00 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 3.2 DID 29,791 8,937 27,700 8,310 GLS 5DR RH/0119A/04 Y 01 CITROEN XANTIA 1.8 SX 8,659 2,164 6,500 1,625 RH/0120A/04 Y 97 TOYOTA CELICA ST202 8,087 2,426 7,200 2,160 3DR RH/0122A/04 N 98 AUDI A3 1.8 LWD 3 DR 5,822 1,455 0 0 RH/0123A/04 Y 02 HONDA CR-V RD4 4WD 27,117 8,135 23,400 7,020 5DR A RH/0124A/04 Y 00 SAAB 9-5 2.0 SE EP 5DR 20,489 6,146 18,050 5,415 A RH/0125A/04 N 00 AUSTIN MINI COOPER 7,862 1,768 0 0 SPORT 2DR RH/0126A/04 Y 03 RENAULT LAGUNA 1.9D 19,096 4,774 14,500 3,625 DCI EXPRESSION 5DR RH/0127A/04 N 03 NISSAN FAIRLADY Z Z33 44,719 13,415 0 0 3DR A

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RH/0129A/04 N 02 BMW X5 3.0D SPORT 58,932 17,679 0 0 5DR A RH/0130A/04 Y 00 LINCOLN TOWNCAR 45,000 13,500 42,300 12,690 TIFANY LHD 4DR A RH/0131A/04 Y 88 FORD ESCORT RS 1600 5,700 1,425 3,750 937 TURBO 3DR RH/0132A/04 Y 00 LINCOLN TOWNCAR 45,000 13,500 42,300 12,690 KRYSTAL LHD 04DR A RH/0133A/04 Y 95 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D GL 2,964 741 1,848 462 TDI 5DR RH/0134A/04 Y 01 PEUGEOT 306 1.9 LXTD 5DR 8,879 2,663 9,000 2,250 RH/0135A/04 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 CDI 26,836 8,050 22,000 6,600 ELEGANCE 5DR A RH/0136A/04 N 96 TOYOTA PICNIC SXM10 6,188 1,856 0 0 5DR A RH/0137A/04 Y 97 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 17,059 5,117 13,500 4,050 3.0 COLOR TD VX 5D RH/0138A/04 Y 03 TOYOTA RAV4 ZCA26 PAS 30,406 7601 26,500 6,625 5DR A RH/0139A/04 Y 83 MERCEDES-BENZ 280 SL 2DR A 11,000 3,300 3,834 1,150 RH/0140A/04 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 35,527 10,658 34,400 10,320 ELEGANCE 4DR A RH/0141A/04 Y 96 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.6 75BHP 2,959 739 2,000 500 4DR RH/0142A/04 Y 01 BMW 5,20I 28,997 8,699 18,700 5,610 RH/0143A/04 N 87 METROCAB 5 SEATER TAXI 2,219 665 0 0 RH/0144A/04 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.4 SE 9,430 2,121 7,100 1,597 75BHP[ RH/0145A/04 N 95 TOYOTA CELICA ST202 4,236 1,270 0 0 3DR RH/0146A/04 Y 98 RENAULT LAGUNA 1.6 3,492 873 1,500 375 RH/0147A/04 Y 01 BMW 520I E39 SE 4DRA 31,287 9,386 28,200 8,460 RH/0148A/04 Y 98 CITROEN XANTIA 1.9 4,839 1,451 3,870 1,161 RH/0149A/04 Y 00 CITROEN XANTIA 2.0 9,313 2,793 7,500 2,250 RH/0150A/04 Y 00 CITROEN XSARA 1.4 FORTE 5,933 1,334 4,800 1,080 RH/0151A/04 Y 02 TOYOTA COROLLA 15,049 3,762 11,780 2,945 HATCHBACK RH/0153A/04 Y 01 MAZDA EUNOS 16,929 4,232 14,608 3,652 ROADSTER NB8C RH/0154A/04 N 98 TOYOTA HILUXSURF 18,734 5,620 0 0 RH/0155A/04 Y 86 WESTFALIA JOKER LHD 5,000 1,500 4,000 1,200 CAMPER RH/0156A/04 Y 94 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 10,400 3,120 9,500 2,850 RH/0157A/04 Y 97 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 T 14,134 4,240 9,650 2,895 ELEGANCE RH/0158A/04 N 03 CITROEN XSARA 1.4 10,555 2,374 0 0 RH/0159A/04 Y 99 AUDI A4 1.9 9,926 2,481 8,300 2,075 RH/0160A/04 N 95 TOYOTA CALDINA CT190 2,457 737 0 0 RH/0161A/04 N 95 TOYOTA CELICAST 202 4,193 1,257 0 0 RH/0162A/04 Y 99 CITROEN XANTIA 1.9 7,578 2,273 5,230 1,569 RH/0163A/04 Y 01 CITROEN SAXO 1.4 VTR 7,952 1,789 5,928 1,333 RH/0164A/04 Y 99 AUDI A6 1.9 15,897 3,974 10,080 2,520 RH/0166A/04 Y 98 NISSAN MICRA1.0 GX 3,342 751 2,950 663 RH/0167A/04 Y 99 VAUXHALL ASTRA 2.0 DI LS 4,634 1,390 3,630 1,089 16V RH/0168A/04 Y 99 BMW 318 I E46 15,356 3,839 13,490 3,372

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RH/0169A/04 Y 04 PORSCHE CAYENNE 150,000 45,000 92,000 27,600 TURBO RH/0170A/04 Y 94 TOYOTA LEVIN AE101 5,641 1,410 3,600 900 RH/0171A/04 Y 98 PEUGEOT 406 1.9 LXTD 4,713 1,413 3,720 1,116 RH/0172A/04 N 93 MAZDA EUNOS 5,048 1,262 0 0 -ROADSTER RH/0173A/04 Y 97 MITSUBISHI RVR 5,805 1,451 4,250 1,062 RH/0174A/04 Y 00 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V 36,324 10,897 32,000 9,600 RH/0175A/04 Y 96 ISUZU TROOPER UBS69 11,854 3,556 10,250 3,075 RH/0176A/04 Y 95 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 6,426 1,606 4,500 1,125 RH/0177A/04 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN 1.9 TDI 23,433 5,858 19,000 4,750 RH/0178A/04 Y 98 CITROEN XANTIA 2,893 867 2,250 675 RH/0180A/04 Y 94 TOYOTA LEVIN 5,641 1,410 3,600 900 RH/0181A/04 Y 01 AUDI A4 1.9 24,077 6,019 22,200 5,550 RH/0182A/04 N 98 BMW 316 I E36 8,841 2,210 0 0 RH/0183A/04 Y 98 CITROEN XSARA 1.6 3,594 898 2,772 693 RH/0184A/04 Y 02 JAGUAR S-TYPE 4.2 58,517 17,555 44,600 13,380 RH/0186A/04 Y 99 BMW 318I SE 16,904 4,226 12,200 3,050 RH/0187A/04 Y 03 FORD FOCUS 1.4 LX 14,363 3,231 12,004 2,700 RH/0188A/04 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ C220CDI 24,572 7,371 20,160 6,048 RH/0189A/04 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN BORA 1.9 20,627 5,156 14,000 3,500 RH/0190A/04 Y 03 TVR 350C 57,000 17,100 49,000 14,700 RH/0191A/04 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 10,500 2,625 9,750 2,437 RH/0192A/04 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 10,500 2,625 9,750 2,437 RH/0193A/04 Y 98 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 17,093 5,127 12,900 3,870 RH/0194A/04 N 95 MERCEDES-BENZ E500 LHD 17,000 5,100 0 0 RH/0195A/04 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 43,920 13,176 32,700 9,810 ADVANTAGE RH/0197A/04 Y 03 FORD FOCUS 1.6 15,329 3,832 12,536 3,134 RH/0198A/04 Y 93 MAZDA EUNOS 6,104 1,526 5,550 1,387 ROADSTER RH/0199A/04 N 01 FORD GALAXY 1.9 22,402 5,600 0 0 RH/0201A/04 Y 99 BMW 740 23,082 6,924 13,040 3,912 RH/0202A/04 N 97 AUDI A8 4.2 QUATTRO 12,259 3,677 0 0 RH/0203A/04 Y 90 BMW COUPE 4,400 1,320 3,750 1,125 RH/0204A/04 Y 91 VOLKSWAGEN WESTFALIA 10,000 2,500 7,700 1,925 RH/0207A/04 N 03 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 25,780 7,734 0 0 RH/0208A/04 Y 97 CHRYSLER JEEP CHEROKEE 3,294 988 2,800 840 RH/0209A/04 Y 98 CITROEN XANTIA 1.9 3,971 1,191 2,640 792 RH/0210A/04 Y 99 CITROEN XANTIA 1.9 4,015 1,204 2,565 769 RH/0211A/04 Y 01 AUDI A6 1.9 21,940 5,485 17,300 4,325 RH/0212A/04 N 02 AUDI A6 1.9 28,366 7,091 0 0 RH/0213A/04 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 31,399 9,419 26,800 8,040 RH/0214A/04 N 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C180K ELEGANCE 42,824 10,706 0 0 RH/0215A/04 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 36,304 10,891 36,000 10,800 KOMPRESSOR RH/0216A/04 Y 00 CITROEN SAXO.1.1 5,240 1,179 4,040 909 RH/0217A/04 Y 01 JAGUAR S-TYPE 3.0 35,881 10,764 30,600 9,180 RH/0218A/04 Y 01 BMW 320 DE 46 SE 25,625 7,687 25,380 7,614 RH/0219A/04 Y 00 RENAULT LAGUNA 1.6 8,036 2,009 7,650 1,912 RH/0220A/04 N 04 MERCEDES-BENZ 413/40 111,151 33,345 0 0 RH/0221A/04 N 97 CITROEN XANTIA 1.9 TD 2,454 736 0 0 LX RH/0001A/05 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 52,003 13,000 50,252 12,563 KOMPRESSOR RH/0002A/05 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C 180K 40,393 10,098 40,000 10,000 RH/0004A/05 Y 84 MERCEDES-BENZ 230 CE C123 3,000 900 2,250 675

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RH/0005A/05 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E2220 CDI 34,624 10,387 34,333 10,299 CLASSIC RH/0006A/05 N 94 TOYOTA LEVIN 4,615 1,153 0 0 RH/0007A/05 Y 99 HYUNDAI ACCENT 1.3 5,070 1,140 4,130 929 RH/0008A/05 Y 03 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 23,302 6,990 18,240 5,472 RH/0009A/05 Y 95 MITSUOKA VIEWT HK11 7,673 1,726 7,500 1,687 RH/0010A/05 N 94 MITSUOKA VIEWT HK11 5,938 1,336 0 0 RH/0012A/05 N 01 NISSAN ALMERA 1.5 8,638 2,159 0 0 RH/0013A/05 N 03 MERCEDES-BENZ CDI 52,082 15,624 0 0 AVANTGARDE RH/0014A/05 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 KOMP 55,277 13,819 49,000 12,250 RH/0015A/05 N 99 BMW 316 I E46 14,530 3,632 0 0 RH/0016A/05 Y 03 BMW 318 I E46 SE 4DR 33,797 10,139 24,800 7,440 RH/0017A/05 Y 84 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 4,000 1,000 2,750 365 RH/0018A/05 Y 97 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 4,286 1,071 2,400 600 RH/0019A/05 N 93 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V 6,010 1,803 0 0 RH/0020A/05 Y 98 TOYOTA PRIUS NHW10 5,978 1,494 4,250 1,062 RH/0021A/05 Y 97 MERCEDES-BENZ E230 9,739 2,921 8,500 2,550 AVANTGARDE RH/0022A/05 Y 00 LINCOLN TOWNCAR 38,300 11,490 33,000 9,900 STRETCH LIMO RH/0023A/05 Y 00 LINCOLN TOWNCAR 38,300 11,490 36,000 10,800 STRETCH LIMO RH/0024A/05 Y 97 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 13,417 4,025 11,750 3,525 RH/0025A/05 Y 94 TOYOTA ESTIMA 2.2 CXR 5,356 1,606 4,750 1,425 RH/0027A/05 N 99 VAUXHALL VECTRA 2.0 5,501 1,650 0 0 RH/0029A/05 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 CDI 68,403 20,520 63,400 19,020 RH/0030A/05 N 05 MERCEDES-BENZ 111 CDI COMBI 46,077 13,823 0 0 RH/0031A/05 Y 04 FIAT SCUDO 2.0 JTD 29,727 8,918 25,816 7,744 COMBI RH/0032A/05 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E200T KOMP 40,439 12,131 36,150 10,845 RH/0033A/05 Y 03 MINI COOPER 1.6 17,579 4,394 14,450 3,612 RH/0034A/05 N 99 ROVER MGF 1.8I 7,968 1,992 0 0 RH/0035A/05 N 97 CITROEN SAXO 1.1 SX 1,897 426 0 0 RH/0036A/05 Y 99 CITROEN XANTIA 4,955 1,486 4,410 1,323 RH/0037A/05 Y 01 CITROEN C5 2.2D HDI 18,475 5,542 11,520 3,456 RH/0038A/05 Y 00 CITROEN XSARA 1.4 5,232 1,177 4,968 1,117 RH/0040A/05 Y 97 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 4,879 1,219 2,980 745 RH/0041A/05 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT TDI 24,263 6,065 22,196 5,549 RH/0042A/05 Y 00 PEUGEOT 406 2.0 HDI 9,681 2,904 8,700 2,610 RH/0043A/05 Y 98 AUDI A6 1.9 7,768 1,942 3,900 975 RH/0044A/05 Y 04 CITROEN C3 1.4 12,808 2,881 11,502 2,587 RH/0045A/05 Y 99 CITROEN XANTIA 2.0 4,639 1,391 3,150 945 RH/0046A/05 Y 98 CITROEN XANTIA 2,650 795 2,160 648 RH/0047A/05 Y 99 TOYOTA ALTEZZA SXE10 15,604 4,681 14,250 4,275 RH/0048A/05 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ KOMPRESSOR 34,647 10,394 33,250 9,975 RH/0049A/05 N 02 TOYOTA RAV 4 VVTI 18,832 5,649 0 0 RH/0050A/05 N 99 SEAT ALHAMBRA 13,166 3,291 0 0 RH/0051A/05 N 98 JAGUAR XJ-SPORT 3.2X300 10,698 3,209 0 0 RH/0052A/05 N 93 MITSUBISHI PAJERO 5,934 1,780 0 0 RH/0053A/05 Y 95 MAZDA MONTAGUE 15,000 4,500 11,750 3,525 RH/0054A/05 Y 03 CHRYSLER JEEP GRAND- 46,846 14,053 46,550 13,965 CHEROKEE2.7 RH/0055A/05 N 04 SAAB 9-3 1.8 28,367 8,510 0 0 RH/0056A/05 Y 02 AUDI A6 1.9 25,039 6,259 20,600 5,150 RH/0057A/05 Y 04 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA DTI 23,005 6,901 19,680 5,904 RH/0058A/05 N 05 AUDI TT 1.8 37,278 9,319 0 0

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RH/0060A/05 N 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI CLASSIC 71,737 21,521 0 0 RH/0061A/05 Y 04 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL 205,000 61,500 203,750 61,125 RH/0062A/05 N 00 AUSTIN MINI COOPER 9,438 2,123 0 0 RH/0063A/05 Y 04 SKODA OCTAVIA 1.9 17,642 4,410 16,600 4,150 CLASSIC RH/0064A/05 Y 91 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V 5,604 1,681 5,400 1,620 RH/0065A/05 Y 98 MERCEDES-BENZ E250 D 4DR 10,435 3,130 9,800 2,940 RH/0067A/05 N 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C180K 46,305 11,576 0 0 RH/0068A/05 Y 01 AUDI A6 1.8 16,462 4,115 15,807 3,951 RH/0069A/05 Y 00 HONDA CIVIC 6,657 1,497 5,680 1,278 RH/0070A/05 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ G400 CDI 65,000 19,500 48,000 14,400 RH/0071A/05 N 04 JAGUAR S-TYPE 3.0 V6 52,536 15,760 0 0 RH/0072A/05 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 24,263 6,065 23,900 5,975 RH/0073A/05 Y 91 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO 1.8 2,911 727 2,264 566 RH/0074A/05 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN 1.9TDI 42,042 10,510 30,400 7,600 RH/0075A/05 Y 86 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 4,000 1,000 3,500 875 WESTFALIA RH/0076A/05 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ ML 270CDI 64,896 19,468 63,325 18,997 RH/0077A/05 N 88 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 G-WAGEN 3,398 1,019 0 0 RH/0078A/05 Y 04 SKODA 1.9 TURBO 22,051 5,512 18,560 4,640 DIESEL RH/0079A/05 N 04 ASTON MARTIN VANQUISH 257,000 77,100 0 0 RH/0080A/05 Y 99 RENAULT LAGUNA 3,099 774 2,400 600 RH/0081A/05 Y 02 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 19,681 5,904 17,425 5,227 RH/0082A/05 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 43,141 12,942 37,500 11,250 CLASSIC RH/0083A/05 N 04 OPEL ASTRA 18,467 4,155 0 0 RH/0084A/05 Y 00 SEAT LEON 1.8LHD 6,005 1,501 4,140 1,035 RH/0085A/05 Y 96 NISSAN MICRA 1.0 GX 1,762 396 1,679 377 RH/0086A/05 Y 02 AUDI A4 1.9TDI SE 25,269 6,317 20,592 5,148 RH/0087A/05 Y 03 RENAULT SCENIC 1.9 DCI 14,957 3,739 14,143 3,535 RH/0088A/05 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 29,910 7,477 22,160 5,540 RH/0089A/05 Y 98 TOYOTA CELICA 10,113 3,033 8,494 2,548 RH/0090A/05 Y 96 NISSAN SKYLINE ECR33 9,253 2,775 4,206 1,261 RH/0091A/05 Y 00 BMW 316 I E46 15,635 3,908 9,700 2,425 RH/0092A/05 Y 98 MAZDA MILLENIA TAFP 8,046 2,413 7,000 2,100 RH/0093A/05 Y 94 NISSAN SKYLINE ECR33 7,350 2,205 3,365 1,009 RH/0094A/05 Y 03 BMW 318 I E46 2.0 32,103 9,630 24,400 7,320 RH/0095A/05 Y 90 TOYOTA MR2 SW20 3,404 1,021 3,080 924 RH/0096A/05 N 04 FIAT ULYSSE 2.0 22,120 6,636 0 0 RH/0097A/05 Y 85 MERCEDES-BENZ 200 W123 1,465 439 1,300 390 RH/0098A/05 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 60,008 15,002 59,000 14,750 KOMPRESSOR RH/0099A/05 Y 03 SUBARU IMPREZAWRX 36,618 10,985 28,500 8,550 RH/0100A/05 Y 04 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 28,836 8,650 22,168 6,650 RH/0101A/05 N 04 PEUGEOT 307 1.6 HDI 23,908 5,977 0 0 RH/0102A/05 Y 02 CITROEN C5 2.OD LX 90BHP 13,681 4,104 7,700 2,310 RH/0103A/05 N 03 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 34,402 10,320 0 0 RH/0104A/05 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ VIANO 2.2 53,449 16,034 49,400 14,820 AMBIENTE RH/0105A/05 Y 01 AUDI A6 1.8 T QUATRO 19,811 4,952 18,408 4,602 RH/0106A/05 Y 02 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 22,549 5,637 17,750 4,437 RH/0107A/05 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ G400 CDI 65,000 19,500 47,000 14,100 RH/0108A/05 N 99 HONDA CIVIC 1.6 4,622 1,155 0 0 RH/0109A/05 Y 99 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 72,000 21,600 61,200 18,360 RH/0110A/05 Y 02 CITROEN C5 2.0D 13,681 4,104 9,760 2,928 RH/0111A/05 N 01 CITROEN XSARA 1.4 6,937 1,560 0 0 RH/0112A/05 N 94 NISSAN SKYLINE 7,350 2,205 0 0

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RH/0113A/05 Y 98 CITROEN SAXO SX 2,571 578 1,760 396 RH/0115A/05 N 04 AUDI A6 1.9 TDI 36,445 9,111 0 0 RH/0116A/05 Y 87 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 16,500 4,950 13,500 4,050 SPORT RH/0117A/05 N 00 PEUGEOT 206 1.1 6,294 1,416 0 0 RH/0119A/05 Y 04 BMW 320 DE46 40,513 12,153 39,800 11,940 RH/0120A/05 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 KOMP 40,390 10,097 37,800 9,450 RH/0122A/05 N 03 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.6 10,988 2,747 0 0 RH/0123A/05 Y 03 BMW 525 DE39 SPORT 44,802 13,440 42,000 12,600 RH/0124A/05 N 96 NISSAN SKYLINE ECR33 9,163 2,748 0 0 RH/0125A/05 N 04 RENAULT LAGUNA 18,158 4,539 0 0 RH/0126A/05 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 63,112 15,778 57,900 14,475 KOMPRESSOR RH/0127A/05 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ E300 TDT 20,429 6,128 18,800 5,640 ELEGANCE RH/0128A/05 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ CL 55AMG 102,856 30,856 97,400 29,220 RH/0131A/05 Y 85 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 18,500 5,550 15,500 4,650 RH/0132A/05 N 05 FORD TRANSIT 260 31,721 9,516 0 0 RH/0133A/05 Y 99 AUDI A4 1.9 9,857 2,464 8,370 2,092 RH/0134A/05 N 96 NISSAN SERENA KVC23 6,160 1,848 0 0 RH/0135A/05 Y 97 NISSAN SERENA KVNC 8,225 2,467 6,783 2,034 RH/0136A/05 Y 95 LINCOLN TOWNCAR 17,500 5,250 16,625 4,987 KRYSTAL RH/0137A/05 Y 93 TOYOTA HILUXSURF 5,947 1,784 5,483 1,644 RH/0138A/05 Y 04 SAAB 9-5 2.3 46,440 13,932 44,000 13,200 RH/0139A/05 Y 99 FIAT BRAVA 1.6 ELX 3,012 753 2,440 610 RH/0140A/05 Y 04 TOYOTA CELICA 32,286 8,071 30,000 7,500 RH/0141A/05 Y 99 AUDI S4 QUATTRO 17,124 5,137 15,840 4,752 RH/0143A/05 N 94 JAGUAR XJS 4.0 6,510 1,953 0 0 RH/0144A/05 N 02 CITROEN C3 1.4 HDI LX 8,533 1,919 0 0 RH/0146A/05 N 95 HONDA CIVIC EG 1,229 307 0 0 RH/0147A/05 Y 99 AUDI A6 1.8 10,109 2,527 9,990 2,497 RH/0148A/05 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 49,269 14,780 33,930 10,179 RH/0149A/05 Y 86 TOYOTA MR2 1.6 3,500 875 2,250 562 RH/0150A/05 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ S350 84,061 25,218 70,000 21,000 RH/0151A/05 N 99 AUDI A6 2.4 7,152 2,145 0 0 RH/0153A/05 Y 03 BMW Z4 50,482 15,144 41,200 12,360 RH/0154A/05 Y 83 FORD ESCORT 4,000 1,000 3,250 812 RH/0155A/05 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI CLASSIC 38,329 11,498 35,100 10,530 RH/0156A/05 Y 88 LAND ROVER 90 COUNTY 1,750 525 1,050 315 RH/0157A/05 Y 03 CHRYSLER JEEP CHEROKEE CRD 31,106 9,331 27,540 8,262 SPORT RH/0158A/05 Y 02 PEUGEOT 406 2.0 10,118 3,035 9,200 2,760 RH/0159A/05 Y 89 BMW 325 IE30SPORT 5,500 1,650 1,600 480 RH/0160A/05 N 00 AUSTIN MINI COOPER 9,163 2,061 0 0 RH/0162A/05 Y 02 BMW X5 4.4 SPORT 75,212 22,563 54,868 16,460 RH/0163A/05 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 20,598 5,149 18,100 4,525 RH/0164A/05 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 26,886 6,721 23,300 5,825 RH/0165A/05 Y 01 KIA SHUMA 1.5 5,568 1,392 5,250 1,312 RH/0166A/05 Y 01 NISSAN MARCH AK11 9,180 2,065 6,230 1,401 RH/0167A/05 Y 83 MERCEDES-BENZ 240 TD W123 1,484 445 1,050 315 RH/0168A/05 N 03 OPEL ZAFIRA DTI 19,335 5,800 0 0 COMFORT RH/0169A/05 Y 00 TOYOTA ALTEZZA SXE10 18,413 5,523 15,441 4,632 RH/0170A/05 Y 89 BMW 325 I E30 5,500 1,650 1,600 480 RH/0171A/05 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI CLASSIC 13,207 3,962 11,750 3,525

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RH/0172A/05 Y 03 PORSCHE 911 TURBO 155,000 46,500 149,750 44,925 TIPTRONIC RH/0173A/05 N 97 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D 3,951 987 0 0 RH/0174A/05 Y 03 BMW 525 D E39 SE 40,273 12,081 38,831 11,649 RH/0175A/05 N 02 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2.5 40,592 12,177 0 0 TD5 RH/0176A/05 Y 00 HONDA CIVIC EK 18,513 4,628 14,774 3,693 RH/0177A/05 N 04 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 31,353 7,838 0 0 RH/0178A/05 N 98 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9D 5,218 1,304 0 0 RH/0179A/05 N 02 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 30,975 9,292 0 0 RH/0181A/05 Y 02 RENAULT LAGUNA 1.9D 19,266 4,816 13,000 3,250 RH/0182A/05 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 ELEGANCE 30,955 9,286 28,000 8,400 RH/0183A/05 Y 02 PEUGEOT 406 2.0 HDL 12,329 3,698 11,995 3,598 RH/0185A/05 Y 03 BMW 320 CIE46 SPORT 50,152 15,045 48,167 14,450 RH/0186A/05 Y 02 BMW 320E46 SE 32,868 9,860 29,000 8,700 RH/0187A/05 N 01 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 200 KOMP 28,210 8,463 0 0 RH/0188A/05 Y 98 BMW 5,231 9,396 2,818 6,800 2,040 RH/0189A/05 Y 04 BMW 730 DE65 SPORT 96,036 28,810 89,950 26,985 RH/0190A/05 Y 97 HONDA CIVIC EK 11,368 2,842 9,110 2,277 RH/0191A/05 N 01 TOYOTA AVENSIS 1.8 8,210 2,052 0 0 RH/0192A/05 N 92 HONDA CIVIC EG 3,507 876 0 0 RH/0193A/05 N 92 HONDA CIVIC EG 4,917 1,229 0 0 RH/0194A/05 N 92 HONDA CIVIC 4,917 1,229 0 0 RH/0195A/05 N 93 HONDA CIVIC 3,507 876 0 0 RH/0196A/05 Y 04 PEUGEOT 307 16,700 3,757 13,176 2,964 RH/0197A/05 N 94 HONDA CIVIC EG 3,507 876 0 0 RH/0198A/05 Y 02 AUDI A4 1.85 21,920 5,480 19,900 4,975 RH/0199A/05 Y 02 BMW 320 DE46 SE 32,868 9,860 27,465 8,239 RH/0200A/05 Y 01 LINCOLN TOWNCAR 40,500 12,150 32,000 9,600 RH/0201A/05 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 60,327 18,098 55,000 16,500 RH/0202A/05 Y 99 CITROEN XANTIA 1.1 2,061 515 1,640 410 RH/0203A/05 Y 95 LINCOLN TOWNCAR 16,500 4,950 14,500 4,350 ROYALE RH/0205A/05 Y 02 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 12,485 3,745 10,000 3,000 RH/0206A/05 Y 02 FORD MONDEO 2.0 13,640 4,092 10,333 3,099 RH/0207A/05 Y 97 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 110 17,000 5,100 9,200 2,760 TDI RH/0208A/05 Y 02 BMW 320 DE46 33,520 10,056 28,000 8,400 RH/0209A/05 Y 00 VAUXHALL VECTRA 1.8 7,759 1,939 4,411 1,102 RH/0210A/05 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 39,261 11,778 37,200 11,160 ELEGANCE RH/0211A/05 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 14,551 3,637 12,600 3,150 RH/0212A/05 Y 05 FORD MONDEO 2.2 39,675 11,902 37,369 11,210 RH/0213A/05 N 04 SAAB 9-3 1.8 33,088 9,926 0 0 RH/0214A/05 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS 27,315 8,194 23,218 6,965 RH/0215A/05 N 00 OPEL CORSA 4,621 1,039 0 0 RH/0216A/05 Y 98 HONDA CR-V 8,389 2,516 6,700 2,010 RH/0217A/05 N 95 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER 3.0 4,144 1,243 0 0 EXPLORER LHD RH/0218A/05 Y 03 BMW 320 D E46 SE 37,381 11,214 26,200 7,860 RH/0219A/05 N 94 HONDA CIVIC EG 4,917 1,229 0 0 RH/0220A/05 Y 01 CHEVROLET CORVETTE LHD 42,000 12,600 35,000 10,500 RH/0221A/05 Y 01 RENAULT MEGANE 1.6 15,795 3,948 4,000 1,000 RH/0223A/05 Y 98 TOYOTA PRIUS 5,144 1,286 3,915 978 RH/0225A/05 N 03 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 36,890 11,067 0 0 RH/0226A/05 N 03 RENAULT LAGUNA 1.9 16,768 4,192 0 0 RH/0227A/05 Y 92 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL 20,000 6,000 15,580 4,674

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0228A/05 Y 00 CITROEN XSARA 5,031 1,131 3,500 787 RH/0229A/05 Y 99 CITROEN XANTIA 2.0 4,244 1,273 2,500 750 RH/0230A/05 Y 00 CITROEN XANTIA 2.0 5,774 1,732 4,950 1,485 RH/0231A/05 Y 03 CITROEN C5 2.0D 19,657 5,897 16,470 4,941 RH/0232A/05 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 17,819 4,454 12,160 3,040 RH/0233A/05 Y 04 AUDI A4 1.8T 38,525 9,631 36,500 9,125 RH/0234A/05 N 04 AUDI A3 1.6 22,170 5,542 0 0 RH/0235A/05 Y 02 PEUGEOT 406 2.0 HDI 12,057 3,617 9,965 2,989 RH/0236A/05 Y 99 CITROEN XANTIA 1.8 3,129 782 2,000 500 RH/0237A/05 Y 00 BMW 320 D E46 22,800 6,840 15,428 4,628 RH/0238A/05 N 91 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 4,738 1,421 0 0 RH/0241A/05 Y 00 MITSUBISHI LANCER 17,992 5,397 15,200 4,560 RH/0242A/05 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ ML 64,121 19,236 62,300 18,690 RH/0243A/05 Y 02 BMW 320 31,270 9,381 25,000 7,500 RH/0244A/05 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 10,518 3,155 7,750 2,325 RH/0245A/05 Y 01 BMW 320 CI 22,340 6,702 17,800 5,340 RH/0246A/05 N 00 CITROEN XANTIA 4,875 1,462 0 0 RH/0247A/05 N 02 VAUXHALL VECTRA 10,544 3,163 0 0 RH/0248A/05 Y 01 PEUGEOT 206 1.1 LX 8,371 1,883 7,470 1,680 RH/0249A/05 Y 02 PEUGEOT 406 2.0 14,815 4,444 14,200 4,260 RH/0250A/05 Y 86 TOYOTA MR2 1.6 3,500 875 1,400 350 RH/0251A/05 N 90 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCARAVAN 7,000 1,750 0 0 RH/0252A/05 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 34,893 10,467 31,625 9,487 RH/0253A/05 Y 00 FORD FOCUS 1.8 9,214 2,303 7,700 1,925 RH/0254A/05 Y 02 RENAULT LAGUNA 1.9D 14,101 3,525 9,300 2,325 RH/0255A/05 Y 98 VOLVO C70 10,635 3,190 8,650 2,595 RH/0257A/05 Y 88 MERCEDES-BENZ 420 15,500 4,650 13,500 4,050 RH/0258A/05 Y 02 RENAULT TWINGO 6,938 1,561 6,200 1,395 RH/0259A/05 Y 04 SAAB 9-5 2.2 TID 42,036 12,610 35,500 10,650 VECTOR RH/0260A/05 Y 87 CITROEN CX5 GTI TURBO 4,125 1,237 1,500 450 RH/0261A/05 N 98 HONDA CIVIC 1.5 I 4,025 1,006 0 0 RH/0262A/05 Y 02 AUDI A4 1.9 24,042 6,010 20,400 5,100 RH/0263A/05 Y 02 MASERATI 3200 GT V8 61,000 18,300 57,000 17,100 RH/0264A/05 Y 03 TOYOTA CAROLLA 1.4 13,810 3,107 13,140 2,956 RH/0265A/05 N 99 FERRARI 360 MODENA 96,000 28,800 0 0 RH/0266A/05 Y 98 TOYOTA RAV 4 7,278 2,183 6,210 1,863 RH/0267A/05 N 05 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 200 55,840 13,960 0 0 RH/0268A/05 N 98 NISSAN 180SX 8,446 2,533 0 0 RH/0269A/05 Y 80 TOYOTA LANDCRUIER 2,631 789 1,950 585 RH/0270A/05 N 05 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.6 14,835 3,708 0 0 RH/0271A/05 Y 00 SUZUKI ALTO 2,687 604 1,400 315 RH/0272A/05 N 94 FORD SIERRA RS 6,750 2,025 0 0 RH/0275A/05 Y 02 BMW M3 62,054 18,616 59,800 17,940 RH/0276A/05 Y 83 MERCEDES-BENZ 230 CE C123 3,000 900 1,750 525 RH/0278A/05 N 91 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI 1,977 494 0 0 RH/0279A/05 N 01 BMW 316 I E46 SE 17,459 4,364 0 0 RH/0280A/05 Y 04 FORD TRANSIT 32,000 9,600 26,100 7,830 RH/0281A/05 Y 03 BMW 320B 34,980 10,494 31,000 9,300 RH/0282A/05 Y 94 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V 8,120 2,436 7,000 2,100 RH/0283A/05 Y 05 FERRARI 612 310,000 93,000 299,312 89,793 RH/0284A/05 N 04 CITROEN XSARA 19,636 4,909 0 0 RH/0285A/05 Y 96 HONDA CR-V RDI 4WD 6,736 2,020 5,875 1,762 RH/0287A/05 N 00 AUDI A4 1.9 8,790 2,197 0 0 RH/0288A/05 N 02 BMW 320 32,211 9,663 0 0

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RH/0289A/05 Y 98 AUDI A4 1.8 6,820 1,705 5,700 1,425 RH/0290A/05 Y 99 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2 70,000 21,000 60,500 18,150 RH/0291A/05 N 01 TOYOTA AVENSIS 10,236 3,070 0 0 RH/0292A/05 Y 02 PEUGEOT 607 2.2 HDI 24,344 7,303 22,800 6,840 RH/0293A/05 Y 00 RENAULT CLIO 5,452 1,226 5,220 1,174 RH/0294A/05 Y 02 BMW 320 32,211 9,663 27,700 8,310 RH/0295A/05 Y 97 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 3,578 894 2,950 737 RH/0296A/05 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ ML 45,206 13,561 42,700 12,810 RH/0298A/05 Y 04 MINI COOPER 18,765 4,691 17,200 4,300 RH/0299A/05 Y 01 AUDI A4 1.9 19,127 4,781 16,435 4,108 RH/0300A/05 Y 01 OPEL ZAFIRA 15,326 3,831 13,300 3,325 RH/0301A/05 N 95 TOYOTA RAV4 3,594 1,078 0 0 RH/0302A/05 N 98 BMW 528 I E39 10,303 3,090 0 0 RH/0303A/05 Y 04 AUDI A6 37,942 9,485 35,000 8,750 RH/0304A/05 N 01 RENAULT MEGANE 1.4 9,176 2,064 0 0 RH/0305A/05 Y 01 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 44,299 13,289 34,550 10,365 RH/0306A/05 Y 01 SAAB 9-3 13,368 4,010 9,200 2,760 RH/0307A/05 Y 00 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 8,080 2,020 6,222 1,555 RH/0308A/05 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 18,332 5,499 15,787 4,736 RH/0309A/05 N 01 NISSAN ALMERA 7,255 1,813 0 0 RH/0310A/05 Y 04 CITROEN C2 1.4 11,404 2,565 9,324 2,097 RH/0311A/05 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 19,230 4,807 17,190 4,297 RH/0312A/05 N 00 TOYOTA YARIS 4,956 1,115 0 0 RH/0313A/05 Y 04 TOYOTA RAV 4 30,406 7,601 27,000 6,750 RH/0314A/05 N 05 FORD TRANSIT 31,750 9,525 0 0 RH/0316A/05 Y 99 SUBARU LEGACY 19,731 5,919 12,389 3,716 RH/0317A/05 Y 94 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 5,426 1,356 4,500 1,125 RH/0318A/05 Y 01 JAGUAR XK8 38,214 11,464 35,200 10,560 RH/0319A/05 Y 96 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2,927 731 2,500 625 RH/0320A/05 Y 90 SAAB 900 TURBO 7,000 2,100 5,000 1,500 RH/0321A/05 Y 03 AUDI A8 87,035 26,110 68,400 20,520 RH/0322A/05 Y 03 FORD GALAXY 27,929 6,982 20,750 5,187 RH/0324A/05 N 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 KOMP 40,101 10,025 0 0 RH/0325A/05 N 02 AUDI A4 22,036 5,509 0 0 RH/0327A/05 Y 02 AUDI A4 27,284 6,821 25,125 6,281 RH/0328A/05 Y 02 BMW 325 29,067 8,720 23,500 7,050 RH/0329A/05 N 05 PEUGEOT 807 40,514 12,154 0 0 RH/0330A/05 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ KOMPRESSOR 38,812 11,643 36,000 10,800 RH/0331A/05 Y 01 OPEL ZAFIRA 14,417 4,325 12,070 3,621 RH/0332A/05 Y 94 TVR CHIMAERA 16,500 4,950 15,000 4,500 RH/0333A/05 Y 96 NISSAN CARGO 5,167 1,550 4,500 1,350 RH/0334A/05 N 00 CITROEN XANTIA 5,992 1,797 0 0 RH/0335A/05 Y 04 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.7 18,979 4,744 12,600 3,150 RH/0337A/05 N 98 CITROEN XANTIA 2.1 2,756 689 0 0 RH/0338A/05 N 01 CITROEN C5 14110 4233 0 0 RH/0339A/05 N 99 CITROEN XANTIA 4,167 1,041 0 0 RH/0001A/06 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 KOMP 46,690 11,672 45,600 11,400 RH/0002A/06 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 KOMP 55,504 13,876 52,000 13,000 RH/0003A/06 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 KOMP 54,846 13,711 52,000 13,000 RH/0004A/06 Y 02 HONDA CIVIC 16,208 4,052 11,275 2,818 RH/0005A/06 Y 99 SKODA FELICIA 2,591 647 2,475 618 RH/0007A/06 Y 04 BMW 530 53,857 16,157 49,375 14,812 RH/0008A/06 Y 03 BMW 530 49,734 14,920 37,570 11,271 RH/0009A/06 N 04 VOLVO V70 31,899 9,569 0 0 RH/0010A/06 N 89 SUZUKI CARRY 5,000 1,125 0 0 RH/0011A/06 Y 98 HONDA CIVIC 5,687 1,421 3,150 787

993 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0012A/06 Y 98 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 8,902 2,225 8,750 2,187 RH/0013A/06 Y 04 BMW 525 51,107 15,332 46,000 13,800 RH/0014A/06 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 KOMP 64,072 16,018 60,000 15,000 RH/0015A/06 Y 02 PEUGEOT 406 12,645 3,793 10,401 3,120 RH/0016A/06 Y 02 JAGUAR X TYPE 21,196 6,358 16,250 4,875 RH/0017A/06 Y 00 HYUNDAI COUPE 6,689 1,672 6,460 1,615 RH/0018A/06 N 00 HONDA CIVIC 10,825 2,706 0 0 RH/0019A/06 Y 99 HONDA CIVIC 6,265 1,566 4,420 1,105 RH/0020A/06 N 99 HONDA CIVIC 5,933 1,483 0 0 RH/0021A/06 N 98 MITSUBISHI H57A 7,200 1,620 0 0 RH/0022A/06 Y 04 AUDI A6 2.5 37,058 11,117 35,000 10,500 RH/0023A/06 Y 00 LINCOLN TOWNCAR# 39,650 11,895 35,650 10,695 RH/0024A/06 Y 03 VOLVO S80 31,883 9,564 27,898 8,369 RH/0025A/06 Y 96 MAZDA BONGO 5,850 1,755 4,075 1,222 RH/0026A/06 N 98 PEUGEOT 406 1,894 568 0 0 RH/0027A/06 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 15,742 3,935 12,200 3,050 RH/0028A/06 Y 02 ROVER 75 12,004 3,601 9,800 2,940 RH/0029A/06 N 03 BMW 316 23,112 5,778 0 0 RH/0030A/06 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 17,343 4,335 12,500 3,125 RH/0031A/06 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 19,206 4,801 13,764 3,441 RH/0032A/06 N 99 HONDA ACCORD 2.0 ES 4,951 1,485 0 0 RH/0033A/06 N 00 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 8,861 2,215 0 0 RH/0035A/06 Y 91 TOYOTA CELICA 2,250 675 1,900 570 RH/0036A/06 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ ML 57,163 17,148 50,600 15,180 RH/0037A/06 Y 92 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 CE 9,000 2,700 6,080 1,824 RH/0038A/06 Y 98 MITSUBISHI PAJERO JR. H57A 7,760 1,746 7,350 1,653 RH/0039A/06 Y 02 RENAULT MEGANE SCENIC 7,711 1,927 6,210 1,552 1.6 CENTURY LHD RH/0040A/06 Y 02 ROVER 75 2.00 CONN. SE 16,194 4,858 15,200 4,560 RH/0041A/06 Y 99 NISSAN SYYLINE 37,377 11,213 34,500 10,350 RH/0042A/06 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 26,596 7,978 21,870 6,561 KOMPRESSOR ELEGANCE RH/0043A/06 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D GT 15,592 3,898 12,800 3,200 TD1 RH/0044A/06 N 06 BMW 525 D E60 SE 60,493 18,147 0 0 RH/0045A/06 N 03 SKODA SUPERB 16,862 4,215 0 0 RH/0046A/06 Y 93 MITSUBISHI LANCER CD 2,959 887 2,114 528 RH/0047A/06 N 03 SAAB 9-3 2.0 24,451 7,335 0 0 RH/0048A/06 Y 99 HONDA CIVIC 8,727 2,181 7,700 1,925 RH/0049A/06 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ E300 13,906 4,171 11,000 3,300 RH/0050A/06 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 51,657 12,914 50,800 12,700 RH/0051A/06 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 15,416 4,624 11,950 3,585 RH/0052A/06 Y 99 BMW 318 8,493 2,123 7,800 1,950 RH/0053A/06 Y 98 AUDI A6 1.9 6,965 1,741 4,100 1,025 RH/0054A/06 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 39,359 11,807 33,000 9,900 RH/0055A/06 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 29,984 8,995 24,500 7,350 RH/0056A/06 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 26,310 7,893 23,200 6,960 RH/0057A/06 Y 95 BMW M3 14,828 4,448 6,066 1,819 RH/0058A/06 Y 01 SUZUKI GRAND-VITARA 13,279 3,983 12,120 3,636 RH/0059A/06 Y 96 TOYOTA SUPRA 10,845 3,253 10,250 3,075 RH/0060A/06 Y 01 BMW 316 18,536 4,634 17,700 4,425 RH/0061A/06 Y 02 LEXUS IS 200 17,951 5,385 17,424 5,227 RH/0062A/06 Y 02 BMW 318 22,267 6,680 21,400 6,420 RH/0063A/06 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 15,921 3,980 9,900 2,475

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RH/0064A/06 Y 03 RENAULT LAGUNA 1.9D 14,197 3,549 13,230 3,307 DCI RH/0065A/06 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 40,114 10,028 38,900 9,725 KOMPRESSOR RH/0066A/06 Y 98 HONDA CIVIC 1.6I 7,241 1,810 5,700 1,425 RH/0067A/06 N 98 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6,397 1,599 0 0 RH/0068A/06 Y 96 HONDA CIVIC 1.6I 4,737 1,184 3,150 787 RH/0069A/06 N 95 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 2,967 890 0 0 RH/0070A/06 Y 96 HONDA CIVIC 5,264 1,316 3,500 875 RH/0071A/06 Y 02 AUDI A4 1.9 19,878 4,969 16,300 4,075 RH/0072A/06 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 18,737 4,684 15,247 3,811 RH/0073A/06 Y 03 FORD MONDEO 17,533 5,259 16,254 4,876 RH/0074A/06 Y 99 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 77,000 23,100 61,500 18,450 RH/0075A/06 Y 03 BMW 320 25,381 7,614 24,651 7,395 RH/0076A/06 Y 99 RENAULT LAGUNA 4,099 1,024 3,485 871 RH/0077A/06 Y 02 TOYOTA CELICA 1.8 17,022 4,255 16,110 4,027 RH/0078A/06 N 93 MERCEDES-BENZ E300 2,577 773 0 0 RH/0079A/06 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 54,086 16,225 47,400 14,220 RH/0080A/06 Y 94 CHRYSLER VOYAGER 3.3 LE 2,466 739 1,050 315 LHD RH/0081A/06 Y 85 PORSCHE 944 COUPE 9,500 2,850 8,000 2,400 RH/0082A/06 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ VITO 7,981 2,394 4,100 1,230 RH/0083A/06 Y 97 HONDA CIVIC 2,516 566 1,996 449 RH/0084A/06 Y 02 BMW 320 24,249 7,274 18,600 5,580 RH/0085A/06 Y 01 ISUZU TROOPER 21,784 6,535 13,777 4,133 RH/0086A/06 Y 02 RENAULT SCENIC 13,490 3,035 10,390 2,337 RH/0087A/06 Y 04 RENAULT GRAND-ESPACE 29,655 8,896 28,900 8,670 RH/0088A/06 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ CDI 68,294 20,488 65,000 19,500 RH/0089A/06 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 59,885 17,965 57,450 17,235 RH/0090A/06 Y 05 BMW 630 85,963 25,788 80,500 24,150 RH/0091A/06 N 06 BMW 525 69,472 20,841 0 0 RH/0092A/06 Y 95 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 25,086 7,525 19,200 5,760 RH/0093A/06 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D 10,080 2,520 9,000 2,250 RH/0095A/06 Y 02 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 21,067 5,266 17,150 4,287 130BHP RH/0096A/06 N 02 RENAULT MEGANE 1.4 8,967 2,017 0 0 FIDJI 16V RH/0097A/06 Y 97 AUDI A4 1.9 5,733 1,433 3,500 875 RH/0098A/06 Y 01 SAAB 9-3 2.0 11,510 3,453 9,200 2,760 RH/0099A/06 Y 02 ROVER 75 15,868 4,760 12,785 3,835 RH/0101A/06 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 39,739 11,921 38,600 11,580 RH/0102A/06 Y 01 RENAULT SCENIC 11,675 2,626 9,200 2,070 RH/0103A/06 Y 03 HUMMER H2 110,000 33,000 100,000 30,000 RH/0104A/06 Y 93 MERCEDES-BENZ SL500 20,000 6,000 15,350 4,605 RH/0105A/06 Y 03 RENAULT ESPACE1.9 26,994 6,748 24,500 6,125 RH/0106A/06 Y 00 HONDA CIVIC 1.4I 5,560 1,251 4,859 1,093 RH/0107A/06 Y 02 SKODA OCYAVIA 9,190 2,297 8,500 2,125 RH/0108A/06 Y 89 TOYOTA MR2 4,000 1,000 3,500 875 RH/0110A/06 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 1.9 TDI 18,703 4,675 17,500 4,375 SPORT 130 BHP RH/0111A/06 Y 05 HONDA CIVIC 1.6I VTEC 18,312 4,578 14,168 3,542 SPORT RH/0112A/06 N 90 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO 1.8 16V 2,648 662 0 0 RH/0113A/06 Y 04 SUZUKI GRAND-VITARA 25,126 7,537 22,560 6,768 2.0 TD XL-7 RH/0114A/06 N 01 AUDI A3 1.8 T SPORT 11,332 2,833 0 0 150BHP RH/0115A/06 Y 01 BMW 318I E46 4DR A 18,246 4,561 15,420 3,855 RH/0116A/06 Y 02 BMW 318 I E46 20,623 6,186 18,200 5,460

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RH/0117A/06 Y 94 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 14,111 4,233 7,500 2,250 CONVERTIBLE LHD RH/0118A/06 Y 06 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 84,487 25,346 76,909 23,072 3.0 D4D LC5 RH/0119A/06 Y 99 BMW 318 12,680 3,170 9,877 2,469 RH/0120A/06 Y 96 BMW 318 5,925 1,481 3,118 779 RH/0121A/06 Y 99 FERRARI 360 105,000 31,500 87,000 26,100 RH/0122A/06 Y 00 BMW 318 11,917 2,979 8,250 2,062 RH/0123A/06 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN SHUTTLE 45,303 11,325 35,410 8,852 RH/0124A/06 Y 01 VOLVO S60 15,332 4,599 7,425 2,227 RH/0125A/06 Y 95 BMW M3 14,828 4,448 8,700 2,610 RH/0126A/06 Y 98 BMW 318 9,158 2,289 6,280 1,570 RH/0127A/06 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.4 5,173 1,163 4,960 1,116 RH/0128A/06 Y 98 BMW 318 9,466 2,366 6,308 1,577 RH/0129A/06 Y 97 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 61,000 18,300 55,000 16,500 RH/0130A/06 Y 79 MG MIDGET 3,750 937 2,000 500 RH/0131A/06 Y 04 ROVER 75 23,151 6,945 19,500 5,850 RH/0132A/06 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 31,529 9458 15,800 4,740 RH/0133A/06 Y 05 BMW 525 59,578 17,873 54,100 16,230 RH/0134A/06 Y 02 NISSAN PRIMERA 7,423 1,855 4,460 1,115 RH/0135A/06 Y 03 BMW 525 33,351 10,005 31,500 9,450 RH/0136A/06 Y 95 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 4,567 1,370 2,317 695 RH/0138A/06 N 05 FORD MONDEO 24,746 7,423 0 0 RH/0140A/06 Y 87 BMW 325 5,500 1,650 3,500 1,050 RH/0141A/06 Y 87 MERCEDES-BENZ 250 3,737 1,121 1,050 315 RH/0142A/06 Y 88 TOYOTA MR2 1.6 2,900 725 2,500 625 RH/0143A/06 N 86 TOYOTA COROLLA 3,500 875 0 0 RH/0144A/06 Y 04 HONDA CIVIC 14,605 3,651 12,160 3,040 RH/0145A/06 Y 03 RENAULT KANGOO 10,432 2,608 8,450 2,112 RH/0146A/06 Y 00 BMW 320 15,461 4,638 14,130 4,239 RH/0147A/06 Y 01 AUDI A4 1.9 17,220 4,305 16,000 4,000 RH/0148A/06 N 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 57,122 17,136 0 0 RH/0149A/06 Y 99 BMW I E36 S 10,097 2,524 8,000 2,000 RH/0150A/06 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 51,425 12,856 50,000 12,500 KOMPRESSOR 1.8 ELEGANCE RH/0151A/06 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 51,708 12,927 50,000 12,500 KOMPRESSOR 1.8 ELEGANCE RH/0152A/06 Y 94 TOYOTA MR 2 GT T-BAR 7,565 2,269 3,404 1,021 RH/0153A/06 Y 99 BMW E46 SE TOURING 10,208 2,552 9,100 2,275 5DR A RH/0154A/06 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D SDI 8,231 2,057 6,500 1,625 68BHP LHD 5DR RH/0155A/06 Y 02 TOYOTA YARIS 1.3 SR 7,529 1,694 6,380 1,435 RH/0156A/06 Y 01 BMW 318I E46 SE 4DR 17,455 4,363 14,518 3,629 RH/0157A/06 Y 99 BMW 318I E46 4DR 11,881 2,970 9,346 2,336 RH/0158A/06 Y 95 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 14,000 4,200 12,650 3,795 CALIFORNIA LHD CAM RH/0159A/06 N 92 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO 1.8 5,600 1,400 0 0 G60 3DR RH/0160A/06 Y 04 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 47,949 14,384 40,080 12,024 RH/0161A/06 Y 91 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL 16,000 4,800 13,250 3,975 RH/0162A/06 Y 96 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 15,113 4,533 13,843 4,152 RH/0163A/06 Y 96 BMW 318 6,530 1,632 5,400 1,350 RH/0164A/06 Y 96 MITSUBISHI DELICA 5,756 1,726 4,000 1,200

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RH/0165A/06 N 05 VOLKSWAGEN CARAVELLE 34,000 10,200 0 0 RH/0166A/06 N 06 FORD TRANSIT 48,503 14,550 0 0 RH/0167A/06 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 10,240 2,560 9,435 2,358 RH/0168A/06 Y 05 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 168,852 50,655 120,000 36,000 RH/0169A/06 Y 98 BMW 318 8,436 2,109 5,250 1,312 RH/0170A/06 Y 96 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 18,058 5,417 12,383 3,714 RH/0172A/06 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 21,102 6,330 14,128 4,238 RH/0173A/06 Y 02 BMW 318 27,787 8,336 26,118 7,835 RH/0174A/06 Y 01 BMW 320 19,269 5,780 16,000 4,800 RH/0177A/06 N 97 MITSUBISHI LANCER 8,540 2,562 0 0 RH/0178A/06 N 00 RENAULT MEGANE 5,998 1,349 0 0 RH/0180A/06 Y 03 BMW 318 29,918 8,975 28,150 8,445 RH/0181A/06 Y 02 HYUNDAI TRAJET 16,716 5,014 14,200 4,260 RH/0182A/06 N 95 BMW 318 4,054 1,013 0 0 RH/0183A/06 Y 02 NISSAN MAXIMA 17,434 5,230 16,100 4,830 RH/0184A/06 Y 05 ROVER 75 26,888 8,066 23,400 7,020 RH/0185A/06 Y 04 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 47,487 14,246 40,600 12,180 RH/0186A/06 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 22,039 5,509 18,640 4,660 RH/0187A/06 Y 06 TOYOTA COROLLA 26,222 6,555 20,977 5,244 RH/0188A/06 Y 98 TOYOTA CELICA 7,080 1,770 4,130 1,032 RH/0189A/06 Y 96 BMW 318 5,877 1,469 5,000 1,250 RH/0190A/06 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 16,920 4,230 16,600 4,150 RH/0191A/06 Y 00 CITROEN XSARA 3,858 868 2,975 669 RH/0192A/06 N 02 CITROEN XSARA 5,215 1,173 0 0 RH/0193A/06 Y 00 CITROEN XANTIA 3,939 1,181 2,500 750 RH/0194A/06 Y 02 CITROEN C3 1.4 8,385 1,886 7,050 1,586 RH/0195A/06 N 04 CITROEN C5 18,243 4,560 0 0 RH/0196A/06 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN CARAVELLE TDI 15,000 4,500 13,260 3,978 SWB RH/0197A/06 N 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 52,957 13,239 0 0 KOMPRESSOR 1.8 ELEGANCE A RH/0198A/06 Y 91 TOYOTA MR2 4,649 1,394 3,650 1,095 RH/0199A/06 Y 91 NISSAN FIGARO 9,200 2,070 9,050 2,036 RH/0200A/06 Y 01 CITROEN C5 11,373 3,411 7,650 2,295 RH/0201A/06 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ SL280 43,000 12,900 31,700 9,510 RH/0202A/06 Y 02 AUDI A3 14,056 3,514 12,376 3,094 RH/0203A/06 Y 04 AUDI A4 1.9 26,693 6,673 22,800 5,700 RH/0204A/06 Y 93 MERCEDES-BENZ 220 8,733 2,619 5,000 1,500 RH/0205A/06 Y 99 NISSAN SERENA 9,400 2,820 4,836 1,450 RH/0206A/06 Y 97 TOYOTA STARLET 1,987 447 1,400 315 RH/0207A/06 N 01 TOYOTA COROLLA 6,786 1,526 0 0 RH/0208A/06 Y 02 HYUNDAI TRAJET 17,807 5,342 10,450 3,135 RH/0209A/06 Y 03 CITROEN XSARA 13,150 3,287 12,659 3,164 RH/0210A/06 Y 80 MG MGB 3,500 875 2,000 500 RH/0211A/06 Y 04 PEUGEOT 307 16,806 4,201 13,649 3,412 RH/0212A/06 Y 99 HONDA CR-V 6,448 1,934 5,500 1,650 RH/0213A/06 Y 96 NISSAN SILVIA 9,895 2,968 6,369 1,910 RH/0214A/06 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ SL320 40,000 12,000 30,000 9,000 RH/0215A/06 Y 98 TOYOTA STARLET 2,124 477 1,551 348 RH/0216A/06 Y 99 ASTON MARTIN DB7 78,000 23,400 57,000 17,100 RH/0217A/06 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 43,087 12,926 42,200 12,660 RH/0218A/06 Y 92 TOYOTA CELICA 3,500 1,050 2,920 876 RH/0219A/06 N 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 19,819 5,945 0 0 RH/0220A/06 Y 00 BMW 318 19,147 4,786 17,885 4,471 RH/0221A/06 N 95 HONDA PRELUDE 3,839 1,151 0 0

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RH/0222A/06 N 95 TOYOTA STARLET 4,223 950 0 0 RH/0223A/06 Y 04 FORD FOCUS 15,797 3,949 12,770 3,192 RH/0224A/06 Y 01 VOLVO C70 22,186 6,655 17,600 5,280 RH/0225A/06 N 00 SKODA FELICIA 2,025 506 0 0 RH/0226A/06 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 72,186 21,655 42,569 12,770 RH/0227A/06 Y 04 JAGUAR X-TYPE 38,150 11,445 29,403 8,820 RH/0228A/06 Y 87 BMW 325 5,500 1,650 3,000 900 RH/0230A/06 Y 98 FIAT SCUDO 6,615 1,984 4,950 1,485 RH/0232A/06 Y 01 ROVER 75 12,556 3,766 10,540 3,162 RH/0233A/06 Y 96 FORD GALAXY 3,935 1,180 3,150 945 RH/0234A/06 N 03 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 12,998 2,924 0 0 RH/0235A/06 Y 03 TOYOTA RAV 4 24,347 7,304 19,440 5,832 RH/0236A/06 N 05 AUDI A6 43,513 13,053 0 0 RH/0237A/06 N 89 FORD SIERRA 35,00 1,050 0 0 RH/0238A/06 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 10,344 2,586 8,536 2,134 RH/0239A/06 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 14,355 3,588 10,550 2,637 RH/0241A/06 Y 03 SKODA OCTAVIA 14,402 3,600 12,265 3,066 RH/0242A/06 Y 97 BMW 520 5,643 1,692 4,680 1,404 RH/0243A/06 N 00 BMW 316 12,398 3,099 0 0 RH/0244A/06 Y 01 PORSCHE 911 86,000 25,800 72,500 21,750 RH/0245A/06 Y 03 TOYOTA ANENSIS 20,816 6,244 16,700 5,010 RH/0246A/06 Y 03 PEUGEOT 607 24,789 7436 22,894 6,868 RH/0247A/06 Y 03 TOYOTA AVENSIS 21,861 6,558 17,000 5,100 RH/0248A/06 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 20,791 5,197 19,258 4,814 RH/0249A/06 Y 04 BMW 535 D 70,549 21,164 60,200 18,060 RH/0250A/06 Y 02 TOYOTA MR-S 18,271 4,567 16,300 4,075 RH/0251A/06 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 23,734 5,933 20,250 5,062 RH/0252A/06 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 26,587 7,976 21,500 6,450 RH/0253A/06 N 01 MERCEDES-BENZ S280 32,129 9,638 0 0 RH/0254A/06 N 01 RENAULT LAGUNA 1.8 7,253 1,813 0 0 RH/0255A/06 N 05 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 200 61,009 15,252 0 0 RH/0256A/06 Y 02 FORD MONDEO 15,321 4,596 7,400 2,220 RH/0257A/06 Y 00 NISSAN SERENA 10,596 3,178 8,378 2,513 RH/0258A/06 Y 04 AUDI A4 1.9 28,275 7,068 27,139 6,784 RH/0259A/06 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 46,877 14,063 34,700 10,410 RH/0260A/06 Y 00 BMW 318 17,533 4,383 15,230 3,807 RH/0262A/06 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 30,544 9,163 22,950 6,885 RH/0263A/06 N 86 ALFA ROMEO SPIDER 5,375 1,612 0 0 RH/0264A/06 Y 83 MERCEDES-BENZ 280 2,500 750 1,500 450 RH/0265A/06 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 25,725 7,717 18,630 5,589 RH/0266A/06 Y 02 LEXUS GS 300 24,115 7,234 16,500 4,950 RH/0267A/06 Y 03 AUDI A4 23,482 5,870 18,500 4,625 RH/0268A/06 N 01 BMW 316 15,142 3,785 0 0 RH/0269A/06 Y 02 JAGUAR X TYPE 2.1 20,900 6,270 18,901 5,670 RH/0270A/06 N 00 HYUNDAI ACCENT 4,065 914 0 0 RH/0271A/06 N 04 MINI ONE 20,371 5,092 0 0 RH/0272A/06 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 22,044 6,613 17,600 5,280 RH/0273A/06 Y 95 MITSUBISHI LANCER CE 3,805 1,141 2,940 882 RH/0274A/06 Y 01 FORD MONDEO 8,580 2,145 5,000 1,250 RH/0275A/06 Y 94 NISSAN 300 ZX 9,869 2,960 8,050 2,415 RH/0276A/06 Y 03 BMW 320 24,595 7,378 22,000 6,600 RH/0277A/06 N 96 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 7,836 2,350 0 0 RH/0279A/06 Y 99 AUDI A3 TDI 7,268 1,817 5,000 1,250 RH/0280A/06 Y 00 BMW 320 D 14,618 4,385 12,800 3,840 RH/0281A/06 Y 97 MERCEDES-BENZ SL320 31,500 9,450 20,850 6,255

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RH/0282A/06 Y 03 FORD MONDEO 15,686 4,705 13,300 3,990 RH/0283A/06 Y 04 SUBARU LEGACY BP5 20,830 6,249 12,200 3,660 RH/0287A/06 N 01 TOYOTA AVENSIS 1.8 7,852 1,963 0 0 RH/0288A/06 Y 05 SKODA SUPERB 30,565 7,641 26,200 6,550 ELEGANCE TDI RH/0290A/06 Y 03 HYUNDAI COUPE 17,877 5,363 15,500 4,650 RH/0291A/06 N 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS 22,580 6,774 0 0 RH/0292A/06 Y 05 VAUXHALL VECTRA CDTI 23,405 7,021 14,000 4,200 RH/0293A/06 Y 04 KIA PICANTO 10,252 2,306 8,050 1,811 RH/0294A/06 Y 05 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0 D 47,438 14,231 38,660 11,598 RH/0295A/06 Y 99 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 6,886 1,721 5,900 1,475 RH/0296A/06 Y 96 NISSAN SILVIA 2.0 9,895 2,968 6,150 1,845 RH/0297A/06 Y 97 BMW 318I SE 7,254 1,813 5,800 1,450 RH/0299A/06 Y 95 MERCEDES-BENZ SL320 24,000 7,200 21,150 6,345 RH/0300A/06 Y 99 AUDI A4 1.9 7,108 1,777 6,700 1,675 RH/0302A/06 Y 02 SEAT ALAHAMBRA 22,214 5,553 18,800 4,700 RH/0303A/06 Y 95 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 3,171 951 2,450 735 RH/0304A/06 Y 93 NISSAN 180SX 4,149 1,244 2,346 703 RH/0305A/06 Y 02 BMW M3 49,631 14,889 43,000 12,900 RH/0306A/06 Y 98 AUDI A4 1.8 5,455 1,363 4,760 1,190 RH/0307A/06 Y 00 FORD FOCUS 1.4 7,144 1,607 6,800 1,530 RH/0308A/06 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 16,521 4,130 14,175 3,543 RH/0309A/06 Y 00 CITROEN XSARA 3,914 880 3,496 786 RH/0310A/06 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS 24,899 7,469 22,000 6,600 RH/0311A/06 Y 03 BMW 320 D 24,394 7,318 20,500 6,150 RH/0312A/06 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 65,979 16,494 64,372 16,093 KOMPRESSOR RH/0313A/06 Y 95 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V 8,120 2,436 4,060 1,218 RH/0314A/06 Y 03 TOYOTA COROLLA 12,037 2,708 10,320 2,322 RH/0315A/06 Y 95 NISSAN SILVIA 2.0 8,938 2,681 8,100 2,430 RH/0316A/06 N 04 AUDI A4 1.9 28,480 7,120 0 0 RH/0317A/06 Y 93 NISSAN SILVIA 2.0 7,342 2,202 6,375 1,912 RH/0318A/06 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN BORA 1.9 22,295 5,573 16,400 4,100 RH/0319A/06 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ CL 500 130,288 39,086 128,333 38,499 RH/0320A/06 Y 89 BMW 316 3,853 963 1,260 315 RH/0321A/06 Y 96 MERCEDES-BENZ E230 6,811 2,043 5,600 1,680 RH/0322A/06 Y 05 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D 38,463 11,538 26,400 7,920 SPORT RH/0323A/06 Y 04 ROVER 75 2.0 CDT CONN 21,389 6,416 7,190 2,157 SE 4DR RH/0324A/06 Y 00 FORD TRANSIT 150 LWB 13,000 3,900 7,150 2,145 5DR RH/0325A/06 Y 88 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 6,000 1,500 4,500 1,125 CATHAGO MALIBU LHD RH/0326A/06 Y 96 JAGUAR XJ6 8,406 2,521 7,371 2,211 RH/0327A/06 Y 02 BMW M3 E46 2DR 52,711 15,813 42,300 12,690 RH/0329A/06 N 04 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 1.9 TDI 18,657 4,664 0 0 S 130 BHP 4DR RH/0330A/06 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ S280 V6 4DR A 25,823 7,746 25,000 7,500 RH/0331A/06 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 200 58,024 14,506 56,250 14,062 RH/0332A/06 Y 93 AUDI QUATTRO 5,000 1,500 3,150 945 RH/0333A/06 Y 02 CITROEN C5 2.2D HDI 14,541 4,362 9,000 2,700 RH/0334A/06 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 KOMP 35,096 8,774 33,883 8,470 RH/0335A/06 Y 04 PORSCHE CAYENNE 68,000 20,400 59,300 17,790 RH/0336A/06 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.4 9,946 2,237 8,145 1,832 RH/0337A/06 N 97 TOYOTA STARLET EP91 3,477 782 0 0 RH/0338A/06 Y 00 SUBARU LEGACY B4 19,183 5,754 14,500 4,350

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RH/0339A/06 N 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 58,854 17,656 0 0 RH/0341A/06 Y 05 LEXUS IS 200 32046 9613 24,000 7,200 RH/0342A/06 Y 04 CITROEN C5 2.0D 18,979 5,693 16,500 4,950 RH/0343A/06 Y 03 NISSAN PRIMERA 1.8 11,347 2,836 10,336 2,584 RH/0344A/06 Y 03 BMW 316 23,620 5,905 18,540 4,635 RH/0345A/06 Y 99 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF1.9 7,792 1,948 4,333 1,083 RH/0346A/06 Y 03 AUDI ALLROAD 2.5 35,920 10,776 26,180 7,854 RH/0347A/06 N 95 NISSAN 180SX 5,426 1,627 0 0 RH/0348A/06 Y 01 PEUGEOT 406 2.0 HDI 8,635 2,590 5,660 1,698 RH/0356A/06 Y 99 ASTON MARTIN DB7 79,500 23,850 71,000 21,300 RH/0357A/06 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 56,961 17,088 53,500 16,050 RH/0358A/06 Y 02 RENAULT ESPACE 2.2 D 15,841 4,752 10,128 3,038 THE RACE DCI RH/0359A/06 Y 94 AUDI COUPE 2.0E 16V 4,250 1,275 3,700 1,110 RH/0360A/06 Y 96 NISSAN 300ZX GZ32 A 11,610 3,483 7,601 2,280 RH/0361A/06 Y 96 NISSAN SILVIA 2.0 9,895 2,968 6,975 2,092 RH/0362A/06 Y 91 MERCEDES-BENZ 500 17,000 5,100 14,000 4,200 RH/0363A/06 N 83 MERCEDES-BENZ 200 1,694 508 0 0 RH/0365A/06 Y 00 BMW 318 17,946 4,486 16,500 4,125 RH/0366A/06 Y 00 NISSAN MICRA 1.0 3,540 796 2,800 630 RH/0367A/06 Y 04 FORD MONDEO 16,649 4,162 14,000 3,500 RH/0368A/06 Y 06 BMW 320 48,754 14,626 44,275 13,282 RH/0369A/06 Y 97 TOYOTA COROLLA 3,116 701 1,569 353 RH/0370A/06 Y 01 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2 75,000 22,500 69,500 20,850 RH/0371A/06 Y 00 CITROEN XANTIA 4,316 1,294 3,702 1,110 RH/0372A/06 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 57,524 17,257 52,300 15,690 RH/0373A/06 Y 03 BMW 520 26,916 8,074 24,600 7,380 RH/0374A/06 Y 97 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF1.4 2,578 580 2,300 517 RH/0375A/06 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN T2 32,436 8,109 25,000 6,250 RH/0376A/06 N 95 NISSAN SKYLINE 9,752 2,925 0 0 RH/0377A/06 Y 02 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 19,339 5,801 14,800 4,440 RH/0379A/06 N 95 NISSAN 180 SX 5,426 1,627 0 0 RH/0380A/06 Y 03 TOYOTA AVENSIS 2.0 20,416 6,124 16,550 4,965 RH/0381A/06 Y 02 BMW 530 34,348 10,304 24,500 7,350 RH/0382A/06 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN BORA 1.9 13,669 3,417 12,302 3,075 RH/0383A/06 Y 01 TOYOTA MR2 15,937 3,984 11,900 2,975 RH/0384A/06 Y 02 ROVER 25 7,064 1,766 4,560 1,140 RH/0385A/06 Y 01 PORSCHE BOXSTER 41,543 12,462 38,000 11,400 RH/0386A/06 Y 04 ROVER 75 15,860 3,965 8,650 2,162 RH/0387A/06 Y 99 MITSUBISHI LANCER CP 18,886 5,665 13,011 3,903 RH/0388A/06 Y 03 BMW 525 32,549 9,764 27,600 8,280 RH/0389A/06 Y 00 LOTUS ELISE 23,500 5,875 18,800 4,700 RH/0390A/06 Y 06 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 41,216 10,304 38,470 9,617 RH/0391A/06 Y 99 BMW B10 V8 23,000 6,900 19,750 5,925 RH/0392A/06 Y 98 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 7,668 2,300 6,700 2,010 RH/0393A/06 Y 00 TOYOTA HIACE 10,500 3,150 8,000 2,400 RH/0394A/06 Y 92 MITSUBISHI PAJERO 2,006 601 2,006 601 RH/0395A/06 Y 06 PEUGEOT 407 2.0 29,985 8,995 28,323 8,496 RH/0396A/06 N 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 32,500 8,125 0 0 RH/0397A/06 Y 00 BMW 520 SE 15,754 4,726 12,400 3,720 RH/0399A/06 Y 93 BMW M5 8,437 2,531 5,138 1,541 RH/0400A/06 N 95 TOYOTA LEVIN 4,444 1,111 0 0 RH/0401A/06 N 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 67,452 20,235 0 0 RH/0402A/06 N 99 TOYOTA ALTEZZA 11,062 3,318 0 0 RH/0403A/06 Y 02 PEUGEOT 307 2.0 10,688 3,206 7,680 2,304

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RH/0404A/06 Y 02 BMW M3 48,549 14,564 37,300 11,190 RH/0406A/06 Y 03 FORD FOCUS 22,444 6,733 19,000 5,700 RH/0407A/06 N 95 TOYOTA LEVIN 4,444 1,111 0 0 RH/0408A/06 Y 00 SUBARU LEGACY 84 19,183 5,754 14,500 4,350 RH/0409A/06 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 200 21,429 6,428 18,500 5,550 RH/0410A/06 Y 83 VOLKSWAGEN CADDY 5,228 1,307 3,183 795 RH/0411A/06 Y 03 PEUGEOT 307 1.6 12,752 3,188 9,160 2,290 RH/0412A/06 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN 15,354 3,838 13,500 3,375 RH/0413A/06 Y 04 VOLVO XC90 52,406 15,721 50,690 15,207 RH/0414A/06 N 05 SEAT ALHAMBRA 29,542 7,385 0 0 RH/0415A/06 Y 01 TOYOTA AVENSIS 8,738 2,621 6,597 1,979 RH/0416A/06 Y 01 FORD MONDEO 10,062 3,018 7,750 2,325 RH/0417A/06 Y 94 TOYOTA CELICA 5,056 1,516 2,722 816 RH/0418A/06 Y 93 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V 6,856 2,056 4,680 1,404 RH/0419A/06 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ E 320 47,246 14,173 43,300 12,990 RH/0420A/06 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PHAETON 3.0 68,203 20,460 60,000 18,000 RH/0421A/06 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 46,306 11,576 43,682 10,920 RH/0422A/06 Y 91 NISSAN SKYLINE 7,979 2,393 6,500 1,950 RH/0423A/06 Y 99 BMW 318 12,094 3,023 10,250 2,562 RH/0424A/06 N 02 SKODA OCTAVIA 1.9 9,279 2,319 0 0 RH/0425A/06 N 03 HUMMER H2 69,000 20,700 0 0 RH/0426A/06 N 92 MAZDA MX-5 1.6 4,348 1,087 0 0 RH/0427A/06 N 94 MERCEDES-BENZ S280 3,735 1,120 0 0 RH/0428A/06 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 16,800 4,200 14,800 3,700 CAMPER RH/0429A/06 N 95 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V 8,120 2,436 0 0 RH/0430A/06 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9 25,177 6,294 23,600 5,900 RH/0431A/06 N 01 LOTUS ELISE 27,000 6,750 0 0 RH/0432A/06 N 95 BMW 518 36,808 9,202 0 0 RH/0433A/06 N 04 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0 39,845 11,953 0 0 RH/0434A/06 N 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 KOMP 46,153 11,538 0 0 RH/0435A/06 N 98 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 8,500 2,125 0 0 RH/0436A/06 Y 00 BMW 520 14,974 4,492 14,600 4,380 RH/0437A/06 N 02 BMW 520 21,419 6,425 0 0 RH/0438A/06 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 33,499 8,374 29,921 7,480 RH/0439A/06 Y 01 TOYOTA HIACE 12,929 3,878 9,499 2,849 RH/0440A/06 Y 99 NISSAN SERENA 9,130 2,739 6,587 1,976 RH/0441A/06 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 41,314 12,394 32,550 9,765 RH/0443A/06 N 98 BMW 316 5,534 1,383 0 0 RH/0444A/06 N 02 BMW 525 25,327 7,598 0 0 RH/0445A/06 Y 01 SAAB 9-5 10,078 3,023 8,100 2,430 RH/0446A/06 Y 91 BMW Z1 26,000 7,800 16,500 4,950 RH/0447A/06 N 04 PEUGEOT PARTNER 52,300 15,690 0 0 RH/0448A/06 Y 92 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO 5,500 1,375 3,800 950 RH/0449A/06 N 06 FERRARI 612 394,539 118,361 0 0 RH/0450A/06 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN 15,063 3,765 11,900 2,975 RH/0451A/06 Y 95 NISSAN SILVIA 8,938 2,681 7,600 2,280 RH/0452A/06 N 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 24,920 7,476 0 0 RH/0453A/06 Y 95 TOYOTA RAV 4 2,047 614 1,200 360 RH/0454A/06 Y 05 BMW X5 73,354 22,006 68,500 20,550 RH/0455A/06 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 KOMP 41,499 10,374 40,666 10,166 RH/0456A/06 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 52,771 13,192 52,500 13,125 RH/0457A/06 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 52,694 13,173 52,500 13,125 RH/0458A/06 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 52,848 13,212 52,500 13,125 RH/0459A/06 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 52,753 13,188 52,500 13,125 RH/0460A/06 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 52,319 13,079 51,750 12,937

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0461A/06 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 56,512 14,128 55,831 13,957 RH/0462A/06 Y 95 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 41,000 12,300 38,500 11,550 RH/0463A/06 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 28,402 8,520 22,600 6,780 RH/0464A/06 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 31,029 9,308 27,150 8,145 RH/0465A/06 Y 04 MAZDA 6 2 .0 18,931 5,679 12,000 3,600 RH/0466A/06 Y 94 FORD ESCORT RS 15,000 4,500 11,000 3,300 RH/0467A/06 N 00 BMW D E46 16,047 4,814 0 0 RH/0001A/07 N 01 HONDA INTEGRA DC 15,913 4,773 0 0 RH/0002A/07 Y 98 BMW 728 7,486 2,245 5,006 1,501 RH/0003A/07 Y 95 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 12,383 3,714 9,500 2,850 RH/0004A/07 N 02 MASERATI 4,200 59,000 17,700 0 0 RH/0005A/07 Y 88 MERCEDES-BENZ 250 3,220 966 1,200 360 RH/0006A/07 Y 03 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2.0 20,637 6,191 17,635 5,290 CRDI RH/0007A/07 Y 00 JAGUAR S-TYPE 20,762 6,228 11,000 3,300 RH/0008A/07 Y 99 ROVER 416 2,126 531 1,264 316 RH/0009A/07 Y 03 PEUGEOT 307 11,721 2,637 9,300 2,092 RH/0010A/07 N 00 BMW 525 16,328 4,898 0 0 RH/0011A/07 Y 02 AUDI A3 13,443 3,360 9,330 2,332 RH/0012A/07 Y 02 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 29,567 8,870 23,387 7,016 RH/0013A/07 Y 03 PEUGEOT 206 9,915 2,230 7,900 1,777 RH/0015A/07 N 07 PORSCHE 911 142,080 42,624 0 0 RH/0016A/07 N 03 AUDI A4 22,239 5,559 0 0 RH/0018A/07 N 01 VOLVO S60 13,982 4,194 0 0 RH/0019A/07 Y 95 TOYOTA CELICA 5,056 1,516 1,944 583 RH/0020A/07 Y 05 VAUXHALL TIGRA 18,641 4,194 14,128 3,178 RH/0021A/07 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 16,035 4,810 13,434 4,030 RH/0022A/07 Y 04 SMART CAR 18,840 4,239 18,147 4,083 RH/0023A/07 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.3 13,034 3,910 10,600 3,180 RH/0024A/07 N 06 OPEL AGILA 9,175 2,064 0 0 RH/0025A/07 Y 00 AUDI A4 14,394 4,318 7,200 2,160 RH/0026A/07 Y 00 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 23,648 7,094 18,665 5,599 RH/0027A/07 Y 03 PORSCHE BOXSTER 46,966 14,089 39,900 11,970 RH/0029A/07 Y 97 CITROEN SYNERGIE 1.9 TDI 3,200 960 2,520 756 TD SX RH/0030A/07 Y 01 BMW 330 D E46 SPORT 21,735 6,520 17,900 5,370 A RH/0031A/07 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 S-C CLASSIC 18,710 5,613 14,480 4,344 2DR RH/0033A/07 Y 93 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V 24 2.5 3,683 1,104 2,500 750 3DR A RH/0034A/07 Y 98 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2 62,000 18,600 47,000 14,100 TIPTRONIC 2DR E RH/0035A/07 N 01 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D SDI 8,890 2,222 0 0 68BHP RH/0036A/07 Y 99 HONDA CR-V 2.0I ES 5DR 8,063 2,418 6,120 1,836 RH/0037A/07 Y 00 PORSCHE BOXSTER 3.2 S 43,806 13,141 37,000 11,100 TIPTRONIC 2DR A RH/0038A/07 Y 97 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 ESPRIT 4DR 4,892 1,223 3,913 978 RH/0039A/07 N 02 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 12,454 3,113 0 0 SE 130BHP 4DR RH/0040A/07 Y 03 HONDA ACCORD 2.0I 19,191 5,757 18,208 5,462 VTEC EXECUTIVE 4DR RH/0041A/07 N 03 VOLVO XC90 2.4 D5 46,201 13,860 0 0 GEARTRONIC SE 5DR

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RH/0042A/07 Y 04 MINI COOPER 1.6 S 20,379 5,094 18,000 4,500 170BHP RH/0043A/07 N 00 FORD PUMA 1.4 3DR 6,406 1,441 0 0 RH/0044A/07 Y 03 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D 4DR 27,037 8,111 24,634 7,390 RH/0045A/07 Y 02 BMW 520I E39 SE 4DR 15,721 4,716 14,149 4,244 RH/0046A/07 Y 98 HONDA CIVIC 1.6 VTI 6,233 1,558 4,100 1,025 DOHC 3DR RH/0047A/07 Y 02 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TD CI 11,457 2,864 10,402 2,600 GHIA 100BHP RH/0048A/07 N 06 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 61,461 18,438 0 0 3.0 D4D LC3 RH/0049A/07 Y 00 BMW 318I E46 SE 4DR 11,958 2,989 8,417 2,104 RH/0050A/07 N 05 MERCEDES-BENZ 111 CDI LWB 4DR 22,287 6,686 0 0 RH/0051A/07 Y 03 MINI COOPER S 16,317 4,079 14,900 3,725 RH/0052A/07 Y 01 TOYOTA AVENSIS GS D4D 7,393 2,217 5,200 1,560 5DR RH/0054A/07 Y 04 HONDA CIVIC 1.7 CTDI SE 17,101 4,275 12,600 3,150 OHC 5DR RH/0055A/07 Y 06 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 66,303 19,890 59,220 17,766 KDJ120 5DR A RH/0056A/07 N 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 49,928 12,482 0 0 KOMPRESSOR 1.8 ELEGANCE RH/0057A/07 N 06 MERCEDES-BENZ 1.8 ELEGANCE 50,005 12,501 0 0 E200 KOMPRESSOR RH/0058A/07 N 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 49,854 12,463 0 0 KOMPRESSOR 1.8 ELEGANCE RH/0059A/07 N 02 CITROEN C 5 9,802 2,940 0 0 RH/0060A/07 Y 02 HYUNDAI SONATA 11,412 3,423 10,800 3,240 RH/0061A/07 Y 95 AUDI COUPE 3,750 1,125 3,100 930 RH/0062A/07 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ CL 109,693 32,907 104,139 31,241 RH/0063A/07 N 06 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 61,461 18,438 0 0 RH/0064A/07 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 27,110 8,133 23,311 6,993 RH/0065A/07 N 06 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 59,099 17,729 0 0 RH/0066A/07 N 05 AUDI A6 2.7 44,983 13,494 0 0 RH/0068A/07 Y 99 PEUGEOT 406 3,312 993 2,980 894 RH/0069A/07 N 99 RENAULT SCENIC 4,113 1,028 0 0 RH/0070A/07 Y 92 MERCEDES-BENZ 190 2,091 627 1,394 418 RH/0071A/07 Y 05 LEXUS RX400 33,607 10,082 27,700 8,310 RH/0072A/07 Y 97 BMW 318 6,971 1,742 5,750 1,437 RH/0073A/07 Y 05 AUDI A8 94,460 28,338 79,077 23,723 RH/0074A/07 Y 00 BMW 318 13,102 3,275 10,200 2,550 RH/0075A/07 N 07 ASTON MARTIN DB9 1,010,053 303,015 0 0 RH/0076A/07 Y 07 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL 280,051 84,015 265,800 79,740 RH/0077A/07 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 26,488 7,946 15,200 4,560 RH/0078A/07 N 98 MERCEDES-BENZ E300 7,204 2,161 0 0 RH/0079A/07 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 22,927 6,878 17,640 5,292 RH/0080A/07 Y 06 BMW 318 41,686 12,505 40,000 12,000 RH/0081A/07 Y 04 VAUXHALL CORSA 7,708 1,734 7,080 1,593 RH/0082A/07 N 87 MERCEDES-BENZ G-WAGON 4,500 1,350 0 0 RH/0083A/07 N 01 TOYOTA CELICA 13,021 3,255 0 0 RH/0084A/07 Y 00 PORSCHE BOXSTER 39,859 11,957 35,400 10,620 RH/0085A/07 Y 90 AUDI QUATTRO 3,250 975 2,000 600 RH/0086A/07 N 93 BMW 318 5,000 1,250 0 0 RH/0087A/07 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS 23,400 7,020 21,850 6,555 RH/0089A/07 Y 02 BMW 318 TI E46 SE 17,235 5,170 14,000 4,200 COMPACT RH/0091A/07 Y 04 NISSAN ALMERA 1.5 SE 12,220 3,055 9,400 2,350

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0092A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ ML 320 CDI 5DR A 83,134 24,940 73,000 21,900 RH/0093A/07 Y 02 ROVER 75 2.0 CDT SE 5DR 12,668 3,800 9,000 2,700 RH/0094A/07 Y 03 BMW 316 I E46 1.8 SE 21,640 5,410 19,500 4,875 4DR RH/0095A/07 Y 01 TOYOTA CELICA 1.8 13,395 3,348 8,100 2,025 RH/0097A/07 Y 05 SUBARU LEGACY 33,700 10,110 27,950 8,385 RH/0098A/07 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 4,936 1,110 4,680 1,053 RH/0099A/07 Y 98 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 5,505 1,376 3,000 750 RH/0100A/07 Y 04 BMW 645 92,394 27,718 74,620 22,386 RH/0101A/07 N 00 TOYOTA REGIUS 9,824 2,947 0 0 RH/0102A/07 Y 97 SUZUKI ESCUDO 3,715 928 3,117 779 RH/0103A/07 Y 06 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.8 37,870 9,467 34,500 8,625 RH/0104A/07 Y 02 FORD MONDEO 2.0 12,144 3,643 7,580 2,274 RH/0105A/07 Y 06 TOYOTA COROLLA 37,870 9,467 34,500 8,625 RH/0106A/07 Y 07 HUMMER H2 157,000 47,100 140,000 42,000 RH/0107A/07 Y 03 VOLVO S60 29,627 8,888 26,100 7,830 RH/0109A/07 Y 04 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 25,147 7,544 20,000 6,000 RH/0110A/07 N 06 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK200 61,580 15,395 0 0 RH/0111A/07 Y 04 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2 105,276 31,582 87,000 26,100 TIPTRONIC 2DR RH/0112A/07 Y 06 BMW M6 EH92 2DR 151,129 45,338 124,000 37,200 RH/0113A/07 Y 01 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 8,632 2,589 5,500 1,650 DI ZETEC 115BHP RH/0114A/07 N 99 HONDA CIVIC 1.4I S/R 3DR 3,021 679 0 0 RH/0115A/07 Y 02 TVR TUSCAN 5 SPEED 24,000 7,200 19,200 5,760 RH/0117A/07 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 41,646 12,493 29,400 8,820 RH/0118A/07 Y 03 BMW 320 (E46) D SE 22,038 6,611 21,022 6,306 150BHP 4DR RH/0119A/07 N 02 DAIHATSU YRV 1.0 5DR 3,884 873 0 0 RH/0120A/07 N 97 LINCOLN TOWNCAR 14,750 4,425 0 0 ROYALE LHD 4DR A RH/0121A/07 Y 03 RENAULT TRAFIC LM 20,000 5,000 13,600 3,400 100BHP RH/0123A/07 Y 00 BMW ALPINA B3 2DR 23,000 6,900 16,087 4,826 RH/0124A/07 Y 04 AUDI A3 2.0 TDI SPORT 21,399 6,419 19,250 5,775 140BHP RH/0125A/07 Y 02 BMW 320 E46 D SE 16,874 5,062 13,590 4,077 TOURING 150BHP RH/0126A/07 Y 97 AUSTIN MINI COOPER 2,196 494 1,400 315 RH/0127A/07 Y 00 NISSAN PRIMERA 4,988 1,496 4,300 1,290 RH/0128A/07 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 21,476 5,369 19,125 4,781 KOMPRESSOR RH/0129A/07 Y 05 HONDA CR-V 26,810 8,043 26,387 7,916 RH/0131A/07 Y 05 SKODA OCTAVIA 20,108 5,027 15,000 3,750 SUPERB CLASSIC TDI RH/0132A/07 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ ML270 CDI 44,074 13,222 38,800 11,640 INSPIRATION RH/0133A/07 Y 94 TOYOTA CELICA 2.0 GT 2,956 886 1,440 432 RH/0134A/07 Y 03 NISSAN X-TRAIL 22,349 6,704 16,800 5,040 RH/0135A/07 Y 07 BMW 320 37,229 11,168 34,596 10,378 RH/0136A/07 Y 03 PEUGEOT 307 1.4 11,660 2,623 9,000 2,025 RH/0137A/07 Y 01 PORSCHE BOXSTER 40,366 12,109 30,800 9,240 RH/0138A/07 Y 98 TOYOTA CELICA 9,738 2,434 6,564 1,641 RH/0139A/07 Y 03 ROVER 75 1.8 CLUB SE 10,821 2,705 8,700 2,175 4DR

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RH/0140A/07 Y 04 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 26,328 7,898 20,970 6,291 TD4 SE 5DR RH/0141A/07 Y 06 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D SE 44,885 13,465 43,000 12,900 RH/0143A/07 Y 04 AUDI A4 1.9 24,417 6,104 19,500 4,875 RH/0144A/07 Y 02 RENAULT ESPACE 2.0 11,884 3,565 9,800 2,940 RH/0145A/07 Y 93 BMW 520 2,429 728 1,800 540 RH/0146A/07 Y 98 RENAULT T35 8,500 2,550 8,550 1,137 RH/0147A/07 Y 87 BMW M3 8,500 2,550 6,500 1,950 RH/0148A/07 N 04 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 17,183 4,295 0 0 RH/0149A/07 N 02 VOLVO S40 9,348 2,337 0 0 RH/0150A/07 N 93 KURZER REDSTAND 10,000 3,000 0 0 RH/0151A/07 Y 02 SAAB 9-5 2.0 13,328 3,998 8,820 2,646 RH/0152A/07 N 06 SKODA OCTAVIA 22,532 6,759 0 0 RH/0153A/07 Y 05 BMW X5 3.0D SPORT 73,232 21,969 69,000 20,700 3.0D A RH/0154A/07 Y 97 BMW 318 E36 1.8I 12,258 3,064 11,300 2,825 CABRIOLET RH/0155A/07 Y 03 BMW 525 D E39 SPORT 31,002 9,300 23,000 6,900 TOURING RH/0156A/07 Y 02 RENAULT GRAND-ESPACE 17,769 5,330 15,300 4,590 RH/0157A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E280 CDI 66,731 20,019 62,250 18,675 AVANTGARDE 4DR A RH/0158A/07 Y 99 BMW 318 E36 14,398 3,599 10,330 2,582 RH/0159A/07 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 16,460 4,938 15,000 4,500 KOMPRESSOR CLASSIC 4DR A RH/0160A/07 N 91 PEUGEOT 205 3,000 900 0 0 RH/0161A/07 Y 97 MERCEDES-BENZ CL 13,754 4,126 10,360 3,108 RH/0162A/07 N 92 BMW 318 E30 4,750 1,187 0 0 RH/0163A/07 Y 06 AUDI A3 26,886 6,721 26,300 6,575 RH/0164A/07 Y 05 BMW 520 44,352 13,305 43,300 12,990 RH/0165A/07 Y 01 CITROEN XANTIA 5,029 1,508 3,400 1,020 RH/0166A/07 Y 97 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2 S 61,500 18,450 50,000 15,000 2DR RH/0167A/07 Y 04 CHRYSLER VOYAGER 47,542 14,262 35,800 10,740 GRAND XS LTD CRD 5DR A RH/0168A/07 Y 00 TOYOTA CELICA 1.8 10,078 2,519 6,400 1,600 RH/0169A/07 N 03 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 11,941 2,985 0 0 RH/0170A/07 Y 02 BMW 320 18,144 5,443 15,000 4,500 RH/0171A/07 Y 04 TOYOTA RAV 4 27,227 8,168 21,650 6,495 RH/0172A/07 Y 87 VOLKSWAGEN CARAVELLE 5,000 1,250 3,600 900 RH/0173A/07 Y 96 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 12,383 3,714 6,000 1,800 RH/0174A/07 N 99 VAUXHALL VECTRA 1,924 481 0 0 RH/0175A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 51,045 12,761 44,500 11,125 KOMPRESSOR 1.8 ELEGANCE RH/0176A/07 Y 02 BMW 330 CI E46 SPORT 28,822 8,646 19,300 5,790 RH/0178A/07 Y 91 HONDA NSX 25,000 7,500 20,000 6,000 RH/0180A/07 Y 02 TOYOTA AVENSIS VERSO 15,265 4,579 14,100 4,230 2.0 D-4D GLS RH/0181A/07 Y 95 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 C 2DR A 11,351 3,405 9,200 2,760 RH/0182A/07 N 06 CITROEN C4 1.6 HDI VTR 17,399 4,349 0 0 PLUS 110BHP RH/0183A/07 Y 01 TOYOTA HIACE 15,000 4,500 14000 4,200 RH/0184A/07 N 01 NISSAN MICRA 4,338 9,76 0 0 RH/0185A/07 N 01 NISSAN MICRA 4,282 963 0 0 RH/0186A/07 N 95 AUDI A8 4,133 1,239 0 0 RH/0187A/07 Y 98 MERCEDES-BENZ SL320 32,000 9,600 26,000 7,800 RH/0188A/07 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ E270 36,027 10,808 30,300 9,090

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0189A/07 N 98 SAAB 900 6,500 1,950 0 0 RH/0190A/07 N 00 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 4,818 1,204 0 0 RH/0191A/07 N 00 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 3,626 815 0 0 RH/0192A/07 Y 96 BMW 316 3,826 956 2,060 515 RH/0193A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ S280 73,766 22,129 63,173 18,951 RH/0194A/07 Y 92 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO 6,500 1,625 3,300 825 RH/0195A/07 Y 96 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 5,559 1,667 4,600 1,380 RH/0196A/07 Y 03 PEUGEOT 307 12,364 2,781 11,800 2,655 RH/0197A/07 Y 88 BMW 320 3,500 1,050 2,000 600 RH/0198A/07 N 05 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 CDI 4DR A 72,083 21,624 0 0 RH/0199A/07 N 97 VOLKSWAGEN LT 28 SDI SWB 9,000 2,700 0 0 CAMPING VAN RH/0200A/07 N 88 TOYOTA STARLET TURBO 3,202 720 0 0 EP71 RH/0201A/07 Y 79 CITROEN CX 24 PALLAS 3,250 975 2,600 780 4DR A RH/0202A/07 N 95 ROMAHOME CAMPER 8,000 2,000 0 0 RH/0203A/07 Y 98 RENAULT CLIO 1.6 RXE 5DR 4,049 1,012 2,800 700 A RH/0204A/07 Y 01 MITSUBISHI GALANT 2.0 TD 5,361 1,608 3,800 1,140 GLS RH/0205A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 44,279 11,069 37,300 9,325 KOMPRESSOR CLASSIC SE 4DR RH/0207A/07 Y 00 TOYOTA CELICA VVTI 9,920 2,480 9,070 2,267 RH/0208A/07 Y 00 HONDA CIVIC 1.6 VTI 8,942 2,235 6,400 1,600 DOHC RH/0209A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 39,352 9,838 37,000 9,250 KOMPRESSOR CLASSIC SE A RH/0210A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 ELEGANCE 51,310 12,827 48,000 12,000 RH/0211A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 49,700 12,425 49,000 12,250 KOMPRESSOR RH/0212A/07 Y 92 PORSCHE 911 CARERRA 2 36,000 10,800 31,000 9,300 CABRIO 2DR RH/0214A/07 Y 03 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2.5 26,946 8,083 23,000 6,900 TD5 GS 5DR A RH/0217A/07 Y 03 LEXUS IS 200 19,099 5,729 18,375 5,512 RH/0218A/07 N 98 NISSAN 200SX 4,182 1,254 0 0 RH/0219A/07 N 07 NISSAN PATHFINDER 53,612 16,083 0 0 RH/0220A/07 N 04 AUDI A4 23,920 5,980 0 0 RH/0221A/07 N 00 AUDI TT 1.8 16,585 4,146 0 0 RH/0222A/07 Y 79 TVR TAIMAR 5,500 1,650 4,000 1,200 RH/0223A/07 Y 95 BMW 318 4,366 1,091 3,290 822 RH/0224A/07 Y 98 BMW 316 7,518 1,879 5,600 1,400 RH/0225A/07 Y 99 BMW 316 7,836 1,959 5,674 1,418 RH/0226A/07 Y 04 TOYOTA YARIS 1.0 T3 8,360 1,881 7,700 1,732 RH/0227A/07 Y 02 BMW 320 (E46) D SE 15,839 4,751 14,950 4,485 150BHP RH/0228A/07 Y 07 KIA SEDONA CRDI TS 52,917 15,875 29,963 8,988 5DR A RH/0229A/07 Y 03 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 4 90,000 27,000 84,250 25,275 RH/0230A/07 Y 06 NISSAN PATHFINDER 2.5 60,751 18,225 42,000 12,600 AVENTURA RH/0231A/07 N 06 HONDA CIVIC 14,751 3,318 0 0 RH/0232A/07 N 03 VAUXHALL CORSA 5,521 1,242 0 0 RH/0233A/07 Y 91 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL 129 SERIES 15,000 4,500 11,600 3,480 24V 2DR A RH/0234A/07 N 97 VAUXHALL CALIBRA 2.0I 16V 2,207 662 0 0 SE7

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RH/0235A/07 Y 06 LEXUS IS 44,381 13,314 43,736 13,120 RH/0236A/07 Y 04 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 110 34,490 10,347 28,600 8,580 TD5 XS RH/0237A/07 N 05 JAGUAR S-TYPE 45,042 13,512 0 0 RH/0238A/07 Y 00 LEXUS IS200 8,128 2,438 6,000 1,800 RH/0240A/07 Y 00 HONDA CIVIC 4,355 979 3,690 830 RH/0241A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 84,217 25,265 78,300 23,490 RH/0242A/07 N 00 ROVER 75 6,285 1,885 0 0 RH/0244A/07 Y 06 SUBARU FORESTER 32,923 9,876 29,000 8,700 RH/0245A/07 Y 04 BMW 525 41,784 12,535 39,300 11,790 RH/0246A/07 Y 04 TOYOTA COROLLA WISH 19112 4,778 16,000 4,000 RH/0247A/07 Y 05 AUDI A4 34,801 10,440 33,000 9,900 RH/0248A/07 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ SL320 36,000 10,800 32,600 9,780 RH/0249A/07 Y 01 VAUXHALL ASTRA 4,573 1,028 3,602 810 RH/0250A/07 Y 03 PEUGEOT 307 12,512 3,128 11,250 2,812 RH/0251A/07 Y 98 BMW 735 7,979 2,393 3,650 1,095 RH/0252A/07 Y 04 TOYOTA COROLLA 11,487 2,871 6,800 1,700 RH/0253A/07 Y 04 AUDI A4 27,173 8,151 25,100 7,530 RH/0254A/07 Y 01 MAZDA DEMIO 1.3 3,412 767 3,250 731 RH/0255A/07 Y 03 SAAB 9-3 2.0 T VECTOR 17,125 5,137 15,800 4,740 RH/0256A/07 Y 06 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.2D SE 48,251 14,475 34,900 10,470 4DR RH/0257A/07 N 95 TOYOTA STARLET EP82 1.3 4,223 950 0 0 TURBO RH/0258A/07 Y 05 SUBARU LEGACY 21,646 6,493 16,400 4,920 RH/0259A/07 Y 96 SAAB 900 5,500 1,650 4,650 1,395 RH/0260A/07 N 83 MERCEDES-BENZ 230 3,000 900 0 0 RH/0261A/07 Y 06 RENAULT GRAND SCENIC 26,982 6,745 24,620 6,155 RH/0262A/07 Y 03 AUDI TT 28,536 7,134 24,000 6,000 RH/0264A/07 N 95 GRINNALL SCORPION 9,500 2,137 0 0 RH/0266A/07 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 41,155 12,346 27,600 8,280 RH/0267A/07 Y 04 BMW 320 (E46) 26,944 8,083 24,840 7,452 RH/0269A/07 N 98 AUSTIN MINI COOPER 5,013 1,127 0 0 RH/0270A/07 Y 02 TOYOTA AVENSIS 2.0 16,029 4,808 14,300 4,290 RH/0271A/07 Y 04 RENAULT ESPACE 1.9 23,380 5,845 20,300 5,075 RH/0272A/07 Y 06 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 80,590 24,177 75,000 22,500 RH/0273A/07 Y 03 BMW 320 (E46) 19,892 5,967 14,600 4,380 RH/0276A/07 Y 01 LOTUS ELISE 25,500 6,375 20,100 5,025 RH/0277A/07 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 32,275 9,682 25,100 7,530 RH/0278A/07 Y 03 TOYOTA YARIS 7,384 1,661 6,930 1,559 RH/0279A/07 Y 02 VAUXHALL VECTRA 5,831 1,749 5,206 1,561 RH/0280A/07 N 07 FIAT SCUDO 40,911 12,273 0 0 RH/0281A/07 Y 01 AUDI A4 12,398 3,099 11,250 2,812 RH/0282A/07 Y 01 SUBARU LEGACY 5,879 1,763 5,458 1,637 RH/0283A/07 N 04 AUDI A3 20,824 6,247 0 0 RH/0284A/07 N 04 BMW 320 30,038 9,011 0 0 RH/0285A/07 Y 03 BMW 320 21,803 6,540 21,100 6,330 RH/0286A/07 N 05 TOYOTA YARIS 11,143 2,507 0 0 RH/0287A/07 Y 00 CITROEN XSARA 3,485 784 3,200 720 RH/0288A/07 Y 00 CITROEN XSARA 3,120 702 3,000 675 RH/0289A/07 Y 02 CITROEN XSARA 6,619 1,489 6,200 1,395 RH/0290A/07 Y 00 CITROEN C5 14,821 4,446 13,440 4,032 RH/0291A/07 Y 03 CITROEN C5 12,024 3,607 10,800 3,240 RH/0292A/07 Y 05 CITROEN C5 22,390 6,717 18,270 5,481 RH/0293A/07 Y 05 CITROEN C5 20,285 6,085 17,100 5,130 RH/0294A/07 Y 05 PEUGEOT 206 10,413 2,342 10,035 2,257 RH/0295A/07 Y 06 LEXUS GS 41,560 12,468 36,000 10,800

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0296A/07 Y 02 CITROEN C5 9,157 2,747 7,100 2,130 RH/0297A/07 N 84 PORSCHE 944 2,500 750 0 0 RH/0298A/07 Y 07 OPEL VIVARO 33,975 10,192 25,481 7,644 RH/0299A/07 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 32,756 8,189 28,000 7,000 RH/0301A/07 Y 04 RENAULT CLIO 11,988 2,997 8,750 2,187 RH/0302A/07 Y 07 FORD FIESTA 13,243 2,979 11,700 2,632 RH/0303A/07 Y 99 HYUNDAI COUPE 6,062 1,515 4,675 1,168 RH/0304A/07 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 19,220 5,766 12,100 3,630 RH/0305A/07 Y 02 CITROEN C5 10,027 3,008 7,900 2,370 RH/0306A/07 N 02 NISSAN MICRA 4,665 1,049 0 0 RH/0307A/07 Y 01 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 13,832 4,149 8,000 2,400 RH/0308A/07 Y 91 VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIA 11,000 3,300 8,500 2,550 RH/0310A/07 Y 98 BMW 316 7,447 1,861 6,300 1,575 RH/0311A/07 Y 96 MAZDA BONGO 5,904 1,771 5,234 1,570 RH/0312A/07 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ B150 33,658 8,414 33,069 8,267 RH/0314A/07 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ E270 44,486 13,345 38,250 11,475 RH/0315A/07 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 27,394 8,218 21,300 6,390 RH/0316A/07 Y 00 BMW Z3 19,002 5,700 12,600 3,780 RH/0317A/07 Y 06 VOLVO S80 50,028 15,008 45,600 13,680 RH/0318A/07 Y 02 FORD GALAXY 15,984 3,996 15,234 3,808 RH/0319A/07 Y 80 PORSCHE 911SC 13,750 4,125 12,500 3,750 RH/0320A/07 Y 03 CITROEN XSARA 10,859 2,714 9,696 2,424 RH/0321A/07 Y 03 HONDA CR-V 19,530 5,859 17,250 5,175 RH/0322A/07 Y 05 MAZDA RX-8 32,210 8,052 26,500 6,625 RH/0324A/07 Y 03 TOYOTA AVENSIS 21,530 6,459 17,500 5,250 RH/0325A/07 Y 04 NISSAN PRIMERA 14,524 4,357 4,100 1,230 RH/0326A/07 Y 03 BMW 320 22,143 6,642 18,000 5,400 RH/0327A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 48,672 14,601 44,800 13,440 RH/0328A/07 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 44,521 13,356 39,107 11,732 RH/0329A/07 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 38,294 11,488 31,810 9,543 RH/0330A/07 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 38,371 11,511 32,530 9,759 RH/0331A/07 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 54,110 16,233 49,905 14,971 RH/0332A/07 Y 06 TOYOTA CORROLLA 37,870 9,467 34,400 8,600 RH/0333A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 50,865 12,716 45,900 11,475 RH/0334A/07 Y 03 ROVER MG 7,074 1,591 4,410 992 RH/0335A/07 N 06 BMW 520 50,420 15,126 0 0 RH/0336A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 50,275 12,568 47,500 11,875 RH/0337A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 50,865 12,716 48,000 12,000 RH/0338A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 50,788 12,697 48,000 12,000 RH/0339A/07 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E240 53,364 16,009 50,800 15,240 RH/0340A/07 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 42,547 10,636 39,200 9,800 RH/0341A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E280 58,297 17,489 56,190 16,857 RH/0342A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ S600 154,601 46,380 135,600 40,680 RH/0343A/07 Y 97 MERCEDES-BENZ SL500 33,500 10,050 15,800 4,740 RH/0344A/07 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 30,614 9,184 28,470 8,541 RH/0345A/07 Y 93 MITSUBISHI PAJERO 7,199 2,159 5,300 1,590 RH/0346A/07 Y 05 BMW X3 46,153 13,845 44,000 13,200 RH/0347A/07 Y 94 AUSTIN MINI COOPER 4,868 1,095 4,300 967 RH/0348A/07 Y 06 BMW 318 39,925 11,977 38,475 11,542 RH/0349A/07 Y 06 BMW X5 69,754 20,926 66,300 19,890 RH/0350A/07 Y 06 AUDI A4 35,434 10,630 29,000 8,700 RH/0351A/07 Y 02 TOYOTA ESTIMA 15,133 4,539 7,564 2,269 RH/0352A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 49,928 12,482 48,000 12,000 RH/0353A/07 N 00 CADILLAC DEVILLE 31,000 9,300 0 0 RH/0354A/07 Y 91 SAAB 900 4,500 1,350 3,900 1,170

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RH/0355A/07 Y 05 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL 206,933 62,079 191,900 57,570 RH/0356A/07 N 99 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 110 7,636 2,290 0 0 RH/0357A/07 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 33,163 8,290 26,100 6,525 RH/0358A/07 Y 02 PEUGEOT 406 7,900 2,370 7,000 2,100 RH/0359A/07 Y 02 VOLVO S60 16,537 4,961 10,200 3,060 RH/0360A/07 Y 04 SMART CAR 13,887 3,471 11,000 2,750 RH/0361A/07 N 03 BMW 318 24,814 7,444 0 0 RH/0362A/07 Y 03 JAGUAR X-TYPE 17,994 5,398 15,500 4,650 RH/0363A/07 Y 96 TOYOTA CELICA 7,083 1,770 4,600 1,150 RH/0364A/07 Y 05 FORD MONDEO 30,724 9,217 22,900 6,870 RH/0365A/07 Y 01 AUDI TT 13,812 3,453 8,200 2,050 RH/0367A/07 N 03 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 8,650 1,946 0 0 RH/0368A/07 N 99 VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIA 24,000 7,200 0 0 RH/0369A/07 Y 05 TOYOTA LANDCRIUSER 84,800 25,440 65,800 19,740 RH/0370A/07 Y 04 BMW 320 24,915 7,474 23,666 7,099 RH/0371A/07 N 05 RENAULT GRAND SCENIC 20,106 5,026 0 0 RH/0372A/07 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ E250 2,929 878 2,600 780 RH/0373A/07 Y 94 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 11,515 3,454 8,100 2,430 RH/0375A/07 Y 95 TVR CHIMAERA 13,750 4,125 12,000 3,600 RH/0376A/07 Y 02 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 12,358 3,707 9,100 2,730 RH/0377A/07 N 07 AUDI Q7 80,249 24,074 0 0 RH/0380A/07 Y 02 FORD MONDEO 12,884 3,865 8,800 2,640 RH/0381A/07 Y 04 HONDA CIVIC 1.61 12,462 3,115 9,870 2,467 RH/0382A/07 Y 04 AUDI A4 1.9 23,863 5,965 20,000 5,000 RH/0383A/07 N 96 BMW 320 3,646 1,093 0 0 RH/0384A/07 Y 97 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 9,875 2,962 7,100 2,130 RH/0385A/07 N 07 AUDI QUATTRO 89,384 26,815 0 0 RH/0386A/07 N 05 VOLVO S40 21,387 5,346 0 0 RH/0387A/07 Y 07 SAAB 9-3 23,621 7,086 21,704 6,511 RH/0388A/07 Y 02 SUBARU LEGACY 16,818 5,045 9,475 2,842 RH/0389A/07 Y 01 HYUNDAI COUPE 6,244 1,561 5,800 1,450 RH/0390A/07 Y 02 CITROEN BERLINGO 7,623 1,905 6,905 1,726 RH/0391A/07 Y 01 CITROEN C5 6,657 1,997 4,600 1,380 RH/0393A/07 Y 00 BMW 318 E46 13,372 3,343 12,600 3,150 RH/0395A/07 Y 00 BMW 316 E46 11,288 2,822 10,170 2,542 RH/0397A/07 Y 00 BMW 318 E46 1.9I 10,263 2,565 9,400 2,350 RH/0399A/07 Y 02 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 12,376 3,712 7,250 2,175 CI GHIA 5DR RH/0401A/07 Y 06 CHRYSLER PT CURISER 25,708 7,712 22,700 6,810 RH/0403A/07 Y 04 BMW 730 D E65 SPORT 69,625 20,887 57,950 17,385 4DR A RH/0404A/07 N 07 FIAT SCUDO LWB 45,019 13,505 0 0 MJET RH/0405A/07 Y 93 TOYOTA MR2 2.0 GT T-BAR 6,052 1,815 3,900 1,170 RH/0406A/07 Y 03 AUDI A4 25,367 7,610 19,732 5,919 RH/0407A/07 Y 03 HONDA CIVIC 11,720 2,930 10,800 2,700 RH/0408A/07 Y 02 PEUGEOT 307 2.0 HDI 8,598 2,579 7,850 2,355 RH/0409A/07 Y 00 MAZDA MILLENIA 7,656 2,296 5,900 1,770 RH/0410A/07 Y 05 BMW X3 41,025 12,307 31,900 9,570 RH/0411A/07 Y 01 TOYOTA CELICA VVTL 16,875 4,218 14,000 3,500 RH/0413A/07 Y 03 AUDI A4 TDI SE 17,620 4,405 10,000 2,500 RH/0414A/07 Y 05 ROVER 75 2.0 CDT CONN. 22,244 6,673 19,100 5,730 SE RH/0415A/07 N 99 TOYOTA ALTEZZA SXE10 11,073 3,321 0 0 RH/0416A/07 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.4 BASE 8,432 1,897 6,300 1,417 RH/0417A/07 Y 04 BMW 320 D SE 150BHP 28,059 8,417 26,600 7,980 RH/0418A/07 Y 94 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 C 9,803 2,940 7,100 2,130

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0419A/07 Y 91 TOYOTA SOARER JZZ30 2.5 5,286 1,585 3,500 1,050 RH/0420A/07 Y 05 MAZDA 6 2.0 TS2 16,836 5,050 11,750 3,525 RH/0422A/07 Y 04 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 21,714 5,428 19,300 4,825 LX RH/0423A/07 Y 04 CHRYSLER JEEP GRAND- 35,190 10,557 30,700 9,210 CHEROKEE RH/0425A/07 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 15,476 4,642 14,500 4,350 KOMPRESSOR CLASSIC 4DR A RH/0426A/07 N 03 HYUNDAI MATRIX 1.6 GSI 7,478 1,869 0 0 RH/0427A/07 N 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 19,470 5,841 0 0 KOMPRESSOR CLASSIC RH/0428A/07 N 06 MAZDA DEMIO DY3W 11,301 2,542 0 0 5DR A RH/0429A/07 Y 03 BMW 320 E46 I 4DR A 21,067 6,320 19,600 5,880 RH/0430A/07 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 CLASSIC 13,283 3,984 11,000 3,300 4DR A RH/0431A/07 N 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E240 V6 CLASSIC 19,775 5,932 0 0 4DR A RH/0432A/07 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 17,862 5,358 14,500 4,350 RH/0433A/07 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 34,956 10,486 30,800 9,240 RH/0434A/07 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 KOMP 31,231 7,807 26,100 6,525 RH/0435A/07 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 22,498 6,749 18,400 5,520 RH/0436A/07 N 98 SAAB 900 TURBO 7,500 2,250 0 0 RH/0437A/07 Y 97 TOYOTA CELICA 7,929 1,982 5,700 1,425 RH/0438A/07 N 04 MAZDA RX-8 21,615 4,863 0 0 RH/0439A/07 Y 05 FORD FOCUS 16,178 4,044 12,800 3,200 RH/0444A/07 Y 01 MITSUBISHI GALANT 5,044 1,513 4,700 1,410 RH/0445A/07 Y 03 BMW 320 22,945 6,883 21,900 6,570 RH/0446A/07 Y 05 VAUXHALL ASTRA 15,065 3,766 13,100 3,275 RH/0447A/07 Y 06 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL 216,000 64,800 197,800 59,340 RH/0448A/07 Y 95 MITSUBISHI PAJERO 6,628 1,988 5,945 1,783 RH/0449A/07 Y 06 JAGUAR X-TYPE 29,479 8,843 28,250 8,475 RH/0450A/07 Y 01 FORD FOCUS 8,019 2,004 6,900 1,725 RH/0451A/07 Y 04 TOYOTA ALTEZZA 22,575 6,772 20,000 6,000 RH/0452A/07 N 01 BMW 325 12,168 3,650 0 0 RH/0453A/07 N 00 TOYOTA ALTEZZA 13,081 3,924 0 0 RH/0454A/07 N 90 BMW 325# 6,750 2,025 0 0 RH/0455A/07 Y 98 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 7,544 2,263 6,975 2,092 RH/0456A/07 Y 01 FORD FOCUS 6,379 1,435 5,985 1,346 RH/0457A/07 Y 05 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 20,938 5,234 17,476 4,369 RH/0458A/07 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 320 51,748 15,524 47,000 14,100 RH/0459A/07 N 06 BMW 630 87,469 26,240 0 0 RH/0460A/07 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 60,376 15,094 60,196 15,049 RH/0461A/07 Y 90 MASERATI BI-TURBO 10,250 3,075 8,500 2,550 RH/0462A/07 Y 06 VOLVO S80 48,489 14,546 44,254 13,276 RH/0463A/07 Y 04 BMW M3 72,601 21,780 65,400 19,620 RH/0464A/07 N 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 48,724 12,181 0 0 RH/0465A/07 N 07 CHRYSLER C300 105,000 31,500 0 0 RH/0466A/07 Y 04 CITROEN XSARA 11,359 2,839 9,350 2,337 RH/0467A/07 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN 19,945 5,983 15,920 4,776 RH/0468A/07 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 18,042 5,412 15,400 4,620 RH/0469A/07 Y 06 RENAULT LAGUNA 20,464 5,116 20,208 5,052 RH/0471A/07 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 64,268 19,280 62,500 18,750 RH/0472A/07 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 36,467 10,940 35,087 10,526 RH/0473A/07 N 95 FORD NUGGET 12,000 3,600 0 0 RH/0474A/07 Y 04 RENAULT CLIO 8,280 1,863 5,334 1,200

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RH/0475A/07 Y 02 FORD TRANSIT 17,000 5,100 13,750 4,125 RH/0477A/07 N 99 TOYOTA ALTEZZA 10,960 3,288 0 0 RH/0478A/07 Y 04 MAZDA 6.20 16,457 4,937 14,100 4,230 RH/0479A/07 Y 05 HYUNDAI GETZ 9,132 2,054 5,068 1,140 RH/0480A/07 Y 05 PEUGEOT 307 14,927 3,731 12,600 3,150 RH/0481A/07 N 85 PORSCHE 944 4,250 1,275 0 0 RH/0482A/07 Y 04 BMW 316 25,144 6,286 23,216 5,804 RH/0483A/07 N 07 JAGUAR XJ6 71,566 21,469 0 0 RH/0484A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 51,161 12,790 49,000 12,250 RH/0485A/07 N 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 54,376 16,312 0 0 RH/0486A/07 N 85 FORD CAPRI 3,500 1,050 0 0 RH/0487A/07 Y 04 PEUGEOT 407 17,643 4,410 14,300 3,575 RH/0488A/07 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 39,499 11,849 35,100 10,530 RH/0489A/07 Y 02 NISSAN PRIMERA 13,068 3,920 7,911 2,373 RH/0490A/07 N 99 HONDA CIVIC 1.6 6,132 1,533 0 0 RH/0491A/07 Y 03 LEXUS IS 200 18,163 5,448 17,710 5,313 RH/0493A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 58,271 17,481 55,841 16,752 RH/0494A/07 Y 05 VOLVO S40 21,326 5,331 17,767 4,441 RH/0495A/07 Y 03 VAUXHALL VECTRA 9,601 2,400 6,000 1,500 RH/0496A/07 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 10,638 2,659 8,000 2,000 RH/0497A/07 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 10,749 2,687 8,830 2,207 RH/0498A/07 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 7,987 1,996 6,450 1,612 RH/0500A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 61,140 18,342 58,800 17,640 RH/0502A/07 Y 07 AUDI A4 1.9 45,041 11,260 37,600 9,400 RH/0503A/07 Y 02 TOYOTA COROLLA 9,421 2,826 9,170 2,751 RH/0504A/07 Y 05 VAUXHALL ASTRA 16,656 4,164 14,200 3,550 RH/0505A/07 Y 93 MITSUBISHI GTO 6,828 2,048 5,500 1,650 RH/0506A/07 Y 85 MERCEDES-BENZ 230 4,250 1,275 3,300 990 RH/0507A/07 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 18,557 5,567 15,774 4,732 RH/0508A/07 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 17,843 5,352 14,500 4,350 RH/0509A/07 Y 03 PORSCHE BOXSTER 49,756 14,926 44,700 13,410 RH/0510A/07 Y 01 NISSAN PRIMERA 5,357 1,339 4,500 1,125 RH/0511A/07 N 97 HONDA CIVIC 2,169 542 0 0 RH/0512A/07 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E280 81,922 24,576 80,575 24,172 RH/0513A/07 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 27,272 6,818 25,200 6,300 RH/0515A/07 N 90 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO 2,648 662 0 0 RH/0516A/07 Y 97 BMW 316 6,331 1,582 4,300 1,075 RH/0517A/07 Y 07 RENAULT LAGUNA 22,335 5,583 20,100 5,025 RH/0518A/07 N 05 BMW 318 30,564 9,169 0 0 RH/0519A/07 Y 00 MITSUBISHI LANCER 7,028 1,757 6,500 1,625 RH/0520A/07 Y 03 VOLVO XC70 26,767 8,030 24,600 7,380 RH/0522A/07 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 19,449 5,834 17,450 5,235 RH/0523A/07 N 90 VOLVO 240 1,045 313 0 0 RH/0525A/07 N 92 TOYOTA MR2 4,414 1,324 0 0 RH/0526A/07 N 96 HONDA LEGEND 3,164 949 0 0 RH/0527A/07 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 51,533 15,459 48,500 14,550 RH/0529A/07 Y 03 BMW 320 23,016 6,904 18,600 5,580 RH/0530A/07 N 00 TOYOTA HILUXSURF 21,880 6,564 0 0 RH/0531A/07 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 21,501 6,450 15,600 4,680 RH/0532A/07 Y 00 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 13,516 4,054 10,545 3,163 RH/0533A/07 Y 05 MINI ONE 13,953 3,139 9,600 2,160 RH/0534A/07 Y 00 PORSCHE 911 122,000 36,600 89,000 26,700 RH/0535A/07 Y 96 PORSCHE 911 48,000 14,400 39,700 11,910 RH/0536A/07 Y 07 HUMMER H3 135,000 40,500 122,500 36,750 RH/0537A/07 Y 03 PEUGEOT 406 11,779 3,533 6,800 2,040 RH/0538A/07 N 04 BMW 520 35,039 10,511 0 0

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0539A/07 Y 92 TOYOTA LEVIN 3,931 982 3,375 843 RH/0540A/07 Y 06 FORD FIESTA 10,955 2,464 9,620 2,164 RH/0541A/07 N 04 BMW 320 25,640 7,692 0 0 RH/0542A/07 N 03 BMW 318 20,597 6,179 0 0 RH/0543A/07 Y 07 HONDA ACCORD 36,832 11,049 36,000 10,800 RH/0544A/07 Y 02 NISSAN MICRA 4,282 963 1,940 436 RH/0545A/07 N 07 CHEVROLET SUBARBAN 35,770 10,731 0 0 RH/0546A/07 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 9,800 2,940 5,310 1,593 RH/0547A/07 N 04 BMW 318 30,030 9,009 0 0 RH/0001A/08 Y 05 MITSUBISHI LANCER 13,523 3,380 10,480 2,620 RH/0003A/08 Y 91 MITSUBISHI GTO 3.0 6,828 2,048 1,050 315 RH/0004A/08 Y 04 FORD MUSTANG 34,000 10,200 23,000 6,900 RH/0005A/08 N 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 21,750 5,437 0 0 RH/0006A/08 Y 89 BMW 325 6,750 2,025 3,500 1,050 RH/0007A/08 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 111,904 33,571 105,671 31,701 RH/0008A/08 N 02 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 230 23,777 7,133 0 0 RH/0009A/08 Y 04 BMW 530 39,702 11,910 25,790 7,737 RH/0011A/08 Y 07 BMW 520 46,526 13,957 38,400 11,520 RH/0012A/08 N 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 43,401 10,850 0 0 RH/0013A/08 N 85 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 3,500 1,050 0 0 RH/0014A/08 N 04 NISSAN MICRA 7,981 1,795 0 0 RH/0015A/08 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 19,129 5,738 13,000 3,900 RH/0016A/08 Y 08 NISSAN MURANO 57,825 17,347 44,750 13,425 RH/0017A/08 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 20,302 6,090 14,800 4,440 RH/0018A/08 Y 05 AUDI A6 33,609 10,082 30,625 9,187 RH/0019A/08 N 97 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 5,393 1,617 0 0 RH/0020A/08 Y 02 BMW 318 20,103 6,030 14,500 4,350 RH/0021A/08 Y 04 SUBARU LEGACY 23,455 7,036 20,660 6,198 RH/0022A/08 Y 95 TOYOTA CELICA 3,889 1,166 3,000 900 RH/0023A/08 Y 04 PORSCHE 911 106,000 31,800 55,000 16,500 RH/0024A/08 Y 05 BMW 320 34,345 10,303 31,000 9,300 RH/0025A/08 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 53,174 13,293 50,309 12,577 RH/0026A/08 Y 03 HONDA ACCORD 13,492 4,047 10,780 3,234 RH/0027A/08 N 04 TOYOTA COROLLA 10,528 2,632 0 0 RH/0029A/08 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ E270 38,729 11,618 37,000 11,100 RH/0030A/08 Y 03 VOLVO S40 8,390 2,517 5,800 1,740 RH/0031A/08 Y 98 CHRYSLER JEEP CHEROKEE 4,044 1,213 1,250 375 RH/0032A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 80,726 24,217 71,500 21,450 RH/0033A/08 N 98 BMW 318 12,258 3,064 0 0 RH/0034A/08 Y 05 MAZDA 6 2.0 18,523 5,556 14,000 4,200 RH/0037A/08 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 14,720 3,680 13,000 3,250 RH/0038A/08 Y 04 TOYOTA COROLLA 13,182 2,965 11,500 2,587 RH/0039A/08 Y 92 NISSAN 300ZX TARGA 6,500 1,950 5,600 1,680 TURBO Z 2DR RH/0040A/08 Y 89 MERCEDES-BENZ 300CE 2DR 7,000 2,100 2,500 750 RH/0041A/08 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT TDI 25,222 6,305 23,960 5,990 RH/0042A/08 Y 05 MINI ONE 1.6 15,451 3,862 13,500 3,375 RH/0043A/08 Y 03 VAUXHALL VECTRA LS 7,188 1,797 3,800 950 RH/0045A/08 Y 94 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 A 16,306 4,891 10,000 3,000 RH/0046A/08 N 04 BMW 525 D E60 SE 33,342 10,002 0 0 RH/0047A/08 Y 01 SAAB 9-5 7,251 2,175 1,500 450 RH/0048A/08 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C2000 58,345 17,503 55,192 16,557 RH/0049A/08 Y 04 AUDI A4 24,677 6,169 20,800 5,200 RH/0050A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 50,989 12,747 47,463 11,865 RH/0051A/08 Y 95 TOYOTA CELICA 5,266 1,316 2,700 675

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RH/0052A/08 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 29,325 8,797 25,500 7,650 RH/0053A/08 Y 02 HONDA CIVIC 9,919 2,479 8,165 2,041 RH/0054A/08 Y 04 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 26,590 7,977 18,950 5,685 RH/0055A/08 Y 98 HONDA CR-V 4,794 1,438 2,424 727 RH/0056A/08 Y 03 ROVER 75 11,774 3,532 5,000 1,500 RH/0058A/08 N 05 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 43,773 13,131 0 0 RH/0059A/08 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ SL 500 61,000 18,300 43,000 12,900 RH/0060A/08 Y 82 MERCEDES-BENZ 280 4,250 1,275 3,000 900 RH/0061A/08 Y 06 AUDI A6 48,911 14,673 45,300 13,590 RH/0062A/08 N 03 RENAULT CLIO 4,344 1,086 0 0 RH/0065A/08 Y 04 FORD STREETKA 12,558 3,139 7,875 1,968 RH/0066A/08 N 07 MORGAN 4/4 58,559 14,639 0 0 RH/0067A/08 Y 08 RENAULT MEGANE 31,410 7,852 29,790 7,447 RH/0068A/08 N 03 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 17,494 4,373 0 0 RH/0069A/08 Y 96 LINCOLN TOWNCAR 15,500 4,650 12,500 3,750 RH/0070A/08 Y 06 AUDI A4 28,443 8,532 24,720 7,416 RH/0071A/08 Y 91 TOYOTA CELICA 5,500 1,650 4,250 1,275 RH/0072A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 76,054 19,013 67,500 16,875 RH/0073A/08 N 06 JAGUAR XJ6 80,438 24,131 0 0 RH/0074A/08 Y 04 BMW 320 27,833 8,349 20,200 6,060 RH/0075A/08 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS 18,090 5,427 17,500 5,250 RH/0076A/08 Y 05 TOYOTA CELICA 33,811 8,452 25,300 6,325 RH/0077A/08 Y 06 BMW 5,231 51,347 15,404 48,800 14,640 RH/0078A/08 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 30,894 7,723 24,223 6,055 RH/0079A/08 N 06 VOLVO XC90 57,885 17,365 0 0 RH/0080A/08 Y 05 SUBARU LEGACY 17,599 5,279 13,200 3,960 RH/0081A/08 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 34,742 8,685 26,000 6,500 RH/0083A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 102,453 30,735 98,300 29,490 RH/0084A/08 Y 03 AUDI A4 1.9 18,744 4,686 16,200 4,050 RH/0085A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 98,042 29,412 97,666 29,299 RH/0086A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E250 42,840 12,852 11,000 3,300 RH/0087A/08 N 06 BMW 520 48,893 14,667 0 0 RH/0089A/08 Y 04 JAGUAR X-TYPE 24,634 7,390 20,200 6,060 RH/0090A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 110,395 33,118 95,000 28,500 RH/0091A/08 Y 03 VOLVO S80 12,237 3,671 9,000 2,700 RH/0093A/08 Y 04 HONDA ACCORD CL 17,494 5,248 15,744 4,723 RH/0094A/08 Y 06 PEUGEOT 207 11,587 2,607 9,200 2,070 RH/0095A/08 Y 04 BMW 320 25,895 7,768 25,754 7,726 RH/0096A/08 Y 07 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 41,792 12,537 40,600 12,180 RH/0097A/08 N 07 FIAT SCUDO 46,307 13,892 0 0 RH/0098A/08 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 21,516 6,454 19,000 5,700 RH/0099A/08 Y 07 BMW Z4 80,701 24,210 70,000 21,000 RH/0100A/08 Y 06 TOYOTA RAV 4 40,694 12,208 26,450 7,935 RH/0102A/08 Y 05 LOTUS ELISE 39,000 9,750 29,250 7,312 RH/0103A/08 Y 01 ALFA ROMEO GTV 6,333 1,899 4,500 1,350 RH/0104A/08 Y 00 BMW 330 40,097 12,029 33,650 10,095 RH/0105A/08 Y 99 RENAULT CLIO 2,372 533 1,900 427 RH/0106A/08 N 07 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 3 50,683 15,204 0 0 RH/0107A/08 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 10,026 3,007 9,717 2,915 RH/0108A/08 Y 05 VOLVO XC90 50,581 15,174 46,800 14,040 RH/0109A/08 Y 00 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 21,630 6,489 19,000 5,700 RH/0110A/08 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 32,192 9,657 31,390 9,417 RH/0111A/08 N 03 TOYOTA COROLLA RUNX 10,116 2,529 0 0 RH/0112A/08 N 00 HONDA CR-V 15,593 4,677 0 0 RH/0113A/08 Y 02 BMW 320 16,222 4,866 10,300 3,090 RH/0114A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 67,419 16,854 56,500 14,125

1013 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0115A/08 Y 01 AUDI A4 1.9 10,646 2,661 7,500 1,875 RH/0117A/08 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ A140 5,600 1,260 4,250 956 RH/0118A/08 Y 03 TOYOTA AVENSIS 14,988 4,496 10,800 3,240 RH/0119A/08 Y 06 RENAULT MEGANE 16,520 4,130 15,180 3,795 RH/0120A/08 N 04 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 11,536 2,884 0 0 RH/0121A/08 Y 05 SUBARU IMPREZA 13,945 3,486 12,150 3,037 RH/0122A/08 Y 04 SKODA OCTAVIA 11,498 2,874 8,330 2,082 RH/0123A/08 Y 04 AUDI A4 19,126 4,781 17,000 4,250 RH/0124A/08 Y 90 TOYOTA CELICA 4,000 1,200 2,500 750 RH/0125A/08 Y 05 VAUXHALL VECTRA 14,536 4,360 13,500 4,050 RH/0126A/08 N 07 BMW X5 87,221 26,166 0 0 RH/0127A/08 Y 08 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 68,252 20,475 62,000 18,600 RH/0128A/08 Y 07 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 98,033 29,409 87,500 26,250 RH/0129A/08 Y 04 BMW 325 31,505 9,451 28,500 8,550 RH/0130A/08 Y 04 RENAULT SCENIC 12,725 2,863 10,180 2,290 RH/0131A/08 N 07 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 44,519 13,355 0 0 RH/0132A/08 Y 05 AUDI A4 2.0 28,587 8,576 25,500 7,650 RH/0133A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 70,147 17,536 52,750 13,187 RH/0134A/08 Y 04 AUDI A4 20,025 5,006 17,720 4,430 RH/0135A/08 Y 89 PORSCHE 911 20,500 6,150 14,000 4,200 RH/0136A/08 Y 07 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 66,764 20,029 62,938 18,881 RH/0137A/08 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 13,419 3,019 10,730 2,414 RH/0138A/08 Y 04 JAGUAR X-TYPE 24,464 7,339 17,300 5,190 RH/0139A/08 N 06 TOYOTA PRIUS 10,689 2,672 0 0 RH/0140A/08 Y 04 RENAULT MEGANE 15,528 3,882 15,250 3,812 RH/0141A/08 N 08 NISSAN QASHQAI 23,620 5,905 0 0 RH/0142A/08 Y 06 BMW 520 47,919 14,375 47,354 14,206 RH/0143A/08 Y 03 TOYOTA AVENSIS 17,881 5,364 14,600 4,380 RH/0144A/08 Y 00 TOYOTA YARIS 3,963 891 3,200 720 RH/0145A/08 N 04 AUDI A4 20,522 5,130 0 0 RH/0146A/08 Y 04 VOLVO S80 17,249 5,174 10,000 3,000 RH/0147A/08 Y 04 VOLVO S60 19,694 5,908 18,360 5,508 RH/0148A/08 Y 04 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 16,540 4,962 15,690 4,707 RH/0150A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 74,107 22,232 67,500 20,250 RH/0151A/08 Y 03 LEXUS GS 22,568 6,770 18,000 5,400 RH/0153A/08 Y 05 VOLVO XC90 48,228 14,468 42,000 12,600 RH/0154A/08 Y 95 PORSCHE CARRERA 41,500 12,450 40,000 12,000 RH/0155A/08 Y 92 SAAB 900 TURBO 5,625 1,687 5,000 1,500 RH/0157A/08 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 42,981 12,894 39,600 11,880 RH/0159A/08 Y 06 BMW 520 43,419 13,025 28,800 8,640 RH/0160A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 82,728 24,818 62,000 18,600 RH/0161A/08 Y 84 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCARAVAN 3,500 875 2,500 625 RH/0162A/08 N 01 BMW M3 24,059 7,217 0 0 RH/0168A/08 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS 19,513 4,878 18,000 4,500 RH/0169A/08 Y 05 PORSCHE 911 112,881 33,864 112,000 33,600 RH/0170A/08 Y 87 FORD CAPRI 2,500 750 2,000 600 RH/0171A/08 Y 03 BMW 730 57,110 17,133 41,000 12,300 RH/0172A/08 N 99 MERCEDES-BENZ VITO 7,500 2,250 0 0 RH/0173A/08 Y 06 LEXUS RX400 31,854 9,556 28,160 8,448 RH/0174A/08 Y 05 TOYOTA PRIUS 9,159 2,289 8,625 2,156 RH/0175A/08 Y 92 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 34,000 10,200 31,000 9,300 RH/0176A/08 N 04 JAGUAR X-TYPE 21,401 6,420 0 0 RH/0177A/08 Y 98 TOYOTA AVENSIS 2,728 682 2,250 562 RH/0178A/08 Y 90 PORSCHE 911 27,000 8,100 22,500 6,750 RH/0179A/08 Y 85 AUTOSLEEPER MOTORCARAVAN 4,000 1,000 1,260 315

1014 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

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RH/0180A/08 Y 06 CITROEN C5 22,396 6,718 20,887 6,266 RH/0181A/08 N 91 MERCEDES-BENZ G-WAGON 13,000 3,900 0 0 RH/0183A/08 Y 03 FORD MONDEO 12,607 3,782 9,050 2,715 RH/0185A/08 Y 07 FORD S-MAX 33,994 8,498 33,550 8,387 RH/0186A/08 N 94 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 9,000 2,250 0 0 RH/0188A/08 Y 05 AUDI CABRIOLET 39,034 9,758 38,260 9,565 RH/0189A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 58,170 17,451 57,790 17,337 RH/0190A/08 Y 04 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 43,332 12,999 39,600 11,880 3.0 D4D LC4 RH/0192A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 40,079 10,019 37,300 9,325 RH/0193A/08 Y 96 CHRYSLER JEEP CHEROKEE 1,999 599 1,530 459 RH/0194A/08 Y 06 BMW 520 41,581 12,474 41,457 12,437 RH/0195A/08 Y 04 BMW 320 28,052 8,415 27,000 8,100 RH/0197A/08 Y 86 BMW M3 8,500 2,550 3,750 1,125 RH/0198A/08 Y 92 VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIA 11,000 3,300 9,450 2,835 RH/0199A/08 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 62,797 15,699 62,337 15,584 RH/0200A/08 N 08 MERCEDES-BENZ ML 88,052 26,415 0 0 RH/0201A/08 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 35,882 10,764 29,950 8,985 RH/0202A/08 Y 05 FORD GALAXY 21,010 5,252 18,850 4,712 RH/0203A/08 Y 02 SAAB 9-3 17,168 5,150 8,690 2,607 RH/0204A/08 Y 08 NISSAN GTR 123,480 37,044 97,250 29,175 RH/0205A/08 Y 01 FORD GALAXY 10,255 2,563 7,400 1,850 RH/0206A/08 Y 01 BMW 320 12,339 3,701 10,350 3,105 RH/0207A/08 Y 07 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 3 73,853 22,155 64,750 19,425 RH/0208A/08 Y 06 TOYOTA YARIS 8,465 1,904 6,800 1,530 RH/0209A/08 Y 04 VOLVO XC90 42,161 12,648 36,000 10,800 RH/0210A/08 Y 92 SUBARU SVX 6,500 1,950 4,500 1,350 RH/0211A/08 Y 04 MAZDA RX-8 22,176 5,544 18,500 4,625 RH/0212A/08 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ ML 41,418 12,425 40,000 12,000 RH/0214A/08 N 03 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 15,528 4,658 0 0 RH/0216A/08 N 95 AUSTIN COOPER 4,502 1,012 0 0 RH/0217A/08 Y 06 VOLVO XC70 41,386 12,415 41,000 12,300 RH/0218A/08 Y 07 CITROEN XSARA 18,189 4,547 14,712 3,678 RH/0219A/08 N 06 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.4 25,277 5,687 0 0 RH/0220A/08 N 08 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 120,699 36,209 0 0 RH/0221A/08 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 27,430 8,229 19,820 5,946 RH/0223A/08 Y 05 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 3 54,811 16,443 46,500 13,950 RH/0224A/08 Y 05 HYUNDAI ACCENT 1.3 6,572 1,478 5,500 1,237 RH/0225A/08 Y 87 TOYOTA MR2 3,000 750 2,250 562 RH/0226A/08 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E280 75,649 22,694 74,451 22,335 RH/0227A/08 N 00 HONDA HR-V 5,917 1,479 0 0 RH/0228A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 108,858 32,657 78,950 23,685 RH/0229A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 49,978 12,494 47,250 11,812 KOMPRESSOR1 RH/0230A/08 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.8 4,324 1,081 3,400 850 RH/0231A/08 Y 04 JAGUAR X-TYPE 20,989 6,296 19,136 5,740 RH/0232A/08 Y 02 BMW 318 19,785 5,935 12,833 3,849 RH/0233A/08 Y 98 BMW 323 6,722 2,016 4,166 1,249 RH/0234A/08 Y 03 BMW 320 20,009 6,002 17,100 5,130 RH/0235A/08 Y 98 MERCEDES-BENZ SL 320 26,000 7,800 18,000 5,400 RH/0236A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 50,070 15,021 42,300 12,690 ELEGANCE 4DR A RH/0237A/08 Y 06 TOYOTA YARIS 1.0 T3 9,823 2,210 8,841 1,989 RH/0238A/08 Y 07 MASERATI QUATTROPORTE 151,969 45,590 125,000 37,500 4DR

1015 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0239A/08 Y 07 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 94,932 28,479 76,600 22,980 4.2 TD AMAZON A RH/0240A/08 Y 99 TOYOTA CELICA 1.8 SR 12,220 3,055 6,300 1,575 LTD/EDT RH/0241A/08 Y 01 VOLVO V40 1.9 T4 SE 5DR 5,726 1,431 4,649 1,162 RH/0242A/08 Y 06 BMW X5 E53 3.0D 63,166 18,949 55,500 16,650 SPORT RH/0243A/08 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 2.0 SW HDI SE 20,606 6,181 14,000 4,200 RH/0245A/08 N 98 SUZUKI VITARA 1.6 3,058 764 0 0 SPORT 2 JX S-T RH/0246A/08 Y 02 PORSCHE BOXSTER 2.7 TIPT 27,569 8,270 19,800 5,940 .S 2DR A RH/0247A/08 Y 02 VOLVO S40 1.9D SPORT 7,810 1,952 6,248 1,562 115BHP RH/0248A/08 Y 03 TOYOTA RAV 4 D4-D 2.0 15,451 4,635 13,500 4,050 NRG RH/0249A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 38,568 9,642 34,000 8,500 KOMPRESSOR AVANT GARDE SE RH/0250A/08 Y 00 BENTLEY AZURE 2DR A 190,000 57,000 125,000 37,500 RH/0251A/08 Y 07 RENAULT MEGANE 1.9 DCI 28,209 7,052 19,333 4,833 DYNAMIQUE RH/0252A/08 Y 06 HYUNDAI TRAJET 21,088 6,326 19,833 5,949 RH/0253A/08 N 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 36,081 9,020 0 0 RH/0254A/08 N 95 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2,085 625 0 0 RH/0256A/08 Y 02 HONDA STREAM 12,532 3,759 5,900 1,770 RH/0257A/08 Y 06 ASTON MARTIN DB9 189,000 56,700 156,000 46,800 RH/0258A/08 Y 03 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 24,971 7,491 21,150 6,345 RH/0259A/08 Y 07 MAZDA MX5 23,814 5,953 18,880 4,720 RH/0260A/08 N 08 PEUGEOT EXPERT 37,990 11,397 0 0 RH/0261A/08 Y 08 BMW X5 89,207 26,762 86,320 25,896 RH/0262A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E 320 81,030 24,309 78,958 23,687 RH/0263A/08 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ SL320 40,000 12,000 31,600 9,480 RH/0264A/08 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ SL320 30,500 9,150 26,300 7,890 RH/0265A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 200 50,272 12,568 41,250 10,312 RH/0266A/08 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C 320 73,563 22,068 72,075 21,622 RH/0267A/08 N 05 FORD GALAXY 23,168 5,792 0 0 RH/0268A/08 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 19,286 4,339 18,263 4,109 RH/0269A/08 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 200 45,677 11,419 34,950 8,737 RH/0270A/08 Y 00 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 7,810 1,952 5,940 1,485 RH/0271A/08 Y 07 NISSAN QASHQAI 21,107 5,276 18,435 4,608 RH/0272A/08 Y 08 LEXUS RX400 43,854 13,156 40,000 12,000 RH/0273A/08 Y 03 BMW 320 21,780 6,534 19,750 5,925 RH/0274A/08 Y 02 PEUGEOT 206 5,820 1,309 5,250 1,181 RH/0275A/08 Y 92 FORD ESCORT 16,500 4,950 13,500 4,050 RH/0276A/08 Y 04 BMW 530 34,895 10,468 28,400 8,520 RH/0277A/08 Y 97 HONDA CR-V 2,535 760 1,700 510 RH/0278A/08 N 93 AUSTIN MINI COOPER 4,502 1,012 0 0 RH/0279A/08 N 08 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 115,447 34,634 0 0 RH/0280A/08 Y 99 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 56,000 16,800 46,250 13,875 RH/0281A/08 N 99 TOYOTA ALTEZZA 5,462 1,638 0 0 RH/0282A/08 Y 98 HONDA INTEGRA 7,534 1,883 6,333 1,583 RH/0283A/08 N 03 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 10,547 2,636 0 0 RH/0284A/08 Y 93 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 7,739 2,321 6,500 1,950 RH/0285A/08 Y 07 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL 254,079 76,223 245,000 73,500 RH/0286A/08 Y 05 LEXUS GS 300 45,367 13,610 31,500 9,450 RH/0287A/08 Y 02 AUDI S8 19,714 5,914 18,000 5,400

1016 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

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RH/0288A/08 Y 04 FIAT STILO 1.4 8,386 1,886 7,600 1,710 RH/0289A/08 Y 07 FORD MUSTANG 46,800 14,040 32,975 9,892 RH/0290A/08 Y 03 HONDA ACCORD 14,209 4,262 11,600 3,480 RH/0292A/08 N 05 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 15,021 3,755 0 0 RH/0293A/08 Y 02 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 18,884 5,665 15,600 4,680 RH/0294A/08 N 07 MINI COOPER 20,882 5,220 0 0 RH/0295A/08 N 06 HONDA CIVIC 12,433 2,797 0 0 RH/0296A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK 280 54,650 16,395 43,720 13,116 KOMPRESSOR RH/0297A/08 Y 01 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 27,684 8,305 21,000 6,300 RH/0298A/08 Y 05 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 49,177 14,753 40,000 12,000 RH/0299A/08 Y 97 SAAB 900 5,250 1,575 3,100 930 RH/0300A/08 Y 04 SEAT ALHAMBRA 19,591 4,897 14,500 3,625 RH/0301A/08 Y 04 LEXUS RX 300 38,746 11,623 32,750 9,825 RH/0302A/08 Y 02 RENAULT LAGUNA 4,935 1,233 4,116 1,029 RH/0303A/08 Y 08 LEXUS RX400 43,854 13,156 40,000 12,000 RH/0304A/08 Y 08 NISSAN GTR 123,480 37,044 97,250 29,175 RH/0305A/08 N 07 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 53,215 15,964 0 0 RH/0306A/08 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ SL320 30,500 9,150 22,750 6,825 RH/0307A/08 N 02 TOYOTA COROLLA 7,049 1,586 0 0 RH/0308A/08 N 97 AUSTIN MINI COOPER 4,868 1,095 0 0 RH/0309A/08 Y 04 LOTUS ELISE 32,000 8,000 29,000 7,250 RH/0310A/08 Y 01 SAAB 9-3 12,526 3,757 12,166 3,649 RH/0311A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 69,524 20,857 58,000 17,400 RH/0312A/08 Y 05 BMW X5 56,058 16,817 34,800 10,440 RH/0313A/08 Y 99 VAUXHALL OMEGA 1,652 495 1,300 390 RH/0314A/08 Y 04 BMW 645 69,946 20,983 47,833 14,349 RH/0315A/08 Y 96 SAAB 900 TURBO 5,250 1,575 5,000 1,500 RH/0316A/08 Y 00 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 10,139 3,041 6,880 2,064 RH/0317A/08 Y 07 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 44,001 13,200 32,175 9,652 RH/0318A/08 N 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS 30,129 9,038 0 0 RH/0320A/08 Y 00 BMW 318 E36 11,343 2,835 7,166 1,791 RH/0321A/08 N 08 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 110 51,816 15,544 0 0 RH/0322A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 42,115 10,528 34,000 8,500 RH/0324A/08 Y 97 TOYOTA CELICA 7,083 1,770 5,000 1,250 RH/0325A/08 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 15,706 3,533 12,800 2,880 RH/0326A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK200 50,272 12,568 41,666 10,416 RH/0327A/08 Y 06 CHRYSLER 300C 45,517 13,655 42,375 12,712 RH/0329A/08 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ SL320 39,000 11,700 26,300 7,890 RH/0330A/08 N 92 NISSAN 300ZX 6,308 1,892 0 0 RH/0331A/08 N 04 HONDA CIVIC 6,700 1,507 0 0 RH/0332A/08 Y 99 NISSAN MICRA 1.0 2,171 488 1,534 345 RH/0334A/08 Y 04 BMW 730 57,049 17,114 41,000 12,300 RH/0335A/08 N 07 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 KOMPRESSOR 41,345 10,336 0 0 CLASSIC RH/0337A/08 N 03 NISSAN X-TRAIL 16,178 4,853 0 0 RH/0338A/08 Y 01 BMW X5 24,235 7,270 18,435 5,530 RH/0339A/08 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1.9 19,656 4,914 18,650 4,662 RH/0340A/08 N 04 TOYOTA PRIUS 7,851 1,962 0 0 RH/0341A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 46,087 14,747 32,807 10,498 KOMPRESSOR RH/0342A/08 N 07 BMW 330I SE 70,943 21,282 0 0 RH/0343A/08 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 11,515 3,454 8,100 2,430 RH/0344A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 SE 39,688 9,922 34,000 8,500 RH/0346A/08 Y 02 TOYOTA RAV 4 VVTI 11,057 3,095 10,827 2,706 RH/0347A/08 Y 06 AUDI A6 34,734 9,725 31,300 8,764 RH/0348A/08 N 96 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 2,967 890 0 0

1017 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0349A/08 N 07 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 23,356 5,839 0 0 RH/0350A/08 Y 07 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 75,756 22,726 68,250 20,475 RH/0351A/08 Y 93 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 7,500 2,250 2,000 600 RH/0352A/08 Y 98 AUDI CABRIOLET 9,500 2,375 4,140 1,035 RH/0354A/08 Y 01 BMW 325 10,069 3,020 9,000 2,700 RH/0355A/08 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 18,072 4,066 16,600 3,735 RH/0356A/08 Y 05 JAGUAR XJ 66,410 19,923 38,000 11,400 RH/0357A/08 N 99 TOYOTA ALTEZZA 9,112 2,733 0 0 RH/0358A/08 Y 07 TOYOTA YARIS 16,267 2,277 14,500 2,030 RH/0359A/08 Y 03 AUDI A4 12,190 3,047 9,440 2,360 RH/0360A/08 N 05 RENAULT CLIO 8,233 1,646 0 0 RH/0361A/08 Y 02 BMW M5 34,615 10,384 24,940 7,482 RH/0362A/08 Y 07 RENAULT SCENIC 24,409 6,102 22,150 5,537 RH/0363A/08 N 02 BMW 520 14,716 4,414 0 0 RH/0364A/08 Y 07 ALFA ROMEO 159 43,467 13,040 35,000 10,500 RH/0365A/08 Y 02 AUDI A4 13,715 3,291 10,805 2,593 RH/0366A/08 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ S280 11,900 3,570 9,500 2,850 RH/0367A/08 Y 08 NISSAN GTR 126,000 37,800 97,250 29,175 RH/0368A/08 Y 03 AUDI TT 27,519 9,906 16,308 5,870 RH/0369A/08 Y 94 JAGUAR XJS 10,578 3,173 3,500 1,050 RH/0370A/08 Y 04 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 36,243 10,872 33,500 10,050 RH/0371A/08 Y 06 SMART CAR FORFOUR 12,182 2,740 9,650 2,171 COOLSTYLE RH/0372A/08 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 16,118 5,157 9,400 3,008 RH/0373A/08 Y 07 FORD GALAXY 35,897 8,615 31,800 7,632 RH/0374A/08 Y 98 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 56,000 16,800 46,250 13,875 RH/0375A/08 Y 95 ASTON MARTIN DB7 44,000 13,200 40,000 12,000 RH/0376A/08 Y 97 PEUGEOT 306 2,000 480 1,050 315 RH/0377A/08 Y 07 KIA SEDONA 41,057 12,317 32,000 9,600 RH/0378A/08 Y 00 NISSAN BASSARA 8,590 2,577 4,500 1,350 RH/0379A/08 Y 03 NISSAN ALMERA 6,190 1,547 5,540 1,385 RH/0380A/08 Y 90 FORD SIERRA 6,000 1,800 1,050 315 RH/0381A/08 Y 04 SKODA FABIA COMFORT 8,293 1,865 7,049 1,586 1.2 RH/0382A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 58,653 17,595 47,478 14,243 RH/0383A/08 Y 06 VOLVO XC90 61,259 22,053 55,966 16,789 RH/0384A/08 Y 01 HONDA CIVIC 5,719 1,830 2,861 915 RH/0385A/08 Y 04 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL 146,443 43,932 122,500 36,750 RH/0387A/08 Y 05 BMW X5 57,132 17,139 45,000 13,500 RH/0388A/08 Y 02 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2.5 20,027 7,209 15,000 5,400 RH/0389A/08 Y 04 AUDI A4 20,137 4,832 17,200 4,128 RH/0390A/08 Y 08 MASERATI GRAN TURISMO 181,747 54,524 153,500 46,050 RH/0391A/08 Y 06 BMW Z4 50,517 15,155 32,900 9,870 RH/0392A/08 Y 81 FORD CAPRI 2,500 625 1,260 315 RH/0393A/08 Y 02 VOLVO V70 13,864 4,159 10,890 3,267 RH/0394A/08 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS 20,648 6,194 15,600 4,680 RH/0395A/08 N 95 MAZDA MOTORCARAVAN 10,000 3,000 0 0 RH/0396A/08 Y 97 LANCIA DELTA 16,750 5,025 9,750 2,925 RH/0397A/08 N 92 BMW M3 9,750 2,925 0 0 RH/0398A/08 Y 01 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 66,000 19,800 50,800 15,240 RH/0399A/08 Y 99 MAZDA MX5 8,925 2,856 6,322 2,023 RH/0400A/08 Y 04 BMW 525 24,525 7,357 19,600 5,880 RH/0401A/08 Y 97 MERCEDES-BENZ SL320 24,000 7,200 19,800 5,940 RH/0402A/08 Y 06 ALFA ROMEO 159 27,027 8,108 26,600 7,980 RH/0403A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 58,341 17,502 49,800 14,940

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RH/0404A/08 Y 05 LEXUS RX 300 47,091 14,127 39,300 11,790 RH/0405A/08 Y 98 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 47,500 14,250 40,000 12,000 RH/0406A/08 Y 08 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 110 52,515 15,754 43,309 12,992 RH/0407A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 42,346 10,586 33,500 8,375 RH/0408A/08 Y 02 BMW 318 18,557 5,567 14,800 4,440 RH/0409A/08 Y 06 AUDI A4 44,387 13,316 33,830 10,149 RH/0410A/08 Y 07 CHRYSLER 300C 84,000 30,240 70,000 25,200 RH/0411A/08 Y 95 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 7,739 2,321 6,500 1,950 RH/0412A/08 Y 89 SAAB 900 3,000 1,080 3,000 900 RH/0413A/08 Y 04 CITROEN XSARA 11,131 2,782 8,700 2,175 RH/0414A/08 Y 04 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 72,284 21,685 43,200 12,960 RH/0415A/08 Y 06 AUDI ALL ROAD 66,076 19,822 51,198 15,359 RH/0416A/08 N 08 NISSAN QASHQAI 22,455 5,613 0 0 RH/0417A/08 Y 00 LOTUS ELISE 17,500 4,375 14,000 3,500 RH/0418A/08 Y 97 FORD MUSTANG 12,000 3,600 10,000 3,000 RH/0420A/08 Y 98 TOYOTA COROLLA 2,228 534 2,044 490 RH/0421A/08 Y 03 SKODA OKTAVIA 10,162 2,540 7,725 1,931 RH/0422A/08 N 05 SAAB 93 15,905 4,771 0 0 RH/0423A/08 Y 02 VOLVO C70 15,237 5,485 11,610 4,179 RH/0424A/08 Y 96 MERCEDES-BENZ SL320 25,000 7,500 21,500 6,450 RH/0425A/08 Y 03 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 17,009 5,442 14,600 4,672 RH/0426A/08 Y 01 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 4,964 1,787 2,970 1,069 RH/0427A/08 Y 07 SAAB 9-3 48,315 11,595 32,600 7,824 RH/0428A/08 Y 07 BMW 520 53,353 10,670 45,300 9,060 RH/0429A/08 Y 06 ROVER 75 21,286 5,960 20,000 5,600 RH/0430A/08 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 30,838 9,868 24,900 7,968 RH/0431A/08 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 82,886 26,523 68,858 22,034 RH/0432A/08 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS 16,151 3,230 14,600 2,920 RH/0433A/08 N 04 FORD FOCUS 8,991 1,798 0 0 RH/0434A/08 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 22,416 7,173 15,273 4,887 RH/0435A/08 N 08 MERCEDES-BENZ GL 139,023 41,706 0 0 RH/0436A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ ML 75,060 22,518 67,000 20,100 RH/0437A/08 Y 07 HYUNDAI TUCSON 26,116 8,357 22,595 7,230 RH/0438A/08 N 95 VAUXHALL CAVALIER 2,000 720 0 0 RH/0439A/08 Y 02 SAAB 9-5 9,032 2,709 7,225 2,167 RH/0440A/08 Y 04 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 42,482 12,744 33,300 9,990 RH/0441A/08 N 06 SAAB 9-3 20,630 6,189 0 0 RH/0443A/08 Y 05 SAAB 9-3 23,495 5,638 21,480 5,155 RH/0445A/08 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS 18,719 3,743 15,000 3,000 RH/0446A/08 Y 07 HUMMER H3 122,500 36,750 112,000 33,600 RH/0447A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ ML 71,354 21,406 63,000 18,900 RH/0448A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ 320 CDI SE 58,939 17,681 53,160 15,948 RH/0449A/08 N 03 VAUXHALL VECTRA 10,075 2,418 0 0 RH/0450A/08 Y 02 CHRYSLER GRAND 16,292 5,213 14,100 4,512 VOYAGER CRD LX RH/0451A/08 Y 01 TOYOTA CELICA 1.8 10,753 3,010 9,125 2,555 RH/0452A/08 Y 06 HONDA CIVIC 22,485 3,597 19,480 3,116 RH/0453A/08 Y 94 NISSAN SKYLINE 2.6 7,979 2,393 4,000 1,200 RH/0454A/08 Y 03 AUDI CABRIOLET 19,483 6,234 19,483 5,844 RH/0455A/08 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ C240 13,280 4,780 10,300 3,708 RH/0456A/08 N 05 BMW 520 32,709 7,850 0 0 RH/0457A/08 Y 02 BMW 540 23,640 7,092 15,500 4,650 RH/0458A/08 Y 08 BMW 318 E90 37,944 6,071 34,765 5,562 RH/0459A/08 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI 40,784 8,156 39,979 7,995 RH/0460A/08 Y 98 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 47,500 14,250 39,000 11,700

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0461A/08 Y 03 CITROEN C3 1.4 5,865 1,319 5,265 1,184 RH/0462A/08 Y 04 CITROEN C5 12,832 3,849 9,200 2,760 RH/0463A/08 Y 96 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 51,500 15,450 41,200 12,360 RH/0464A/08 Y 08 BMW 520 55,878 11,175 53,000 10,600 RH/0465A/08 Y 06 MASERATI QUATTROPORTE 138,484 41,545 119,447 35,834 DUOSELECT RH/0466A/08 N 90 CARBODIES FX4 2.7 TAXI 2,407 722 0 0 RH/0467A/08 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 21,297 4,259 20,200 4,040 RH/0468A/08 Y 07 TOYOTA AURIS 26,520 4,243 19,650 3,144 RH/0469A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ CL 500 V8 0DR A 90,111 32,439 80,000 24,000 RH/0470A/08 Y 87 PORSCHE 911 TURBO 22,000 6,600 15,750 4,725 RH/0471A/08 Y 01 HONDA S2000 AP1 17,755 5,681 9,750 3,120 RH/0472A/08 N 07 FORD GALAXY 2.0 34,560 9,676 0 0 TDCIZETEC 6 SPEED RH/0473A/08 Y 03 BMW 320 (E46) 16,065 3,213 11,000 2,200 RH/0474A/08 Y 03 BMW 520 I E60 SE 26,833 8,049 21,300 6,390 RH/0475A/08 Y 04 ROVER MGF FR115 14,127 3390 10,750 2,580 SUNSTORM SE RH/0476A/08 Y 86 BMW 318 I E30 1,486 371 1,260 315 RH/0478A/08 Y 97 FORD TRANSIT 6,000 2,160 4,792 1,725 RH/0479A/08 Y 05 BMW 750 I E65 67,616 20,284 60,000 18,000 RH/0480A/08 Y 94 BMW 740 I E32 V8 4,000 1,200 1,050 315 RH/0481A/08 Y 01 DAIHATSU TERIOS 1.3 EL 6,892 1,929 3,750 1,050 RH/0482A/08 Y 93 AUDI COUPE 3,000 900 1,051 315 RH/0483A/08 Y 95 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2 38,000 11,400 33,000 9,900 RH/0484A/08 Y 03 FORD FOCUS 2.0 14,692 4,407 11,320 3,396 RH/0485A/08 N 04 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D 13,535 2,165 0 0 RH/0486A/08 Y 06 BMW 318 E46 2.0 CDI SE 34,758 9,732 31,300 8,764 RH/0487A/08 Y 08 PORSCHE CAYENNE 4.8 GTS 132,278 47,620 112,405 40,465 RH/0488A/08 N 05 VOLVO S60 D5 24,220 7,266 0 0 RH/0489A/08 Y 04 BMW 316 E46 1.8 21,407 5,993 18,100 5,068 RH/0490A/08 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI CLASSIC 53,678 15,029 51,146 14,320 RH/0491A/08 Y 02 RENAULT LAGUNA 1.8 6,827 1,911 5,850 1,638 RH/0493A/08 Y 96 MERCEDES-BENZ SL320 24,000 7,200 16,500 4,950 RH/0494A/08 Y 90 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.8 GTI 3,480 870 1,260 315 RH/0495A/08 Y 99 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2 6- 55,000 16,500 42,250 12,675 SPEED RH/0496A/08 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 21,685 5,204 17,130 4,111 RH/0497A/08 Y 08 MITSUBISHI LANCER CZ 56,605 16,981 48,519 14,555 RH/0498A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 41,488 10,372 32,000 8,000 RH/0499A/08 Y 05 VOLVO XC90 51,724 18,620 41,500 14,940 RH/0500A/08 Y 00 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 54,500 16,350 45,000 13,500 RH/0501A/08 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 18,102 3,620 15,000 3,000 RH/0502A/08 Y 06 BMW 730 69,309 22,178 48,885 15,643 RH/0503A/08 Y 02 ROVER 75 1.8 CLUB SE 8,102 2,592 5,720 1,830 RH/0504A/08 Y 03 BMW 320 (E46) D SPORT 22,929 6,420 18,250 5,110 TOURING RH/0505A/08 Y 05 VOLVO S40 1.6D SE 18,586 2,973 16,600 2,656 RH/0506A/08 Y 97 CHRYSLER VOYAGER SE 2,925 877 1,062 318 RH/0507A/08 Y 97 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2.0 4,924 1,477 2,500 750 MPI RH/0508A/08 Y 99 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 1.5 7,057 2,117 7,057 2,117 TD5 RH/0509A/08 Y 04 JAGUAR S-TYPE 2.7TD V6 27,618 8,837 20,000 6,400 RH/0510A/08 Y 07 FORD MONDEO 1.8 36,152 9,038 32,490 8,122 RH/0511A/08 Y 01 RENAULT CLIO 1.2 RN 3,620 1,158 2,120 678 GRANDE

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RH/0512A/08 Y 06 BMW 330 46,880 13,126 36,250 10,150 RH/0513A/08 Y 88 MERCEDES-BENZ 560 SEL 5,500 1,650 3,800 1,140 RH/0514A/08 Y 05 VOLVO XC90 T6 SE 48,168 17,340 43,537 13,061 RH/0515A/08 Y 07 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 35,741 8,577 31,000 7,440 RH/0516A/08 Y 08 BMW 118 D SE 29,597 4,735 28,125 4,500 RH/0517A/08 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 CDI 50,005 15,001 37,750 11,325 RH/0518A/08 Y 08 SAAB 9-3 1.9 TID 33,029 7,926 28,100 6,744 LINEAR SE RH/0519A/08 Y 02 FORD FOCUS 2.0 11,436 3,430 9,925 2,977 RH/0520A/08 Y 04 VOLVO XC90 2.4 D5 42,161 12,648 35,000 10,500 RH/0522A/08 N 05 PEUGEOT 407 2.0 SW 17,245 4,138 0 0 RH/0523A/08 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 2.0 20,821 6,662 16,000 5,120 RH/0524A/08 N 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI SE 38,182 10,690 0 0 RH/0525A/08 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ CL 28,303 8,490 11,300 3,390 RH/0526A/08 Y 05 VOLVO XC90 48,701 14,610 39,090 11,727 RH/0527A/08 Y 97 FORD ESCORT 1.6 GHIA 2,000 720 2,000 640 RH/0528A/08 N 99 RENAULT CLIO 1.1 RL 2,000 400 0 0 RH/0529A/08 Y 05 BMW 520 D 24,670 5,920 22,000 5,280 RH/0530A/08 Y 05 BMW 320 (E46) 37,649 9,035 28,800 6,912 RH/0531A/08 Y 01 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 4 62,131 22,367 55,000 16,500 TIPTRONIC S RH/0532A/08 Y 01 MITSUBISHI PAJERO 3.2 DID 16,527 5,949 13,700 4,932 RH/0533A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 42,477 13,592 34,160 10,931 KOMPRESSOR AVANTGARDE RH/0534A/08 Y 06 TOYOTA RAV 4 26,240 7,347 21,500 6,020 RH/0535A/08 N 92 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCARAVAN 9,000 3,240 0 0 CARAVELLE RH/0536A/08 Y 05 BMW 320 (E46) 21,297 4,259 19,800 3,960 RH/0537A/08 Y 08 BMW 520 59,109 9,457 51,066 8,170 RH/0538A/08 Y 03 RENAULT SCENIC 8,905 2,226 6,500 1,625 RH/0539A/08 Y 05 PEUGEOT 607 2.2 HDI SE 22,859 6,857 17,100 5,130 RH/0540A/08 Y 02 PEUGEOT 307 1.4 HDI LX 6,346 888 4,750 665 RH/0541A/08 Y 06 BMW 730 D E65 SE 68,952 22,064 58,000 18,560 RH/0543A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 35,000 8,750 30,000 7,500 RH/0544A/08 Y 97 FORD TRANSIT 4,765 1,715 2,250 810 RH/0545A/08 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS 1.8 17,688 4,422 11,000 2,750 RH/0546A/08 Y 93 FORD ESCORT RS 15,000 4,500 11,000 3,300 COSWORTH RH/0547A/08 Y 07 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA LIFE 16V 19,549 5,473 16,500 4,620 RH/0548A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ SL 350 150,947 45,284 107,950 32,385 RH/0549A/08 Y 03 BMW 318 E46 2.0 19,531 5,468 12,200 3,416 RH/0550A/08 Y 00 CHRYSLER VOYAGER SE TD 6,323 2,276 5,839 1,751 RH/0551A/08 Y 04 HONDA S2000 25,006 9,002 25,000 7,500 RH/0552A/08 Y 92 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL (129 SER) 20,000 7,200 16,668 6,000 RH/0553A/08 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 M 47,972 7,675 36,000 5,760 SPORT RH/0555A/08 Y 00 HONDA ACCORD 2.0 3,760 1,203 2,796 894 VTECISE EXEC RH/0556A/08 Y 02 HYUNDAI TRAJET 11,649 4,193 6,800 2,448 RH/0557A/08 N 04 AUDI A4 20,552 4,932 0 0 RH/0558A/08 Y 07 SAAB 9-3 46,533 13,959 37,500 11,250 RH/0559A/08 N 02 AUDI A6 11,003 2,750 0 0 RH/0560A/08 Y 83 PORSCHE 911 SC 12,000 3,600 8,500 2,550 RH/0561A/08 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 15,531 4,348 11,900 3,332 RH/0562A/08 Y 05 BMW 318 28,950 8,106 24,000 6,720 RH/0563A/08 Y 99 BMW 840 26,634 7,990 19,000 5,700 RH/0564A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 86,269 25,880 71,980 21,594

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0565A/08 Y 07 NISSAN QASHQAI 29,392 8,817 25,000 7,500 RH/0567A/08 Y 99 BMW 728 4,940 1,778 4,608 1,382 RH/0568A/08 Y 08 AUDI A4 42,369 8,473 38,477 7,695 RH/0569A/08 N 05 TOYOTA PRIUS 19,514 2,731 0 0 RH/0571A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 41,811 10,452 35,700 8,925 RH/0572A/08 Y 05 BMW 318 37,364 10,461 30,382 8,506 RH/0573A/08 Y 07 AUDI A4 38,122 7,624 34,500 6,900 RH/0574A/08 Y 96 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 10,158 3,656 7,500 2,700 RH/0575A/08 N 05 JAGUAR X-TYPE 17,964 3,592 0 0 RH/0576A/08 Y 06 SAAB 9-3 23,082 4,616 20,000 4,000 RH/0577A/08 Y 07 BMW 520 41,710 10,010 36,039 8,649 RH/0578A/08 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.4 S 5DR 8,590 2,061 5,300 1,272 RH/0588A/08 Y 08 MAZDA 6 32,178 6,435 28,960 5,792 RH/0590A/08 Y 00 BMW 328 CI SE 2DR 13,714 4,388 8,700 2,784 RH/0591A/08 N 00 HONDA STREAM 6,549 1,571 0 0 RH/0592A/08 N 99 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE CJ 4,247 1,189 0 0 RH/0593A/08 N 98 HONDA HR-V 2,107 505 0 0 RH/0594A/08 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN 34,489 9,656 32,674 7,841 RH/0595A/08 Y 06 HONDA CIVIC 25,112 3,515 16,160 2,262 RH/0596A/08 N 99 HONDA CIVIC 2,729 436 0 0 RH/0597A/08 Y 04 LEXUS 430 40,554 14,599 33,000 11,880 RH/0598A/08 Y 04 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 22,448 8,081 20,731 7,463 RH/0599A/08 N 99 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE CJ 31,401 6,280 0 0 RH/0600A/08 N 01 HONDA STREAM 7,780 1,867 0 0 RH/0601A/08 N 98 MITSUBISHI LANCER 2,694 862 0 0 RH/0602A/08 N 01 TOYOTA VITZ 4,564 912 0 0 RH/0603A/08 N 98 HONDA HR-V 2,224 533 0 0 RH/0604A/08 Y 04 JAGUAR X-TYPE 13,658 2,731 11,875 2,375 RH/0605A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 53,514 14,983 46,703 13,076 RH/0606A/08 Y 98 TOYOTA CORSA 3,058 733 2,000 480 RH/0607A/08 Y 01 NISSAN MARCH K11 3,538 849 3,250 780 RH/0608A/08 Y 05 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 27,725 6,931 17,650 4,412 ZETEC RH/0609A/08 Y 98 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE CJ 2,823 564 2,650 530 RH/0610A/08 Y 05 SKODA SUPERB 18,913 3,782 13,110 2,622 RH/0611A/08 N 98 HONDA CIVIC 2,000 320 0 0 RH/0612A/08 N 99 HONDA HR-V 2,802 672 0 0 RH/0613A/08 N 99 HONDA HR-V 2,950 708 0 0 RH/0614A/08 Y 00 HONDA STREAM 6,549 1,571 5,940 1,425 RH/0615A/08 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 13,988 3,916 11,000 3,080 RH/0616A/08 Y 04 BMW 316 22,142 6,199 15,200 4,256 RH/0617A/08 Y 97 MITSUBISHI PAJERO JR 4,042 1,455 3,000 1,080 RH/0618A/08 Y 99 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE CJ 3,528 705 2,883 576 RH/0619A/08 N 96 MITSUBISHI PAJERO 2,000 480 0 0 RH/0620A/08 N 97 TOYOTA STARLET 2,000 400 0 0 RH/0621A/08 Y 05 BMW 520 28,115 6,747 23,500 5,640 RH/0622A/08 Y 99 AUDI A4 3,467 1,109 2,500 800 RH/0623A/08 Y 06 BMW 730 67,734 20,320 48,200 14,460 RH/0625A/08 Y 03 TOYOTA AVENSIS 12,469 2,493 10,800 2,160 RH/0626A/08 Y 98 TOYOTA CORSA 3,211 770 2,000 480 RH/0627A/08 N 01 HONDA CIVIC 5,662 905 0 0 RH/0628A/08 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 16,200 3,240 14,100 2,820 RH/0629A/08 N 06 SAAB 9-3 20,314 4,875 0 0 RH/0630A/08 Y 00 BMW 523I 7,914 2,849 7,122 2,563 RH/0631A/08 Y 08 PEUGEOT 308 26,075 4,172 24,296 3,887

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RH/0632A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 61,156 17,123 51,500 14,420 RH/0634A/08 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 21,436 4,287 19,500 3,900 RH/0635A/08 Y 02 HONDA ACCORD 8,447 2,703 5,200 1,664 RH/0636A/08 Y 97 MAZDA XEDOS 2,000 720 1,573 471 RH/0637A/08 Y 07 FORD S-MAX 29,729 7,134 27,000 6,480 RH/0638A/08 Y 04 FORD MONDEO 9,955 1,991 7,700 1,540 RH/0639A/08 Y 05 AUDI A4 22,423 5,381 19,800 4,752 RH/0640A/08 Y 04 BMW 316 20,953 5,866 14,700 4,116 RH/0641A/08 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D 19,050 3,048 17,500 2,800 RH/0642A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 53,391 17,085 50,600 16,192 RH/0643A/08 N 07 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 109D 17,974 2,875 0 0 RH/0644A/08 Y 05 BMW 325 35,188 11,260 27,000 8,640 RH/0645A/08 Y 06 AUDI A4 1.9TDI 28,029 5,605 25,100 5,020 RH/0646A/08 Y 08 BMW 520 56,081 11,216 50,170 10,034 RH/0647A/08 Y 08 BMW 320 40,248 8,049 39,693 7,938 RH/0648A/08 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 31,383 8,787 26,200 7,336 RH/0649A/08 Y 05 AUDI A4 21,459 5,150 19,500 4,680 RH/0650A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 KOMP 36,263 11,604 33,000 10,560 RH/0651A/08 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 16,461 3,292 12,000 2,400 RH/0652A/08 Y 08 BMW 320 39,285 6,285 38,000 6,080 RH/0653A/08 Y 07 NISSAN QASHQAI 20,042 4,008 19,087 3,053 RH/0654A/08 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN CARAVELLE 15,467 5,568 10,000 3,600 RH/0655A/08 Y 07 RENAULT GRAND-ESPACE 47,399 15,167 31,665 10,132 RH/0657A/08 Y 02 RENAULT GRAND-ESPACE 12,669 4,054 8,750 2,800 RH/0658A/08 Y 07 BMW 520 44,435 10,664 37,000 8,880 RH/0659A/08 Y 08 BMW 118 27,930 4,468 26,750 4,280 RH/0660A/08 Y 08 FORD GALAXY 41,512 11,623 34,400 9,632 RH/0661A/08 Y 06 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 70,695 25,450 55,200 19,872 RH/0662A/08 Y 03 VOLVO V70 17,452 5,584 8,000 2,560 RH/0663A/08 N 06 BMW 520 37,258 8,941 0 0 RH/0664A/08 Y 98 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 4,411 705 3,030 484 RH/0665A/08 Y 06 BMW 320 33,107 6,621 31,683 6,336 RH/0666A/08 Y 08 TOYOTA RAV 4 39,361 11,021 36,478 10,213 RH/0667A/08 Y 06 BMW 116 20,326 5,691 12,500 3,500 RH/0668A/08 Y 93 SUZUKI SWIFT 2,250 540 2,250 360 RH/0669A/08 Y 92 JAGUAR XJS 4.0 11,128 4,006 9,000 3,240 RH/0670A/08 Y 04 BMW 318 23,588 6,604 16,750 4,690 RH/0671A/08 Y 07 TOYOTA AVENSIS 23,358 4,671 19,800 3,960 RH/0672A/08 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 20,616 4,123 17,670 3,534 RH/0674A/08 Y 03 NISSAN X-TRAIL 15,991 5,756 11,000 3,960 RH/0675A/08 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ CL 178,896 64,402 155,775 56,079 RH/0676A/08 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 CDI CLASSIC 26,335 7,373 19,000 5,320 SE RH/0677A/08 Y 04 MAZDA RX-8 SE3P 19,682 7,085 16,475 5,931 RH/0678A/08 Y 07 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 33,875 8,130 32,182 6,436 ZETEC RH/0679A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 40,457 11,327 38,400 10,752 AVANTGARDE RH/0680A/08 Y 02 BMW 316 E46 1.8I SE 15,926 4,459 11,000 3,080 RH/0681A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI CLASSIC 34,582 9,682 28,000 7,840 SE RH/0682A/08 Y 97 SAAB 900 2.0I S 5,050 1,818 3,142 1,131 RH/0683A/08 Y 97 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2 S 57,500 20,700 45,000 16,200 RH/0684A/08 N 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI S 21,654 4,330 0 0 105BHP RH/0685A/08 Y 05 MITSUBISHI COLT 1.1 7,026 1,124 5,500 880 RH/0686A/08 Y 03 VOLVO S60 2.4 D5 S 14,202 3,976 8,500 2,380

1023 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0687A/08 Y 03 BMW 525 I E39 SPORT 20,314 7,313 14,500 5,220 RH/0688A/08 Y 00 HONDA ODYSSEY RA6 8,277 2,979 6,500 2,340 RH/0690A/08 Y 07 BMW Z4 2.0I SPORT 45,178 12,649 38,600 10,808 RH/0691A/08 N 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 48,141 7,702 0 0 RH/0692A/08 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI CLASSIC 15,374 4,304 12,400 3,472 A RH/0693A/08 Y 96 MAZDA MX3 1.8 V6 4,030 1,289 2,700 864 RH/0694A/08 Y 06 BMW 520 D E60 SE 29,363 7,047 24,950 5,988 RH/0695A/08 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 GT TDI 15,812 3,162 14,675 2,935 140BHP RH/0696A/08 Y 05 SEAT LEON 1.9 TDI FR 12,532 2,506 11,000 2,200 RH/0697A/08 Y 07 FORD S-MAX 1.8 TD CI 30,604 7,344 26,400 6,336 125PS RH/0698A/08 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 20,303 2,842 17,100 2,394 STYLE 110BHP RH/0699A/08 Y 04 PEUGEOT 307 2.0 HDI XSI 11,263 2,252 8,280 1,656 136BHP RH/0700A/08 Y 06 BMW 520 D E60 M 39,708 9,529 28,469 6,832 SPORT RH/0701A/08 Y 07 AUDI A3 27,568 4,410 22,260 3,561 RH/0702A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 52,368 14,663 45,500 12,740 RH/0703A/08 Y 03 FORD TRANSIT 350 15,000 4,500 11,834 3,550 RH/0704A/08 Y 05 PORSCHE 911 108,038 38,893 85,000 30,600 RH/0705A/08 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN CARAVELLE 62,222 22,399 47,500 17,100 RH/0706A/08 Y 94 BMW 316 2,573 720 2,000 560 RH/0707A/08 Y 05 BMW 320 28,174 7,888 23,900 6,692 RH/0708A/08 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 14,495 2,899 12,665 2,533 RH/0709A/08 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 17,697 4,247 12,465 2,991 RH/0710A/08 Y 06 BMW X5 63,974 23,030 52,331 18,839 RH/0711A/08 Y 01 CITROEN XSARA 6,089 1,704 5,548 1,387 RH/0712A/08 Y 05 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 15,285 4,279 13,090 3,665 RH/0714A/08 Y 05 SAAB 9-3 22,693 5,446 19,580 4,699 RH/0715A/08 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS 18,665 3,733 16,175 3,235 RH/0716A/08 Y 06 CITROEN XSARA 15,848 2,535 11,142 1,782 RH/0717A/08 Y 03 TOYOTA CELICA 16,235 4,545 15,250 4,270 RH/0718A/08 N 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 56,421 15,797 0 0 RH/0719A/08 N 98 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 4,306 1,377 0 0 RH/0720A/08 Y 04 BMW 318 25,297 7,083 21,900 6,132 RH/0721A/08 N 96 TOYOTA CARINA 2,000 560 0 0 RH/0722A/08 Y 07 AUDI A6 43,728 12,243 34,000 9,520 RH/0723A/08 N 83 ALFA ROMEO GTV 4,250 1,530 0 0 RH/0724A/08 Y 04 ALFA ROMEO 147 11,782 3,770 7,950 2,544 RH/0725A/08 Y 02 MAZDA PREMACY 6,889 1,928 6,150 1,722 RH/0726A/08 Y 07 BMW 535 79,511 25,443 59,487 19,035 RH/0727A/08 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ SL280 31,000 11,160 22,600 8,136 RH/0728A/08 Y 08 BMW 520 55,439 11,087 42,783 8,556 RH/0729A/08 Y 05 NISSAN XTRAIL 19,233 6,154 16,500 5,280 RH/0730A/08 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 21,309 4,261 21,309 4,261 RH/0731A/08 Y 97 HONDA CIVIC 3,841 960 2,400 600 RH/0732A/08 Y 06 CADILLAC BLS 28,795 6,910 26,500 6,360 RH/0733A/08 Y 00 NISSAN PULSAR 4,437 1,064 3,250 780 RH/0734A/08 Y 07 AUDI A6 43,380 12,146 37,000 10,360 RH/0735A/08 N 03 FORD MUSTANG 30,834 11,100 0 0 RH/0736A/08 Y 05 AUDI A6 38,991 14,036 30,000 10,800 RH/0740A/08 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 20,128 4,025 17,150 3,430 RH/0741A/08 Y 96 BMW 318 E36 7,784 2,490 7,787 2,180 RH/0742A/08 Y 05 BMW 320(E90) 30,400 6,080 23,600 4,720

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RH/0743A/08 Y 07 VOLVO XC90 76,701 27,612 61,500 22,140 RH/0744A/08 Y 05 BMW 320 E46 26,193 6,286 19,500 4,680 RH/0745A/08 N 05 AUDI A3 2.0TDI 18,111 3,622 0 0 RH/0746A/08 N 02 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TD 7,153 1,430 0 0 RH/0747A/08 Y 07 BMW 520 42,900 10,296 40,298 9671 RH/0748A/08 Y 07 FORD GALAXY 33,490 8,037 31,797 6,359 RH/0749A/08 Y 06 TOYOTA CELICA 1.8 26,444 7,404 19,200 5,376 RH/0750A/08 Y 98 TOYOTA COROLLA 2,228 534 2,000 480 RH/0751A/08 Y 05 FORD FOCUS 1.6 15,581 3,739 12,247 2,939 RH/0752A/08 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 19,111 3,822 17,500 3,500 RH/0753A/08 Y 06 BMW 318 E46 34,125 9,555 29,350 8,218 RH/0754A/08 Y 06 CITROEN C5 2.0D HDI 18,970 4,552 15,200 3,648 RH/0755A/08 Y 08 FORD GALAXY 1.8 37,424 8,981 31,450 7,548 RH/0756A/08 Y 08 AUDI A4 1.9TDI 34,798 6,959 31,200 6,240 RH/0757A/08 Y 05 RENAULT SCENIC 20,926 6,696 13,454 4,305 RH/0758A/08 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 5,658 1,357 4,985 1,196 RH/0759A/08 Y 06 BMW 318 E90 30,812 8,627 25,037 7,010 RH/0760A/08 Y 06 AUDI A4 30,223 8,462 19,416 5,436 RH/0761A/08 Y 05 FORD FOCUS 1.6 15,581 3,739 11,597 2,783 RH/0762A/08 Y 04 AUDI A6 38,007 13,682 27,500 9,900 RH/0763A/08 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 25,548 6,131 22,000 5,280 RH/0764A/08 Y 06 RENAULT MEGANE 1.5 14,783 2,365 13,000 2,080 RH/0765A/08 Y 99 TOYOTA CELICA 10,709 2,998 7,500 2,100 RH/0766A/08 Y 02 FIAT PUNTO 4,114 822 3,200 640 RH/0767A/08 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 16,072 2,571 12,150 1,944 RH/0768A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 KOMP 35,893 11,485 31,210 9,987 RH/0769A/08 N 03 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 8,701 1,740 0 0 RH/0770A/08 N 05 SAAB 9-3 16,797 4,031 0 0 RH/0771A/08 Y 05 BMW 530 41,318 13,221 30,340 9,708 RH/0772A/08 Y 08 HONDA CR-V 45,679 12,790 41,000 11,480 RH/0773A/08 Y 05 BMW 320 32,024 6,404 26,962 5,392 RH/0774A/08 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 20,564 3,290 19,850 3,176 RH/0775A/08 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 7,277 2,328 3,035 971 RH/0776A/08 Y 03 BMW 316 18,697 5,235 13,000 3,640 RH/0777A/08 Y 07 SUZUKI GRAND-VITARA 31,319 10,022 28,976 7,244 RH/0778A/08 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 17,648 3,529 12,150 2,430 RH/0779A/08 N 98 FORD MONDEO 2,000 480 0 0 RH/0780A/08 Y 07 BMW 520 44,785 10,748 42,750 10,260 RH/0781A/08 Y 06 BMW 318 28,678 5,735 25,300 5,060 RH/0782A/08 Y 99 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCARAVAN 11,806 4,250 11,000 2,750 RH/0783A/08 Y 90 LANCIA DELTA 5,500 1,980 2,000 720 RH/0784A/08 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 21,149 3,383 19,811 3,169 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/0785A/08 Y 08 NISSAN QASHQAI 21,727 3,476 20,711 3,313 RH/0786A/08 Y 03 FORD FIESTA 4,894 978 3,600 720 RH/0787A/08 Y 05 AUDI A4 22,386 5,372 18,810 4,514 RH/0788A/08 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 57,140 15,999 45,900 12,852 RH/0789A/08 Y 02 SUBARU IMPREZZA-WRX 15,151 5,454 11,250 4,050 RH/0790A/08 Y 05 MAZDA 6 2.0 15,886 4,448 10,800 3,024 RH/0791A/08 N 97 CITROEN SAXO 1.5D 2,000 320 0 0 RH/0792A/08 Y 05 BMW 320 27,005 5,401 21,000 4,200 RH/0793A/08 Y 04 SUZUKI GRAND-VITARA 19,350 6,192 12,660 4,051 RH/0794A/08 Y 07 AUDI A6 40,540 9,729 36,825 8,838 RH/0795A/08 Y 06 PEUGEOT 307 1.6 SW SE 5DR 16,640 4,659 12,375 3,465 RH/0796A/08 Y 00 BMW 318 E46 1.39 CI SE 10,297 2,883 5,872 1,644 2DR

1025 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0797A/08 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 56,616 15,852 45,900 12,852 AVANTGARDE 170BHP 4DR RH/0798A/08 Y 08 BMW 320D E92 M 51,226 8,196 42,800 6,848 SPORT 2DR RH/0799A/08 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 16,846 4,716 14,750 4,130 ELEGANCE 4DR A RH/0800A/08 Y 06 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 29,168 7,000 25,000 6,000 138BHP RH/0801A/08 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 19,680 3,936 14,927 2,985 CTDI SPORT 4DR RH/0802A/08 Y 00 HONDA ACCORD 2.0 3,547 1,135 2,758 882 VTECISE EXEC 5DR A RH/0803A/08 Y 08 BMW D E60 SE 45,220 7,235 40,500 6,480 RH/0804A/08 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 56,027 15,687 46,000 12,880 AVANTGARDE 170BHP 4DR RH/0805A/08 Y 04 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 14,786 2,957 10,250 2,050 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/0806A/08 Y 05 SAAB 9-3 TID VECTOR 20,711 4,970 10,550 2,532 SPORT 150BHP RH/0807A/08 Y 05 RENAULT SCENIC 20,926 6,696 11,693 3,741 RH/0808A/08 Y 06 FORD GALAXY 26,992 6,478 23,500 5,640 RH/0809A/08 Y 05 BMW 525 D E60 M 36,516 10,224 29,785 8,339 SPORT 4DR RH/0810A/08 N 07 BMW 302 E90 DM 47,356 9,471 0 0 SPORT 4DR RH/0811A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 38,208 10,698 26,475 7,413 AVANTGARDE SE 4DR RH/0812A/08 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI 200BHP 27,054 7,575 25,000 7,000 3DR RH/0813A/08 N 06 BMW 520 DE6 SE 4DR 31,511 7,562 0 0 RH/0814A/08 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI CLASSIC 30,268 8,475 28,345 7,936 SE 4DR A RH/0815A/08 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 18,670 3,734 13,250 2,650 T SPIRIT 4DR RH/0816A/08 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 50,565 10,113 39,920 7,984 143PS 4DR RH/0817A/08 Y 05 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 23,973 5,753 18,250 4,380 GHIA 128BHP 5DR RH/0818A/08 Y 07 FORD S-MAX 2.0 TDCI 32,714 7,851 31,243 7,498 TITANIUM RH/0819A/08 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI S 16,625 3,325 12,810 2,562 105BHP 4DR RH/0821A/08 Y 07 JAGUAR XJR 4.2 V8 109,347 39,364 90,500 32,580 PORTFOLIO RH/0822A/08 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 1.9 TDI 13,008 2,601 11,375 2,275 HIGH 130BHP RH/0823A/08 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN 1.9TDI 19,203 5,376 12,000 3,360 SPORT 130BHP 5DR RH/0824A/08 Y 99 RENAULT MEGANE 1.6 2DR 2,122 509 2,000 480 RH/0825A/08 Y 05 HONDA JAZZ 1.2I DSI S 10,096 1,615 8,000 1,280 5DR RH/0826A/08 Y 03 ROVER 25 1.4I L 5DR 5,073 1,217 3,700 888 RH/0828A/08 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 40,802 9,792 34,250 8,220 138BHP 5DR A RH/0829A/08 Y 03 TOYOTA RAV 4 D4-D 2.0 18,663 5,225 11,000 3,080 VX 5DR RH/0830A/08 Y 04 ROVER 75 1.8 CONN 4DR 9,637 2,698 6,625 1,855

1026 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

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RH/0831A/08 Y 07 PEUGEOT 607 2.2 HDI EXEC 35,108 8,425 27,500 6,600 170BHP 4DR RH/0832A/08 Y 07 VOLVO S80 2.4D SE 41,670 11,667 40,000 11,200 160BHOP 4DR A RH/0834A/08 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 4DR 56,599 11,319 45,185 9,037 A RH/0835A/08 Y 04 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 20,743 4,978 18,000 4,320 QUATRRO SPORT RH/0836A/08 Y 05 BMW 320 E90 D SE 4DR 28,438 5,687 24,542 4,908 RH/0837A/08 Y 04 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 3.2 DID 28,644 10,311 20,000 7,200 GLX 7ST 5DR A RH/0838A/08 Y 00 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D SE TDI 6,115 978 5,793 926 90BHP 5DR RH/0839A/08 Y 05 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 21,459 5,150 19,000 4,560 138BHP 4DR RH/0840A/08 Y 06 VAUXHALL ASTRA SXI 3DR 14,595 3,502 12,750 3,060 RH/0841A/08 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 18,213 4,371 16,615 3,987 SE 140BHP 4DR RH/0842A/08 Y 02 TOYOTA RAV 4 D4-D 2.0 13,992 3,917 10,000 2,800 GX 05DR RH/0843A/08 Y 97 BMW 316 E36 4,850 1,552 3,000 960 RH/0844A/08 Y 04 TOYOTA CELICA 1.8 21,490 6,017 11,250 3,150 RH/0845A/08 Y 04 AUDI TT 1.8 COUPE 32,070 11,545 22,155 7,975 QUATTRO 180BHP RH/0846A/08 Y 06 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 15,602 3,120 14,000 2,800 CI ZETEC 115BHP RH/0847A/08 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 27,064 6,495 17,166 4,119 SPORT 140BHP 5D RH/0848A/08 Y 05 TOYOTA SIENTA NCP81 9,959 3,585 4,425 1,593 5DR A RH/0849A/08 Y 03 MITSUBISHI SPACEWAGON 2.0 11,322 3,623 9,418 3,013 CLASSICA/C MPV RH/0850A/08 Y 06 BMW 320(E90) D SE 4DR 31,681 6,336 24,440 4,888 RH/0851A/08 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 17,006 4,761 14,750 4,130 AVANTGARDE 5DR A RH/0852A/08 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 M 51,389 10,277 47,724 9,544 SPORT 4DR A RH/0853A/08 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 CDI 4DR A 102,886 32,923 95,000 30,400 RH/0854A/08 Y 08 BMW 730 D E65 SE 4DR 86,355 27,633 78,000 24,960 A RH/0855A/08 N 93 SAAB 900 2.0 I SE 16V 2,000 720 0 0 3DR RH/0856A/08 Y 07 VAUXHALL ASTRA TWINTOP 24,217 5,812 18,500 4,440 2DR RH/0857A/08 N 08 BMW 320 59,726 14,334 0 0 RH/0858A/08 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS T3X 16,614 5,316 12,370 3,958 RH/0859A/08 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS 1.8 VVTI 17,687 4,952 13,685 3,831 T3 S SEQ 4DR RH/0860A/08 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 1.8 VVYI 16,029 4,488 12,418 3,477 T4 SEQ 5DR A RH/0861A/08 Y 04 SMART CAR 12,483 1,997 5,500 880 RH/0862A/08 Y 03 SMART CAR ROADSTER 8,881 1,420 4,500 720 S/T 80 BHP RH/0863A/08 Y 05 BMW 320 27,456 5,491 20,150 4,030 RH/0864A/08 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 19,680 3,936 16,500 3,300 RH/0865A/08 Y 08 CHRYSLER 300C 63,536 20,331 44,000 14,080 RH/0866A/08 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ E270 35,279 9,878 25,000 7,000 RH/0867A/08 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 21,256 4,251 15,300 3,060 RH/0868A/08 Y 05 SAAB 9-3 37,008 13,322 23,135 8,328

1027 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0869A/08 Y 07 KIA SEDONA 35,578 11,384 19,955 6,385 RH/0870A/08 Y 07 MITSUBISHI COLT 10,757 1,721 9,300 1,488 RH/0871A/08 Y 05 SAAB 9-3 22,863 5,487 18,277 4,386 RH/0872A/08 Y 02 AUDI A2 4,633 648 2,000 280 RH/0873A/08 N 06 BMW 320 29,930 7,183 0 0 RH/0874A/08 Y 05 AUDI A6 21,016 5,043 16,788 4,029 RH/0875A/08 Y 03 PORSCHE 911 79,000 28,440 75,915 22,774 RH/0876A/08 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 30,844 8,636 26,585 7,443 RH/0877A/08 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 15,606 3,121 10,720 2,144 RH/0878A/08 Y 04 HONDA ACCORD 18,718 3,743 13,000 2,600 RH/0879A/08 Y 08 BMW 520 57,793 11,558 52,375 10,475 RH/0880A/08 Y 05 BMW 525 41,688 13,340 28,401 9,088 RH/0881A/08 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 54,942 15,383 46,500 13,020 AVANTGARDE 170BHP 4D RH/0882A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 34,197 9,575 26,050 7,294 RH/0883A/08 Y 04 RENAULT SCENIC 14,867 4,757 9,450 3,024 RH/0885A/08 Y 05 BMW 320 27,649 5,529 18,100 3,620 RH/0886A/08 Y 03 TOYOTA AVENSIS 11,628 2,325 9,200 1,840 RH/0887A/08 Y 05 NISSAN X-TRAIL 23,903 6,692 18,500 5,180 RH/0888A/08 Y 06 PEUGEOT 307 26,169 7,327 23,736 5,934 RH/0890A/08 Y 03 CITROEN XSARA 7,967 2,230 7,500 2,100 RH/0891A/08 Y 03 RENAULT ESPACE 13,452 4,035 7,213 2,163 RH/0892A/08 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ A140 8,981 2,155 6,420 1,540 RH/0893A/08 Y 01 AUDI A4 8,817 1,763 6,500 1,300 RH/0894A/08 Y 08 AUDI A4 46,165 9,233 36,388 7,277 RH/0895A/08 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 17,506 4,201 12,568 3,016 RH/0896A/08 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN BORA 9,847 1,969 7,000 1,400 RH/0897A/08 Y 05 AUDI A3 21,179 5,082 16,300 3,912 RH/0899A/08 Y 03 HONDA CIVIC 16,061 5,139 12,025 3,848 RH/0900A/08 Y 04 TOYOTA RAV 4 20,660 6,611 15,500 4,960 RH/0901A/08 Y 05 BMW 320 28,084 5,616 17,985 3,597 RH/0902A/08 Y 05 BMW 320 26,524 5,304 19,700 3,940 RH/0903A/08 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 20,074 4,817 15,500 3,720 RH/0904A/08 Y 07 HONDA JAZZ 12,513 2,002 11,700 1,872 RH/0905A/08 N 07 TOYOTA YARIS 10,960 1,753 0 0 RH/0906A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 50,206 14,057 42,200 11,816 RH/0907A/08 Y 08 AUDI A4 56,395 11,279 40,600 8,120 RH/0908A/08 Y 05 BMW 120 17,588 3,517 15,500 3,100 RH/0909A/08 Y 05 BMW X5 55,022 19,807 39,000 14,040 RH/0910A/08 Y 98 MITSUBISHI PAJERO PININ 2,204 793 1,238 445 RH/0911A/08 Y 06 BMW 320 29,025 5,805 20,000 4,000 RH/0912A/08 Y 04 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 33,047 11,896 22,750 8,190 RH/0913A/08 Y 01 AUDI A4 8,516 1,703 7,873 1,574 RH/0914A/08 N 01 TOYOTA YARIS 4,395 1,054 0 0 RH/0915A/08 Y 06 FIAT IDEA 10,317 1,650 9,250 1,480 RH/0916A/08 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 31,256 8,751 25,225 7,063 RH/0917A/08 Y 07 FORD GALAXY 38,981 10,914 23,200 6,496 RH/0919A/08 Y 05 AUDI A4 1.9 21,117 4,223 17,552 3,510 RH/0920A/08 Y 06 BMW 318 28,834 5,766 24,100 4,820 RH/0921A/08 Y 06 AUDI A3 1.9 TDI SE 19,888 3,182 16,500 2,640 RH/0922A/08 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 21,356 5,125 20,596 4,943 SPORT 140 BHP RH/0923A/08 Y 00 TOYOTA MR-S 9,094 2,182 7,425 1,782 RH/0924A/08 Y 02 BMW 318 16,224 4,542 10,000 2,800 RH/0925A/08 Y 02 SAAB 9-5 9,031 2,528 6,250 1,750

1028 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

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RH/0926A/08 Y 04 AUDI TT 29,152 10,494 22,750 8,190 RH/0927A/08 Y 96 OPEL ASTRA 2,000 720 2,000 560 RH/0928A/08 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 18,473 2,955 14,020 2,243 RH/0929A/08 Y 05 HONDA CIVIC 14,428 2,308 10,050 1,608 RH/0930A/08 Y 05 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 13,932 3,900 10,500 2,940 RH/0931A/08 Y 05 TOYOTA CELICA 22,055 6,175 17,215 4,820 RH/0932A/08 Y 06 BMW 320 32,259 6,451 22,475 4,495 RH/0934A/08 Y 04 BMW 320 19,555 3,911 17,625 3,525 RH/0935A/08 Y 05 FORD FOCUS 15,109 3,626 11,300 2,712 RH/0936A/08 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 37,340 11,948 26,000 8,320 RH/0937A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 54,754 15,331 40,476 11,333 RH/0938A/08 Y 01 PORSCHE BOXSTER 27,096 9,754 22,798 8,207 RH/0939A/08 Y 07 BMW 320 43,402 8,680 38,710 7,742 RH/0940A/08 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 15,162 2,425 9,127 1,460 RH/0941A/08 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 14,370 2,874 12,580 2,516 RH/0942A/08 Y 05 BMW X3 40,329 12,905 24,940 7,980 RH/0943A/08 Y 06 SKODA SUPERB 15,918 3,820 15,059 3,614 RH/0944A/08 Y 05 BMW X3 40,751 13,040 24,173 7,735 RH/0945A/08 Y 07 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 68,960 24,825 54,260 19,533 RH/0946A/08 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E270 41,952 11,746 29,201 8,176 RH/0948A/08 Y 03 TOYOTA ALTEZZA 17,292 5,533 13,550 4,336 RH/0949A/08 N 98 JAGUAR XK 8 10,135 3,648 0 0 RH/0950A/08 Y 06 BMW 320 30,469 6,093 26,618 5,323 RH/0951A/08 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 13,377 3,745 10,399 2,911 RH/0952A/08 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 35,644 11,406 15,000 4,800 RH/0953A/08 Y 99 MAZDA MX5 8,657 2,770 7,000 2,240 RH/0954A/08 Y 03 BMW 525 19,377 6,200 12,750 4,080 RH/0955A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 2000 48,398 15,487 42,500 13,600 RH/0956A/08 Y 03 CITROEN C5 7,505 1,501 4,815 963 RH/0957A/08 Y 08 BMW 520 48,159 9,631 45,806 9,161 RH/0958A/08 Y 04 CITROEN BERLINGO 10,301 2,884 5,827 1,631 RH/0959A/08 Y 04 BMW 316 21,769 6,095 15,238 4,266 RH/0960A/08 Y 00 LOTUS ELISE 20,500 4,920 13,500 3,240 RH/0961A/08 Y 06 AUDI A4 27,049 5,409 20,750 4,150 RH/0962A/08 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.6 4,898 1,567 3,200 1,024 RH/0963A/08 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 28,188 5,637 26,543 5,308 RH/0964A/08 Y 99 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2,145 429 2,000 400 RH/0965A/08 Y 08 FORD GALAXY 41,512 11,623 33,180 9,290 RH/0966A/08 Y 07 FORD MONDEO 21,749 5,219 17,250 4,140 RH/0967A/08 Y 05 AUDI A6 19,214 4,611 15,300 3,672 RH/0968A/08 Y 05 RENAULT MEGANE 17,677 5,656 14,000 4,480 RH/0969A/08 Y 01 TOYOTA AVENSIS 5,115 1,227 3,800 912 RH/0970A/08 Y 05 AUDI A4 21,437 4,287 18,225 3,645 RH/0971A/08 Y 05 BMW X5 52,678 18,964 39,950 14,382 RH/0972A/08 Y 05 AUDI A4 20,999 5,039 16,323 3,917 RH/0973A/08 Y 05 BMW 320 21,964 4,392 20,256 4,051 RH/0974A/08 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E 320 43,044 12,052 34,290 9,601 RH/0975A/08 N 06 SAAB 9-3 18,672 3,734 0 0 RH/0976A/08 Y 02 TOYOTA CELICA 13,281 3,718 10,000 2,800 RH/0977A/08 Y 06 FORD MONDEO 22,067 5,296 16,000 3,840 RH/0978A/08 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS 18,684 3,736 16410 3,282 RH/0979A/08 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 23,483 4,696 21,176 4,235 RH/0980A/08 Y 01 BMW 318 13,403 3,752 10,000 2,800 RH/0981A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 51,626 14,455 42,500 11,900 RH/0982A/08 Y 92 PORSCHE 911 28,500 10,260 24,750 8,910 RH/0983A/08 Y 98 RELIANT ROBIN LX 2,000 720 387 139

1029 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0984A/08 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 13,442 3,226 12,176 2,922 RH/0985A/08 Y 94 JAGUAR XJR 7,250 2,610 4,500 1,350 RH/0986A/08 N 02 FIAT PUNTO 2,782 445 0 0 RH/0987A/08 Y 05 NISSAN X-TRAIL 23,659 6,624 17,250 4,830 RH/0988A/08 Y 04 HONDA ACCORD 17,509 3,501 11,574 2,314 RH/0989A/08 N 03 HYUNDAI GETZ 5,372 1,933 0 0 RH/0990A/08 Y 02 TOYOTA ALTEZZA 15,221 4,870 12,470 3,990 RH/0991A/08 Y 06 SAAB 9-3 25,910 6,218 15,300 3,672 RH/0992A/08 Y 90 MERCEDES-BENZ 500 5,250 1,890 4,000 1,440 RH/0993A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 43,004 12,041 30,000 8,400 RH/0994A/08 Y 03 BMW 316 18,504 5,181 10,800 3,024 RH/0995A/08 Y 06 CITROEN C1 7,105 994 5,000 700 RH/0996A/08 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN TOURAG 31,420 11,311 19,100 6,876 RH/0997A/08 Y 06 FORD GALAXY 26,704 7,477 24,176 6,769 RH/0998A/08 Y 03 AUDI A4 13,963 2,792 10,094 2,018 RH/0999A/08 N 03 VAUXHALL CORSA 5,072 1,014 0 0 RH/1000A/08 N 05 TOYOTA YARIS 8,130 1,626 0 0 RH/1001A/08 Y 05 JAGUAR X-TYPE 21,467 4,293 16,000 3,200 RH/1002A/08 Y 05 ROVER MG 16,886 4,728 8,500 2,380 RH/1004A/08 Y 08 PEUGEOT 4,007 41,961 13,427 27,875 8,920 RH/1005A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 45,796 12,822 39,828 11,151 RH/1006A/08 Y 08 BMW 320 46,760 9,352 42,000 8,400 RH/1007A/08 Y 00 BMW 318 9,231 2,953 6,020 1,926 RH/1008A/08 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 21,796 6,974 16,335 5,227 RH/1009A/08 Y 05 BMW 320 27,251 5,450 18,575 3,715 RH/1010A/08 Y 03 BMW 320(E46) D ES 15,108 3,021 13,200 2,640 RH/1011A/08 Y 06 BMW 320(E90) D SE 31,807 6,361 26,700 5,340 RH/1012A/08 Y 01 CHRYSLER JEEP GRAND- 11,876 4,275 8,000 2,880 CHEROKEE 3.1 TD 5DR A RH/1013A/08 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 18,721 3,744 16,700 3,340 T3 5DR RH/1014A/08 N 04 MINI COOPER 1.6 3DR 12,024 2,885 0 0 RH/1015A/08 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 11,971 2,394 7,922 1,584 T2 5DR RH/1016A/08 Y 02 BMW 520 I E39 ES SE 16,206 5,834 10,575 3,807 4DR A RH/1017A/08 Y 04 FORD MONDEO 2.0 10,775 3,017 4,750 1,330 GHIA RH/1018A/08 Y 99 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 4,482 717 3,527 564 RH/1019A/08 Y 07 VOLVO C30 20,299 3,247 19,567 3,130 RH/1020A/08 Y 05 AUDI A4 21,231 4,246 16,500 3,300 RH/1021A/08 Y 05 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 113BHP 21,654 4,330 15,300 3,060 SE RH/1022A/08 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 16,643 3,328 10,000 2,000 T3X 5DR RH/1023A/08 Y 05 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TD CI 13,289 2,126 10,000 1,600 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/1024A/08 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 GT TDI 14,907 2,981 14,200 2,840 140BHP 3DR RH/1025A/08 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 13,168 3,160 11,900 2,856 VVTI T3 5DR RH/1026A/08 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 10,543 2,108 9,250 1,850 100BHP TDI S RH/1027A/08 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 20,933 5,023 16,000 3,840 140BHP SPORT RH/1028A/08 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 14,184 2,836 10,900 2,180 HIGH 130BHP 5SP

1030 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

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RH/1029A/08 Y 07 BMW 520 35,993 8,638 30,000 7,200 RH/1030A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 41,258 11,552 30,900 8,652 RH/1031A/08 Y 07 HONDA CIVIC 17,672 2,827 15,300 2,448 RH/1032A/08 Y 08 AUDI A6 48,566 11,655 35,000 8,400 RH/1033A/08 Y 06 MINI COOPER 25,410 8,131 21,000 6,720 RH/1034A/08 Y 06 TOYOTA YARIS 9,769 1,563 7,815 1,250 RH/1035A/08 Y 07 VAUXHALL ASTRA 17,280 4,147 14,150 3,396 RH/1036A/08 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 57,371 16,063 45,000 12,600 RH/1037A/08 Y 04 BMW 318 23,022 6,446 19,500 5,460 RH/1038A/08 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS 24,006 6,721 16,250 4,550 RH/1039A/08 Y 02 FORD MONDEO 8,122 2,274 4,450 1,246 RH/1040A/08 N 06 VOLVO V50 20,698 4,139 0 0 RH/1041A/08 N 02 AUDI A4 11,792 2,358 0 0 RH/1042A/08 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 14,204 2,272 12,510 2,001 RH/1043A/08 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS 28,690 5,738 25,396 5,079 RH/1044A/08 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 11,191 2,238 8,950 1,790 RH/1046A/08 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 24,864 4,972 21,520 4,304 SE 105BHP 4DR RH/1047A/08 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 17,706 2,832 16,380 2,620 STYLE 5DR RH/1049A/08 Y 07 TOYOTA AVENSIS 2.2 D4D 24,967 5,992 19,000 4,560 T3X 5DR RH/1050A/08 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI S 24,781 4,956 21,300 4,260 105BHP 5DR RH/1051A/08 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 17,860 2,857 16,180 2,588 STYLE 5DR RH/1052A/08 Y 08 BMW 320 (E90) D SE 40,149 6,423 38,000 6,080 177BHP 4DR RH/1053A/08 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 19,705 3,152 16,825 2,692 ZETEC CLIMATE 5 RH/1054A/08 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 29,270 5,854 26,198 5,239 CTDI SPORT RH/1055A/08 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 19,705 3,152 16,825 2,692 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/1056A/08 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 17,860 2,857 16,280 2,604 STYLE 5DR RH/1057A/08 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 27,060 5,412 20,810 4,162 5DR RH/1058A/08 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 29,270 5,854 26,198 5,239 CTDI SPORT RH/1059A/08 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 17,860 2,857 16,280 2,604 STYLE RH/1060A/08 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1.9 TDI S 20,554 3,288 17,956 2,872 105BHP RH/1061A/08 Y 04 FORD FOCUS 10,534 2,106 7,520 1,504 RH/1062A/08 Y 00 MAZDA FAMILIA 4,453 890 2,750 550 RH/1063A/08 Y 02 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SPORT 11,835 2,367 8,000 1,600 130BHP 4DR RH/1064A/08 Y 00 RENAULT MEGANE 1.6 16V 5,182 1,243 3,000 720 RXE 5DR RH/1065A/08 Y 05 FORD MONDEO 2.2 16,520 3,964 12,314 2,955 TDCI ST 153BHP RH/1066A/08 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.6 20,306 4,873 15,105 3,625 TITANIUM 115BHP RH/1067A/08 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 ELEGANCE 9,541 3,053 5,962 1,907 4DR A RH/1068A/08 Y 01 BMW 530 12,721 3,561 11,131 3,116 RH/1069A/08 Y 06 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.2D 37,235 8,936 20,000 4,800 SOVEREIGN ESTATE

1031 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/1070A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 45,641 12,779 43,562 12,197 AVANTGARDE 150BHP 4DR RH/1071A/08 Y 04 BMW 320 18,080 3,616 16,342 3,268 RH/1072A/08 Y 08 PEUGEOT 308 18,515 2,592 17,000 2,380 RH/1073A/08 Y 08 BMW ALPINA 42,000 10,080 38,000 9,120 RH/1074A/08 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 13,636 2,727 9,000 1,800 RH/1075A/08 Y 07 BMW 520 D E60 M 45,176 10,842 35,500 8,520 SPORT 4DR RH/1076A/08 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 26,555 5,311 24,000 4,800 RH/1077A/08 Y 07 VAUXHALL VECTRA CDTI 24,906 6,973 15,000 4,200 DESIGN A 5DR RH/1078A/08 Y 05 BMW 320 (E90) D SE 28,105 5,621 20,000 4,000 4DR RH/1079A/08 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN EOS 49,376 15,800 34,000 10,880 RH/1080A/08 Y 06 AUDI Q7 69,938 25,177 46,000 16,560 RH/1081A/08 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 14,570 4,079 9,315 2,608 RH/1082A/08 Y 01 BMW 520 I E39 SE 13,096 4,714 8,500 3,060 TOURING 5DR A RH/1083A/08 Y 04 JAGUAR XJ6 39,701 14,292 25,000 9,000 RH/1084A/08 Y 05 SUBARU IMPREZA 2.0 29,537 10,633 17,280 6,220 WRX STI TYPE RH/1085A/08 Y 03 TOYOTA COROLLA 2.0D 13,896 3,335 8,800 2,112 D4D VERSO T2 RH/1086A/08 N 02 AUDI A6 9,547 2,291 0 0 RH/1087A/08 Y 98 BMW 316 E36 I 2DR 6,439 1,802 4,250 1,190 RH/1088A/08 Y 02 CHRYSLER CHEROKEE CRD 16,352 5,886 11,100 3,996 SPORT 5DR RH/1089A/08 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 SE 9,018 1,803 6,750 1,350 TDI 130PS RH/1090A/08 Y 00 RENAULT MEGANE 2,152 602 2,000 480 RH/1091A/08 Y 08 BMW X5 87,683 28,058 72,000 23,040 RH/1092A/08 Y 06 BMW 320 39,205 10,977 27,375 7,665 RH/1093A/08 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 33,742 9,447 18,400 5,152 RH/1094A/08 Y 04 FORD TRANSIT 16,295 5,214 13,500 4,320 RH/1095A/08 Y 07 CHRYSLER VOYAGER 50,509 16,162 39,600 12,672 RH/1096A/08 Y 84 FORD CAPRI 2,750 990 2,000 720 RH/1097A/08 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PHAETON 83,175 24,952 49,000 14,700 RH/1098A/08 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 28,960 4,633 22,100 3,536 RH/1099A/08 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 57,294 16,042 45,000 12,600 AVANTGARDE 170BHP 4DR RH/1100A/08 Y 07 SEAT IBIZA 11,159 2,678 10,485 2,516 RH/1101A/08 Y 05 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 11,117 1,778 8,500 1,360 LX 108BHP RH/1102A/08 Y 05 RENAULT MEGANE 9,722 2,333 7,900 1,896 RH/1103A/08 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 20,818 4,163 16,500 3,300 CTDI EXEC RH/1104A/08 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 106,834 34,186 80,000 25,600 RH/1105A/08 Y 06 KIA SEDONA 38,794 13,965 20,000 7,200 RH/1106A/08 Y 02 BMW 318 13,218 3,701 10,700 2,996 RH/1107A/08 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 20,648 4,955 15,592 3,742 RH/1108A/08 N 03 PEUGEOT 206 5,778 1,386 0 0 RH/1109A/08 Y 05 FORD FIESTA 7,785 1,557 6,000 1,200 RH/1110A/08 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E280 45,944 14,702 30,000 9,600 RH/1111A/08 Y 03 NISSAN ALMERA 5,980 1,435 4,510 1,082 RH/1112A/08 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 320 CDI 44,496 14,238 31,666 10,133 AVANTGARDE RH/0001A/09 Y 08 VOLVO V50 26,664 4,266 23,995 3,839

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RH/0002A/09 Y 08 FORD FIESTA 12,371 1,979 10,700 1,712 RH/0003A/09 Y 08 FORD FIESTA 12,371 1,979 10,700 1,712 RH/0004A/09 Y 05 AUDI A3 16,693 3,338 16,250 3,250 RH/0005A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 24,325 4,865 20,995 4,199 RH/0006A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 27,249 5,449 26,000 5,200 RH/0007A/09 Y 05 BMW 525 31,993 8,958 22,125 6,195 RH/0008A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 16,724 3,344 14,550 2,910 T3 S RH/0009A/09 Y 94 AUDI 80 COUPE 2DR 3,500 1,260 2,000 720 RH/0011A/09 Y 05 FORD FOCUS C-MAX 12,034 1,925 10,230 1,636 1.6TDCI ZETEC RH/0012A/09 Y 05 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D SE 21,320 4264 16,000 3,200 RH/0013A/09 Y 99 CITROEN RELAY 6,531 2,351 5,224 1,880 RH/0014A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 (E90) D SE 23,788 4,757 19,000 3,800 RH/0015A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 16,369 3,928 12,500 3,000 T3 S RH/0016A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS 2.2 D4D 31,375 7,530 20,000 4,800 TR RH/0017A/09 Y 08 MITSUBISHI LANCER 19,918 6,373 15,000 4,800 RH/0018A/09 Y 08 VAUXHALL VECTRA CDTI 24,655 4,931 18,500 3,700 EXCLUSIVE 150BHP RH/0019A/09 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 40,116 11,232 31,900 8,932 RH/0021A/09 Y 05 MITSUBISHI COLT ATTIVO 5,966 954 4,770 763 RH/0022A/09 Y 04 JAGUAR X-TYPE 13,055 2,611 10,444 2,088 RH/0023A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 16,141 3,873 10,500 2,520 SE 140BHP RH/0024A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 31,322 5,011 20,500 3,280 BLUEMOTION TDI 103B RH/0025A/09 Y 07 AUDI A4 2.0T FSI S LINE 41,795 13,374 34,788 11,132 ED 217BHP RH/0026A/09 Y 05 CITROEN C5 15,901 3,816 11,685 2,804 RH/0027A/09 Y 08 VOLVO V50 27,063 4,330 25,425 4,068 RH/0028A/09 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ E270 32,295 9,042 27,500 7,700 RH/0029A/09 Y 01 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 3,678 735 3,000 600 RH/0030A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 38,878 7,775 32,800 6,560 RH/0031A/09 Y 99 HONDA CIVIC 5,584 1,786 4,000 1,280 RH/0032A/09 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 20,261 4,052 13,500 2,700 CTDI EXEC RH/0033A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 18,227 3,645 15,000 3,000 RH/0034A/09 Y 04 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 2.0 19,608 7,058 11,030 3,970 TD4 HSE 5DR A RH/0035A/09 Y 00 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TD DI 4,776 955 3,555 711 LX 90BHP RH/0036A/09 Y 05 FORD FOCUS 2.0 TDCI 15,559 3,111 9,387 1,877 TITANIUM RH/0037A/09 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI SE 4 16,498 3,299 12,542 2,508 DR RH/0038A/09 Y 07 AUDI A4 39,857 14,348 24,500 8,820 RH/0039A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 34,652 6,930 30,320 6,064 RH/0040A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 14,836 3,560 13,495 3,238 RH/0041A/09 N 97 BMW M3 E36 2DR 6,634 2,388 0 0 RH/0042A/09 Y 04 JAGUAR X-YTPE 2.0D SE 14,753 2,950 10,393 2,078 RH/0043A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 (E92)D SE 4DR 27,630 5,526 16,047 3,209 RH/0044A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9 TDI SE 15,680 2,508 11,000 1,760 100BHP RH/0045A/09 Y 05 HYUNDAI COUPE 1.6 S 2DR 15,549 4,353 11,000 3,080 RH/0046A/09 Y 05 FORD FOCUS C-MAX 2.0 13,315 2,663 11,250 2,250 TDCI ZETEC RH/0047A/09 Y 05 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D SE 20,050 4,010 14,700 2,940

1033 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0048A/09 Y 04 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 20,807 4,161 13,700 2,740 CTDI EXEC RH/0049A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 23,023 4,604 19,929 3,985 RH/0050A/09 Y 01 CITROEN C5 2.2D HDI 5,481 1,315 2,500 600 EXCLUSIVE SE RH/0051A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 33,025 6,605 24,000 4,800 RH/0052A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA CELICA 21,828 6,111 16,000 4,480 RH/0053A/09 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ VITO 7,358 2,354 5,880 1,881 RH/0054A/09 Y 06 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 14,667 3,520 11,300 2,712 CI LX 130BHP RH/0055A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.6 14,302 4,004 12,800 3,584 VVTI T2 VERSO RH/0056A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 21,329 5,118 16,500 3,960 SE 140BHP RH/0057A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 12,060 2,412 8,415 1,683 T2 RH/0058A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9 TDI S 14,351 2,296 13,650 2,184 100BHP RH/0059A/09 Y 04 SKODA SUPERB 1.9 TDI 11,146 2,229 8,750 1,750 CLASSIC 130BHP RH/0060A/09 Y 04 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI S 11,888 2,377 10,000 2,000 RH/0061A/09 Y 05 AUDI A3 1.9 TDI 105BHP 14,868 2,378 13,000 2,080 RH/0062A/09 Y 06 BMW M3 E46 65,419 23,550 55,000 19,800 RH/0063A/09 Y 07 HONDA STREAM RN6 5DR 23,710 5,690 20,000 4,800 A RH/0064A/09 Y 01 TOYOTA CELICA ZZT231 10,716 3,000 8,500 2,380 3DR RH/0065A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 47,421 7,587 40,770 6,523 RH/0066A/09 Y 91 MAZDA RX-7 FD 2DR 6,160 2,217 4,672 1,681 RH/0067A/09 Y 03 AUDI A4 14,489 3,477 9,540 2,289 RH/0068A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 32,160 5,145 25,926 4,148 BLUE MOTION RH/0069A/09 Y 08 PEUGEOT 4007 41,482 13,274 30,000 9,600 RH/0070A/09 Y 97 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 CLASSIC 3,237 1,035 2,000 640 4DR RH/0071A/09 Y 91 TOYOTA COROLLA 1600 2,125 765 2,000 560 GTI-16 AE92 RH/0072A/09 Y 95 BMW 318 3,898 1,091 2,000 560 RH/0073A/09 Y 08 HONDA CIVIC 28,052 3,927 21,855 3,059 RH/0074A/09 Y 04 BMW 320 23,818 4,763 18,621 3,724 RH/0075A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 TDI QUATTRO 41,565 13,300 27,000 8,640 S LINE RH/0076A/09 Y 09 MASERATI GRAN TURISMO 194,755 70,111 170,000 61,200 2DR A RH/0077A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 16,232 3,246 10,696 2,139 HIGHLINE 130BHP RH/0078A/09 Y 04 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 17,512 4,903 13,500 3,780 ZETEC 113BHP RH/0080A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 22,793 5,470 16,454 3,948 1.8BHP RH/0081A/09 Y 04 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 17,062 3,412 10,906 2,181 CTDI EXEC RH/0082A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AURIS D4D TR 22,807 3,649 17,600 2,816 RH/0083A/09 Y 07 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 31,271 6,254 25,000 5,000 138BHP RH/0084A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 12,938 2,587 9,250 1,850 130BHP HIGHLINE RH/0086A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 15,435 4,321 13,650 3,822 RH/0087A/09 N 05 HYUNDAI GETZ CDX 5DR A 7,262 1,742 0 0

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RH/0088A/09 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 36,308 8,713 30,000 7,200 138BHP RH/0089A/09 Y 03 RENAULT LAGUNA 1.9D 4,691 938 2,800 560 CDI DYNAMIQUE RH/0090A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 60,880 19,481 45,000 14,400 AVANTGARDE 5DR A RH/0091A/09 Y 05 PORSCHE CAYENNE 78,620 28,303 62,955 18,886 RH/0092A/09 Y 07 BMW 535 79,877 22,365 46,000 12,880 RH/0093A/09 Y 02 LOTUS ELITE 20,500 5,740 15,500 4,340 RH/0094A/09 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ A140 5,697 1,367 4,557 1,093 AVANTGARDE RH/0095A/09 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T2 25,881 5,176 21,308 4,261 5DR RH/0096A/09 Y 07 VOLVO XC90 2.4 D5 SE 68,684 24,726 50,000 18,000 LUX 5DR A RH/0097A/09 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 18,208 3,641 12,393 2,478 CTDI SPORT RH/0098A/09 Y 06 BMW 520 D E60 SE 4DR 30,010 8,402 23,193 6,494 A RH/0099A/09 Y 06 FORD MONDEO 2.0 14,404 2,880 11,000 2,200 TDCI GHIA 115 RH/0100A/09 Y 06 BMW 520 D E60 SE 4DR 29,495 8,258 27,000 7,560 A RH/0101A/09 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ 1,180 26,626 8,520 22,000 7,040 RH/0102A/09 Y 01 BMW 316 7,643 2,140 6,350 1,778 RH/0104A/09 Y 04 BMW 318 19,190 3,838 13,000 2,600 RH/0105A/09 Y 02 TOYOTA COROLLA 6,955 1,669 5,365 1,287 RH/0106A/09 Y 08 PEUGEOT 407 24,089 3,854 16,200 2,592 RH/0107A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 43,127 6,900 39,100 6,256 RH/0108A/09 Y 04 HONDA ACCORD 17,514 3,502 10,302 2,060 RH/0110A/09 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 6,084 1,703 2,340 655 ELEGANCE RH/0111A/09 Y 04 MAZDA 6 2.0 TDI TS 12,687 3,552 8,527 2,387 136BHP RH/0112A/09 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 21,325 4,265 14,580 2,916 CTDI EXEC SAT/NAV RH/0113A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 E90 D 38,921 6,227 34,000 5,440 EDITION SE RH/0114A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 39,319 11,009 38,160 10,684 RH/0115A/09 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS 25,395 5,079 21,308 4,261 RH/0116A/09 Y 08 CITROEN C5 27,144 5,428 23,000 4,600 RH/0117A/09 Y 05 FORD MONDEO 10,647 2,555 8,000 1,920 RH/0118A/09 Y 05 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 12,318 1,970 9,350 1,496 SPORT RH/0119A/09 Y 08 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 43,893 12,290 31,400 8,792 138BHP 4DR A RH/0120A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI S LINE 20,890 4,178 16,500 3,300 113BHP RH/0121A/09 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 18,282 6,581 14,000 5,040 KOMPRESSOR AVANTGARDE RH/0122A/09 Y 07 BMW 318 E90 D SE 29,315 5,863 25,200 5,040 RH/0123A/09 Y 07 BMW 320 D E91 SE 40,207 6,433 30,000 4,800 TOURING RH/0124A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 15,435 4,321 13,200 3,696 RH/0125A/09 Y 07 BMW 320 E90 D M 34,632 6,926 31,500 6,300 SPORT RH/0126A/09 Y 09 ASTON MARTIN DB9 268,769 96,756 235,198 84,671 RH/0127A/09 Y 01 PORSCHE BOXSTER 2.7 21,070 7,585 10,000 3,600 RH/0128A/09 Y 04 HONDA ACCORD 16,216 3,243 12,500 2,500

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0129A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 M 49,810 9,962 40,000 8,000 SPORT RH/0130A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 31,133 4,981 20,037 3,205 RH/0131A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 30,820 4,931 20,191 3,230 BLUEMOTION TDI 103B RH/0133A/09 Y 08 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 43,864 10,527 31,853 7,644 138BHP RH/0134A/09 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 30,886 6,177 26,000 5,200 CTDI SPORT RH/0135A/09 Y 06 BMW 520 D E60 SE 4DR 25,140 6,033 22,824 5,477 RH/0136A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 19,092 3,054 15,725 2,516 TITANIUM 113BHP RH/0138A/09 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS 25,881 5,176 21,308 4,261 RH/0139A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 82,648 26,447 50,000 16,000 RH/0140A/09 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 44,744 14,318 35,795 11,454 AVANTGARDE SE 5DR RH/0141A/09 Y 05 VAUXHALL ASTRA SXI 10,577 2,538 7,155 1,717 RH/0142A/09 Y 08 SKODA OCTAVIA 17,403 2,784 13,345 2,135 RH/0143A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI S LINE 23,742 5,698 17,955 4,309 113BHP RH/0144A/09 Y 06 HONDA CIVIC IMA 22,695 3,177 16,290 2,280 HYBRID ES 4DR A RH/0145A/09 Y 04 RENAULT SCENIC 10,407 1,665 7,122 1,139 RH/0146A/09 Y 07 AUDI A6 53,612 12,866 48,735 11,696 RH/0147A/09 Y 07 TOYOTA AURIS 1.4 D4D T2 17,200 2,752 14,000 2,240 RH/0148A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 2.0 S LINE 17,774 4,265 14,181 3,403 138BHP RH/0150A/09 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS 25,395 50,79 21,308 4,261 RH/0151A/09 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 35,236 9,866 23,000 6,440 RH/0152A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 51,141 10,228 35,000 7,000 RH/0153A/09 Y 06 NISSAN NOTE 12,956 3,109 9,250 2,220 RH/0154A/09 Y 05 BMW 525 37,847 12,111 25,000 8,000 RH/0155A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 19,522 3,904 17,485 3,497 RH/0156A/09 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I SE 26,477 5,295 22,050 4,410 CTDI RH/0157A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 57,932 11,586 43,000 8,600 RH/0158A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 56,767 15,894 43,100 12,068 AVANTGARDE RH/0159A/09 Y 00 ALFA ROMEO GTV 6,366 2,291 4,250 1,530 RH/0160A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 30,358 4,857 19,750 3,160 RH/0161A/09 Y 03 SEAT ALHAMBRA 13,829 3,872 10,650 2,982 RH/0162A/09 Y 91 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 CE 2DR A 8,000 2,880 4,450 1,602 RH/0163A/09 Y 97 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 4,289 1,544 2,896 1,042 RH/0164A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 (E90) I SE 32,542 6,508 28,047 5,609 RH/0165A/09 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 36,745 10,288 25,920 7,257 RH/0167A/09 Y 01 BMW 318 12,146 3,400 8,795 2,462 RH/0168A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AURIS D4D 22,807 3,649 16,950 2,712 RH/0169A/09 Y 04 SEAT CORDOBA TDSI S 8,467 1,354 6,120 979 RH/0170A/09 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 81,841 26,189 65,650 21,008 RH/0171A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 44,671 7,147 34,150 5,464 RH/0172A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 20,997 4,199 15,100 3,020 RH/0173A/09 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 1.9 TDI 11,893 2,854 8,000 1,920 SPORT 130 BHP RH/0174A/09 N 96 TOYOTA SUPRA JZA80 4,067 1,464 0 0 RH/0175A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 16,555 3,973 13,000 3,120 138BHP

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RH/0176A/09 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T2 25,395 50,79 21,308 4,261 RH/0177A/09 Y 08 BMW 730 D E65 SE 75,697 24,223 65,000 20,800 RH/0178A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 48,027 15,368 38,450 12,304 KOMPRESSOR 1.8K AVANTGARD RH/0179A/09 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T2 25,395 5,079 21,308 4,261 RH/0180A/09 Y 04 ROVER 75 2.0 CDT 12,033 3,369 7,980 2,234 CONN.SE RH/0181A/09 Y 05 BMW (E90) I SE 22,284 6,239 15,000 4,200 RH/0182A/09 Y 02 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SPORT 10,541 2,108 5,000 1,000 130BHP RH/0183A/09 Y 02 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 14,494 4,638 11,800 3,776 GDB 4FH RH/0184A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI EXEC 42,021 11,765 35,000 9,800 4DR A RH/0185A/09 Y 06 BMW M3 E46 2DR 59,803 21,529 49,000 17,640 RH/0186A/09 Y 06 PORSCHE CAYMAN 3.4 S 74,834 26,940 49,632 17,867 RH/0187A/09 Y 09 HONDA CIVIC IMA 38,217 5,350 26,519 3,712 HYBRID RH/0188A/09 Y 06 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 25,475 5,095 17,500 3,500 CDTI EXEC RH/0190A/09 Y 08 BMW X3 2.0D SE 53,146 14,880 38,000 10,640 RH/0191A/09 Y 08 PEUGEOT 308 1.6HDI S 22,411 3,585 20,406 3,264 110BHP RH/0192A/09 Y 08 HONDA CIVIC IMA 31,720 4,440 21,215 2,970 HYBRID ES 4DR A RH/0193A/09 N 09 HONDA ACCORD 2.2 40,107 9,625 0 0 DTEC EX RH/0194A/09 Y 08 PEUGEOT 308 1.6 HDI S 22,411 3,585 20,406 3,264 110BHP 5DR RH/0195A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA COROLLA VERSO 28,762 6,902 21,000 5,040 D4D SR RH/0196A/09 Y 07 BMW 320(E90) D SE 39,897 11,171 30,000 8,400 RH/0197A/09 Y 05 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 22,220 5,332 16,500 3,960 GHIA 128BHP RH/0198A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 54,473 15,252 45,957 12,867 RH/0199A/09 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 18,991 3,798 16,000 3,200 CTDI EXEC RH/0201A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 E90 D SE 30,419 8,517 23,000 6,440 RH/0202A/09 Y 08 BMW E90 EDITION M 46,082 7,373 38,000 6,080 SPORT RH/0203A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 30,357 4,857 19,729 3,156 BLUEMOTION RH/0204A/09 Y 04 CITROEN BERLINGO 1.9D 9,317 2,608 6,500 1,820 MULTISPACE DESIR RH/0205A/09 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ 2.2 CDI CLASSIC 23,953 5,748 19,500 4,680 SE RH/0206A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AURIS D4D TR 22,806 3,648 18,000 2,880 RH/0207A/09 Y 06 PEUGEOT 207 1.4HDI 70BHP 10,769 1,507 9,220 1,290 URBAN RH/0208A/09 Y 95 TOYOTA MR2 SW20 5SP 7,051 2,256 4,000 1,280 TURBO RH/0209A/09 Y 08 BMW 318 E90 D ES 30,601 4,896 24,480 3,916 RH/0210A/09 Y 04 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 130BHP 13,776 2,755 11,140 2,228 RH/0211A/09 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 220 CDI 43,127 12,075 33,120 9,273 AVANTGARDE RH/0212A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 47,512 9,502 37,500 7,500 RH/0213A/09 Y 07 BMW 320 30,962 6,192 26,500 5,300 RH/0214A/09 Y 04 PORSCHE 911 (977) 3.8 83,254 29,971 56,715 20,417 CARRERA 2S TIPT.

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0215A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 19,986 2,798 16,500 2,310 STYLE RH/0216A/09 Y 05 AUDI A3 2.0 TFSI S LINE 21,649 6,927 16,800 5,376 QUATT 200BH RH/0217A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 E90 D ES 21,414 42,82 15,500 3,100 163BHP RH/0218A/09 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 2.2 CDI 47,590 11,421 47,237 11,336 ELEGANCE RH/0219A/09 Y 05 FORD GALAXY 22,836 5,480 17,600 4,224 RH/0220A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 54,268 8,682 35,950 5,752 RH/0221A/09 Y 05 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D 22,827 4,565 16,500 3,300 SPORT RH/0222A/09 N 96 VAUXHALL VECTRA 1.8 16V 2,000 560 0 0 GLS RH/0223A/09 Y 09 BMW 520 D E60 SE 50,453 8,072 47,442 7,590 RH/0224A/09 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 30,053 8,414 19,800 5,544 AVANTGARDE SE RH/0225A/09 Y 05 BMW 525 D E60 M 36,957 11,826 25,000 8,000 SPORT 4DR A RH/0226A/09 Y 04 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 18,297 4,391 13,000 3,120 QUATTRO SPORT 130BH RH/0227A/09 Y 05 SAAB 9-3 1.9 TID 19,619 4,708 13,250 3,180 VECTOR SPORT 150BH RH/0228A/09 Y 05 MINI COOPER 1.6 17,963 6,466 14,400 5,184 RH/0229A/09 Y 04 BMW 320 E46 D ES 15,255 3,051 10,400 2,080 150BHP RH/0230A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AURIS 1.4 VVT-I 18,618 4,468 16,000 3,840 T3 RH/0231A/09 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T2 25,395 5,079 21,308 4,261 RH/0232A/09 Y 08 FORD FIESTA 1.25 16V 12,371 1,979 10,700 1,712 STYLE RH/0233A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN 1.9 TDI 25,473 6,113 23,750 5,700 SE 103BHP RH/0234A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 19,782 3,165 17,400 2,784 ZETECCLIM RH/0235A/09 Y 08 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 39,985 9,596 35,000 8,400 138BHP RH/0236A/09 Y 03 SAAB 9-3 2.2 TID 5SP 10,393 2,910 8,095 2,266 RH/0237A/09 Y 05 RENAULT SCENIC 1.4 16 14,245 3,988 9,190 2,573 DYNAMIQUE RH/0238A/09 Y 06 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 27,068 6,496 22,025 5,286 138BHP RH/0239A/09 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 15,723 2,515 10,750 1,720 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/0240A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 E90 D ES 22,237 4,447 16,350 3,270 163BHP RH/0241A/09 Y 08 PEUGEOT 308 1.6 HDI SPORT 22,282 3,565 17,760 2,841 110BHP RH/0242A/09 Y 07 LEXUS IS 220D 2.2 24,811 5,954 22,000 5,280 RH/0243A/09 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 17,965 3,593 13,000 2,600 CTDI SPORT RH/0244A/09 Y 07 VOLVO XC90 2.4 D5 SE 67,746 24,388 45,660 16,437 LUX RH/0245A/09 Y 97 LAND ROVER RANGEROVER 5,243 1,887 4,000 1,440 4.6 HSE 5DR A RH/0246A/09 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ A140 5,021 1,405 3,000 840 AVANTGARDE 5DR A RH/0247A/09 Y 06 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 1.9 LIFE 19,975 4,794 13,000 3,120 CDTI 120BHP

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RH/0248A/09 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 KOMPRES 16,464 5,927 11,500 4,140 ELEGANCE 4DR A RH/0249A/09 Y 08 PEUGEOT 308 27,650 4,424 17,500 2,800 RH/0250A/09 Y 05 SAAB 9-3 1.9 TID 18,162 4,358 13,000 3,120 VECTORSPORT 150BHP RH/0251A/09 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI CLASSIC 29,235 8,185 22,500 6,300 SE RH/0252A/09 Y 02 FORD GALAXY 1.39 TD 11,835 3,313 10,000 2,800 ZETEC 113BHP RH/0253A/09 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 34,359 9,620 28,000 7,840 AVANTGARDE 150BHP RH/0254A/09 Y 04 FORD GALAXUY 1.9 TD 20,032 6,410 16,000 5,120 GHIA 113BHP RH/0255A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 24,920 4,984 21,500 4,300 HIGHLINE 105BHP RH/0256A/09 Y 06 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 2.0 25,288 9,103 19,000 6,840 TD4 HSE 5DR RH/0257A/09 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 38,293 12,253 32,000 10,240 KOMPRESSOR 1.8K ELEGANCE RH/0258A/09 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ KOMPRESSOR 12,582 4,529 7,250 2,610 AVANTGARDE RH/0259A/09 Y 00 BMW 318 E46 1.9I SE 6,023 1,686 3,100 868 RH/0260A/09 Y 06 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 26,745 5,349 19,150 3,830 CDTI EXECUTIVE RH/0261A/09 Y 07 BMW 320 D E92 SE 33,702 5,392 26,660 4,265 RH/0262A/09 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 29,601 9,472 22,500 7,200 RH/0263A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 19,852 4,764 14,500 3,480 RH/0264A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 93,371 29,878 76,450 24,464 RH/0265A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 20,124 4,024 15,110 3,022 113BHP RH/0266A/09 Y 03 BMW M3 E46 33,455 12,043 24,440 8,798 RH/0267A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA COROLLA VERSO 23,264 5,583 15,500 3,720 2.2 D4D T3 RH/0268A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 D E91 SE 27,467 6,592 17,550 4,212 TOURING RH/0269A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.4 S 15,172 3,641 12,950 3,108 RH/0270A/09 Y 06 RENAULT GRAND SCENIC 17,698 3,539 14,359 2,871 RH/0271A/09 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ A160 3,763 1,053 3,763 1,053 RH/0272A/09 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 18,799 3,759 14,395 2,879 CTDI EXECUTIVE RH/0274A/09 Y 05 BMW 525 36,227 11,592 28,980 9,273 RH/0275A/09 Y 05 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D SE 24,957 4,991 15,000 3,000 RH/0276A/09 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 14,231 2,846 8,707 1,741 RH/0277A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 13,127 2,625 7,000 1,400 T SPIRIT RH/0278A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 CD SE 19,900 3,980 14,395 2,879 RH/0279A/09 Y 00 TOYOTA YARIS 1.3 CDX 2,630 631 2,000 480 5DR A RH/0280A/09 Y 06 FORD FIESTA 1.25 8,710 1,742 6,900 1,380 STEEL RH/0281A/09 Y 05 MINI ONE 1.6 16,532 4,628 13,000 3,640 CABRIOLET RH/0282A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T3- 13,359 3,206 10,000 2,400 X D-CAT RH/0283A/09 Y 99 FORD PUMA 1.4 3,944 1,104 2,300 644 RH/0284A/09 Y 06 RENAULT CLIO 1.2 CAMPUS 6,484 1,296 5,800 1,160 60BHP

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0285A/09 Y 04 HYUNDAI COUPE 1.6 S 11,426 3,199 9,500 2,660 RH/0286A/09 Y 06 SUZUKI SWIFT ZC11S 9,225 1,476 7,500 1,200 RH/0287A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 14,272 2,854 10,000 2,000 T4 RH/0288A/09 Y 05 SAAB 9-3 2.0 T VERTOR 32,482 11,693 22,000 7,920 150BHP RH/0289A/09 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 1.6 ZETEC 16,218 3,892 13,000 3,120 CLIMATE 99BHP RH/0290A/09 Y 00 HONDA S2000 13,088 4,188 10,000 3,200 RH/0291A/09 Y 02 HONDA S2000 13,088 4,188 10,946 3,502 RH/0292A/09 Y 07 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI SE 20,890 3,342 18,000 2,880 RH/0293A/09 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 23,838 4,767 15,780 3,156 CTDI EXEC RH/0294A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 E90 D SE 21,264 4,252 15,000 3,000 RH/0295A/09 Y 07 NISSAN NOTE 16,459 2,633 11,196 1,791 RH/0296A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 113BHP 23,690 4,738 19,000 3,800 RH/0297A/09 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 19,953 3,990 13,085 2,617 CTDI EXEC RH/0298A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 D E92 M 41,549 6,647 36,000 5,760 SPORT RH/0299A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AURIS 19,272 3,083 16,500 2,640 RH/0300A/09 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 36,204 11,585 23,000 7,360 KOMPRESSOR AVANTGARDE SE RH/0301A/09 Y 07 MINI COOPER 20,194 3,231 17,000 2,720 RH/0302A/09 Y 04 AUDI ALLROAD 4.2 31,087 11,191 22,906 8,246 QUATTRO 300BHP RH/0303A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.2 TDI 28,835 6,920 21,410 5,138 SE 140BHP RH/0304A/09 Y 00 AUDI A6 20,646 4,955 13,755 3,301 RH/0305A/09 Y 08 BMW 325 I E93 M SPORT 54,855 15,359 53,177 14,889 RH/0306A/09 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ CDI 40,180 11,250 39,389 11,028 AVANTGARDE SE 4DR A RH/0307A/09 Y 04 ROVER 75 2.0 CDT CONN 10,131 2,431 7,429 1,782 SE RH/0308A/09 Y 06 HYUNDAI TRAJET 2.0 CRTD 20,847 6,671 10,000 3,200 GSI RH/0309A/09 Y 06 FORD MONDEO 2. TD CI 12,944 2,588 10,000 2,000 LX 115BHP RH/0310A/09 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 34,505 6,901 30,224 6,044 143BHP RH/0311A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 17,370 2,779 16,416 2,626 STYLE RH/0312A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 28,658 4,585 20,191 3,230 BLUEMOTION RH/0313A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1.9 TDI SE 20,790 3,326 18,520 2,963 105BHP RH/0314A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1.9 TDI S 19,571 3,131 17,434 2,789 105BHP RH/0315A/09 N 08 FORD FIESTA 1.25 16V 12,371 1,979 0 0 STYLE RH/0316A/09 Y 08 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 1.6 18,658 5,224 16,531 4,628 EXCLUSIVE 16V 103BH RH/0317A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 47,413 13,275 38,115 10,672 AVANTGARDE 150BHP RH/0318A/09 N 08 FORD FIESTA 1.25 16V 12,371 1,979 0 0 STYLE

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RH/0319A/09 N 08 NISSAN QASHQAI 1.5 DCI 21,070 3,371 0 0 ACENTA RH/0320A/09 N 08 FORD S-MAX 1.8TD CI 27,021 6,485 0 0 ZETEC 125PCS RH/0321A/09 N 97 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 14,000 5,040 0 0 TROOPER RH/0322A/09 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 25,395 5,079 21,308 4,261 T2 RH/0323A/09 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 33,025 6,605 24,725 4,945 CDTI EXECUTIVE RH/0324A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI S 13,378 3,210 10,702 2,568 140BHP RH/0325A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 12,852 2,570 11,759 2,351 T3 X RH/0326A/09 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 22,778 4,555 14,328 2,865 CTDI EXECUTIVE RH/0327A/09 Y 02 CITROEN XSARA 6,393 1,790 4,100 1,148 RH/0328A/09 Y 99 TOYOTA ALTEZZA SXE 9,005 2,881 6,998 2,239 RH/0329A/09 Y 06 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI S LINE 25,600 6,144 22,000 5,280 138BHP RH/0330A/09 Y 07 SUZUKI GRAND-VITARA 21,845 6,990 14,000 4,480 1.6 VVT RH/0331A/09 Y 07 SKODA OCTAVIA 15,512 2,481 10,000 1,600 RH/0333A/09 Y 04 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 16,983 5,434 10,169 3,254 2.0 TD XL-7 5ST RH/0334A/09 N 94 NISSAN MICRA 2,000 400 0 0 RH/0335A/09 Y 08 BMW X6 E71 79,261 25,363 64,069 20,502 RH/0336A/09 N 07 MERCEDES-BENZ B180 28,466 6,831 0 0 RH/0337A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 14,698 2,939 9,765 1,953 T4 RH/0338A/09 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 1.4 75 11,475 2,754 10,700 2,568 BHP RH/0339A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI SPORT 58,566 16,398 50,000 14,000 AMG RH/0340A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 D E91 M 45,528 10,926 36,000 8,640 SPORT TOURING RH/0341A/09 Y 99 CHRYSLER JEEP 4.7 LTD V8 9,061 3,261 5,000 1,800 RH/0342A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 31,993 5,118 22,050 3,528 BLUEMOTION TDI 103B RH/0343A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 36,819 7,363 31,000 6,200 RH/0344A/09 Y 05 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D 19,818 3,963 17,000 3,400 SPORT PREMIUM RH/0345A/09 Y 05 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 16,207 5,186 13,500 4,320 TD4 SE RH/0346A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 24,856 5,965 20,656 4,957 RH/0347A/09 Y 05 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 24,290 5,829 16,615 3,987 138BHP RH/0348A/09 Y 08 FORD KUGA 33,447 8,027 30,000 7,200 RH/0349A/09 Y 07 BMW 520 D E60 M 38,791 10,861 36,000 10,080 SPORT RH/0350A/09 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 28,096 6,743 20,000 4,800 RH/0351A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 2.0 T FSI S 23,580 6,602 17,000 4,760 LINE 197BHP RH/0352A/09 Y 08 HONDA CR-V 46,225 12,943 38,000 10,640 RH/0354A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.6 15,925 4,459 13,500 3,780 VVTI T2 VERSO RH/0355A/09 Y 07 BMW 118 D M SPORT 30,040 4,806 25,500 4,080 RH/0356A/09 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 26,394 6,334 19,500 4,680

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RH/0357A/09 Y 07 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 27,859 5,571 21,194 4,238 113BHP RH/0358A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 SDI S 16,642 3,328 12,780 2,556 73BHP RH/0359A/09 Y 05 BMW 318 17,809 3,561 14,355 2,871 RH/0360A/09 Y 01 FORD FOCUS 1.6 ZETEC 4,473 1,073 3,759 902 99BHP RH/0361A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 51,957 10,391 42,723 8,544 RH/0362A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 E90 D ES 21,914 4,382 15,615 3,123 163BHP RH/0363A/09 Y 03 CITROEN C8 15,521 4,966 8,960 2,867 RH/0365A/09 Y 08 BMW X5 E70 3.0SD M 90,596 28,990 77,500 24,800 SPORT RH/0366A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T3 12,852 2,570 9,250 1,850 X RH/0367A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 4DR 43,807 8,761 42,360 8,472 A RH/0368A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 30,666 4,906 20,037 3,205 BLUEMOTION TDI RH/0369A/09 Y 06 BMW 535 D E60 M 55,241 17,677 40,000 12,800 SPORT RH/0370A/09 Y 04 VOLVO S40 2.0D S 10,843 2,168 7,900 1,580 RH/0371A/09 Y 05 LEXUS IS 200 2.0 SE 21,068 7,584 15,378 5,536 RH/0372A/09 Y 08 SUBARU FORESTER 2.0 XS 34,510 11,043 24,934 7,978 5DR A RH/0373A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 26,916 5,383 25,003 5,000 HIGHLINE 140BHP RH/0374A/09 Y 07 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 28,257 6,781 23,000 5,520 ZETEC RH/0375A/09 Y 04 BMW 318 15,854 3,170 12,500 2,500 RH/0376A/09 Y 08 HONDA CIVIC 20,664 3,306 19,250 3,080 RH/0377A/09 N 07 NISSAN QASHQAI 23,755 6,651 0 0 RH/0379A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 12,564 2,010 10,000 1,600 RH/0380A/09 Y 05 CITROEN C4 11,308 1,809 8,000 1,280 RH/0381A/09 Y 03 BMW 320 11,800 2,360 8,700 1,740 RH/0382A/09 Y 05 AUDI A3 15,309 2,449 10,000 1,600 RH/0383A/09 Y 07 BMW 320 29,938 5,987 24,950 4,990 RH/0385A/09 Y 06 AUDI A6 31,734 8,885 21,929 6,140 RH/0386A/09 Y 06 SAAB 9-3 17,100 3,420 16,407 3,281 RH/0387A/09 Y 03 FORD FOCUS 6,481 1,814 4,750 1,330 RH/0388A/09 Y 06 VOLVO V50 22,008 4,401 11,480 2,296 RH/0390A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 23,692 4,738 17,500 3,500 RH/0391A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 32,770 9,175 22,925 6,419 RH/0392A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 17,774 4,265 14,000 3,360 RH/0393A/09 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS 25,088 5,017 21,300 4,260 RH/0395A/09 Y 07 AUDI A6 33,978 9,513 371 103 RH/0396A/09 Y 07 CITROEN C4 20,303 4,060 15,220 3,044 RH/0398A/09 Y 08 PEUGEOT 207 21,983 3,077 13,250 1,855 RH/0399A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 42,113 8,422 37,700 7,540 RH/0400A/09 Y 07 TOYOTA AURIS 19,183 3,069 15,500 2,480 RH/0401A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ B 28,318 6,796 22,000 5,280 RH/0402A/09 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 17,490 3,498 11,000 2,200 RH/0403A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 15,834 5,066 11,900 3,808 RH/0404A/09 Y 08 RENAULT ESPACE 42,453 13,584 37,000 11,840 RH/0405A/09 Y 08 PEUGEOT 207 18,692 2,616 13,000 1,820 RH/0406A/09 Y 03 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 16,248 3,899 11,000 2,640 GHIA 128BHP

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RH/0407A/09 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ E270 CDI 26,288 7,360 14,000 3,920 AVANTGARDE 4DR A RH/0408A/09 Y 07 VAUXHALL ASTRA 21,974 5,273 15,000 3,600 RH/0409A/09 N 01 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 130BHP 7,156 1,431 0 0 RH/0410A/09 N 06 BMW 520 30,840 7,401 0 0 RH/0411A/09 Y 06 VOLVO S60 24,857 6,959 17,500 4,900 RH/0412A/09 Y 91 NISSAN FIGARO FK10 9,200 2,208 6,500 1,560 2DR A RH/0413A/09 Y 08 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 1.9 LIFE 23,943 5,746 19,470 4,672 CDTI 120BHP RH/0414A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 17,051 4,092 12,778 3,066 SPORT 140BHP RH/0415A/09 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 39,711 11,119 35,000 9,800 AVANTGARDE RH/0416A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 22,862 3,657 19,883 3,181 BLUEMOTION RH/0417A/09 Y 07 BMW 320D E92 SE 33,378 6,675 29,000 5,800 RH/0418A/09 Y 08 BMW 318 E90 D SE 34,572 5,531 26,955 4,312 RH/0419A/09 Y 05 AUDI A3 14,594 4,086 12,605 3,529 RH/0420A/09 Y 08 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 40,443 12,941 31,500 10,080 RH/0422A/09 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 2.0 28,532 6,847 24,149 5,795 TDCI TITANIUM RH/0423A/09 Y 05 AUDI A3 2.0 TDI S LINE 19,161 4,598 14,000 3,360 140BHP RH/0424A/09 Y 07 TOYOTA AURIS 17,036 2,725 13,500 2,160 RH/0425A/09 Y 05 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D SE 18,870 3,774 13,500 2,700 RH/0426A/09 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI SW SE 15,799 3,159 10,500 2,100 RH/0427A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 38,314 10,727 32,500 9,100 KOMPRESSOR SE 156BHP RH/0429A/09 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 31,505 6,301 24,000 4,800 CDTI EXEC RH/0430A/09 Y 05 VOLVO V50 2.0DSE4 15,943 3,188 9,000 1,800 RH/0431A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 34,944 6,988 20,587 4,117 HIGHLINE 140BHP RH/0432A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 E46 D SPORT 19,088 3,817 14,490 2,898 TOURING 150BHP RH/0433A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 23,170 3,707 20,191 3,230 BLUEMOTION RH/0434A/09 Y 06 CITROEN C4 1.4 SX 12,071 2,414 8,594 1,718 RH/0435A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 33,811 9,467 24,696 6,914 RH/0436A/09 N 99 NISSAN MICRA 1.0 2,000 400 0 0 PROFILE RH/0437A/09 N 94 NISSAN MICRA 1.0 16V 2,000 400 0 0 RH/0438A/09 N 94 MERCEDES-BENZ 190 2.0 E 2,000 720 0 0 RH/0439A/09 N 06 SKODA FABIA 1.4 TDI 11,698 1,871 0 0 AMBIENTE RH/0440A/09 Y 02 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 15,783 5,681 12,626 4,545 3.0 D4D LC3 RH/0441A/09 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 12,218 3,421 11,263 3,153 ELEGANCE RH/0442A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 1.9 TDI 13,432 2,686 10,500 2,100 SPORT 6SP RH/0443A/09 Y 05 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 11,851 3,318 10,700 2,996 RH/0444A/09 Y 09 HYUNDAI SANTA FE CRTD 45,941 12,863 37,170 10,407 CDX RH/0445A/09 Y 01 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 130BHP 6,532 1,306 4,250 850 RH/0446A/09 Y 03 BMW 330 D E46 SPORT 15,875 4,445 10,260 2,872 RH/0447A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 24,142 4,828 19,750 3,950

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RH/0448A/09 Y 03 ROVER 25 1.4I L 4,130 991 3,000 720 RH/0449A/09 Y 06 SAAB 9-3 1.8T VECTOR 25,002 8,000 15,700 5,024 SPORT RH/0450A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 CDI 4DR A 93,446 29,902 79,500 25,440 RH/0451A/09 Y 04 CITROEN XSARA 1.6 HDI 8,678 1,388 6,000 960 PICASSO DESIRE RH/0452A/09 Y 97 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI 16V 2,170 694 2,000 640 RH/0453A/09 Y 07 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 26,154 5,230 22,595 4,519 130BHP RH/0454A/09 Y 06 RENAULT MEGANE 1.5 17,765 2,842 13,000 2,080 DYNAMIQUE DCI 106 C RH/0455A/09 Y 07 BMW 520 D E60 SE 36,376 10,185 33,000 9,240 RH/0456A/09 Y 05 AUDI A3 16,005 3,201 13,785 2,757 RH/0457A/09 Y 08 PEUGEOT 308 1.6 HDI S 20,520 3,283 18,000 2,880 110BHP RH/0458A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 12,823 2,564 9,295 1,859 RH/0459A/09 Y 07 SAAB 9--3 27,795 6,670 21,000 5,040 RH/0460A/09 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 25,520 6,124 19,495 4,678 RH/0461A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 14,921 2,387 11,695 1,871 RH/0462A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 20,133 4,026 19,958 3,991 SE 105BHP RH/0463A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 20,084 4,016 19,000 3,800 SE 105BHP RH/0464A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI 19,541 3,126 19,300 3,088 MATCH 105BHP RH/0465A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9 TDI 19,601 3,136 18,000 2,880 MATCH 105BHP RH/0466A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 30,743 4,918 20,114 3,218 BLUEMOTION RH/0467A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN 16,586 3,980 11,000 2,640 RH/0468A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 16,842 4,042 13,446 3,227 RH/0469A/09 Y 06 LEXUS IS 220D 2.2 24,935 5,984 18,950 4,548 RH/0470A/09 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T2 25,395 5,079 21,308 4,261 RH/0471A/09 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 25,395 5,079 21,308 4,261 T2 RH/0472A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 42,654 11,943 36,000 10,080 AVANTGARDE 170BHP RH/0473A/09 Y 08 VOLVO XC90 D5 SE 79,390 28,580 63,000 22,680 SPORT RH/0474A/09 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E280 CDI SPORT 27,496 8,798 25,500 8,160 RH/0475A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 E90 D 160BHP 20,649 4,129 15,000 3,000 RH/0476A/09 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ SL280 WDB 129 23,500 8,460 19,000 6,840 RH/0477A/09 Y 06 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT 34,356 12,368 22,000 7,920 2.5 TD RH/0478A/09 Y 04 RENAULT VEL SATIS 2.2DCI 10,692 3,421 7,500 2,400 PRIVILEDGE RH/0479A/09 Y 04 CITROEN XSARA 2.0 HDI 8,320 1,664 7,000 1,400 PICASSO DESIRE RH/0480A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 25,005 5,001 18,000 3,600 113BHP RH/0481A/09 Y 07 MAZDA 6 2.0 TDI TS 18,084 4,340 13,000 3,120 141BHP RH/0482A/09 Y 07 BMW X3 2.0D SE 49,967 15,989 34,000 10,880 RH/0483A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN TOUREG D 2.5 42,234 15,204 26,076 9,387 TDI SE 174BHP RH/0485A/09 Y 02 ROVER 75 2.0 CDT CONN 5,096 1,223 2,997 719 RH/0486A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 1.9 TDI 11,754 2,350 9,400 1,880 TRENDLINE 100 RH/0487A/09 Y 06 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 21,801 6,104 19,600 5,488 138BHP

1044 Questions- 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0488A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 14,265 3,423 12,250 2,940 VVTI T3 RH/0489A/09 Y 07 PEUGEOT 207 1.4 SPORT 18,074 3,614 11,850 2,370 90BHP RH/0490A/09 Y 07 MAZDA 5 1.8 TS2 MPV 19,517 5,464 14,750 4,130 RH/0491A/09 N 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 43,057 8,611 0 0 RH/0492A/09 Y 07 BMW 520 D E60 SE 4DR 35,811 7,162 33,500 6,700 A RH/0493A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 4DR 40,735 8,147 37,000 7,400 A RH/0494A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 41,676 6,668 40,500 6,480 RH/0495A/09 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 35,312 11,299 22,486 7,195 KOMPRESSOR AVANTGARDE SE RH/0496A/09 Y 03 LEXUS RX 300 3.0 SEL 26,281 9,461 19,416 6,989 RH/0497A/09 Y 07 BMW 520 D E60 SE 34,858 9,760 27,000 7,560 RH/0498A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 29,704 4,752 20,628 3,300 BLUEMOTION 103B RH/0499A/09 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 18,606 3,721 11,868 2,373 CTDI EXEC RH/0500A/09 Y 05 HONDA CRV 2.2I CTDI 16,526 4,627 13,362 3,741 SPORT RH/0501A/09 Y 08 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI SE 22,814 3,650 18,405 2,944 RH/0502A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 19,986 2,798 15,733 2,202 STYLE 901BHP RH/0503A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 19,986 2,798 15,733 2,202 STYLE 90BHP RH/0504A/09 Y 03 HONDA ACCORD 10,238 2,457 10,000 2,400 RH/0505A/09 Y 08 PEUGEOT 308 21,950 3,512 19,955 3,192 RH/0506A/09 Y 06 PEUGEOT 807 2.0 HDI SE 23,518 7,525 18,425 5,896 110BHP RH/0507A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 37,710 6,033 27,720 4,435 RH/0508A/09 Y 90 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 22,000 7,920 20,000 7,200 RH/0509A/09 Y 00 BMW 318 E46 1.9 CI 5,446 1,524 4,350 1,218 RH/0510A/09 Y 05 CITROEN XSARA 2.0 HDI 11,289 2,257 8,500 1,700 PICASSO DESIRE RH/0511A/09 Y 05 BMW 520 23,331 5,599 21,500 5,160 RH/0512A/09 Y 04 PEUGEOT 407 12,336 2,467 9,539 1,907 RH/0513A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA COROLLA 23,382 6,546 20,000 5,600 RH/0514A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS 13,986 2,797 9,500 1,900 RH/0515A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 46,536 13,030 40,000 11,200 RH/0516A/09 Y 06 JAGUAR X-TYPE 27,040 5,408 16,000 3,200 RH/0517A/09 Y 03 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 6,148 1,967 5,000 1,600 CI 115BHP RH/0518A/09 Y 07 TOYOTA PRIUS 19,517 2,732 17,735 2,482 RH/0519A/09 Y 07 TOYOTA AVENSIS 20,138 4,833 11,690 2,805 RH/0520A/09 Y 04 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 16,077 3,215 9,184 1,836 CTDI EXEC RH/0521A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 19,909 2,787 16,900 2,366 STYLE 90BHP RH/0522A/09 Y 07 AUDI A3 18,656 4,477 15,000 3,600 RH/0523A/09 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 CDI 24,151 6,762 20,000 5,600 AVANTGARDE SE RH/0524A/09 Y 08 NISSAN QASHQAI DCI 21,610 3,457 18,800 3,008 VISIA RH/0525A/09 N 06 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 1.6 LIFE 15,558 4,356 0 0 16V 103BHP RH/0526A/09 Y 07 TOYOTA AVENSIS 16,855 3,371 13,650 2,730

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RH/0527A/09 Y 02 TOYOTA MR2 1.8 12,555 3,515 10,000 2,800 ROADSTER RH/0528A/09 Y 08 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 37,940 10,623 34,000 9,520 138BHP RH/0529A/09 Y 05 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 21,332 6,826 13,750 4,400 ZETEC 113BHP RH/0530A/09 Y 08 VOLVO XC90 2.4 D5 SE 72,058 25,940 53,950 19,422 LUX RH/0531A/09 Y 05 ROVER 75 2.0 CDT CONN. 13,170 3,160 10,131 2,431 SE RH/0533A/09 Y 07 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 31,122 7,469 26,800 6,432 GHIA 6 SPEED RH/0534A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 E90 D SE 25,774 5,154 23,200 4,640 RH/0535A/09 Y 01 AUDI A4 2.0 SPORT 5,335 1,707 4,425 1,416 130BHP RH/0536A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI SE 10,656 1,704 9,590 1,534 105BHP RH/0537A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS 23,505 4,701 19,700 3,940 RH/0538A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA RAV 27,975 7,833 26,400 7,392 RH/0539A/09 Y 07 BMW M5 NB92 507BHP 91,917 33,090 76,000 27,360 RH/0540A/09 Y 05 SAAB 9-3 13,909 3,338 13,054 3,132 RH/0541A/09 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9 S TDI 17,257 2,761 16,500 2,640 AC RH/0542A/09 Y 02 TOYOTA AVENSIS 5,275 1,266 4,220 1,012 RH/0543A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 46,613 13,051 41,600 11,648 AVANTGARDE 170BHP RH/0544A/09 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 29,211 7,010 25,500 6,120 CI ZETEC RH/0545A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 10,880 2,176 8,800 1,760 RH/0546A/09 Y 06 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 25,543 5,108 16,200 3,240 CDTI EXEC RH/0547A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 D E91 SE 35,757 10,011 26,000 7,280 TOURING RH/0548A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS 23,351 4,670 19,000 3,800 RH/0549A/09 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 28,729 5,745 24,000 4,800 CI TITANIUM X RH/0550A/09 Y 09 AUDI A5 2.0 TFSI 51,601 10,320 50,384 10,076 RH/0551A/09 Y 08 BMW E90 D SE 34,649 5,543 29,000 4,640 RH/0552A/09 Y 04 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SPORT 17,033 4,087 13,900 3,336 130BHO RH/0553A/09 Y 04 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 19,839 6,348 15,500 4,960 GHIA 113BHP RH/0554A/09 Y 04 SKODA SUPERB TDI PD 16,956 5,425 9,500 3,040 ELEGANCE RH/0555A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS 14,612 2,922 12,500 2,500 RH/0556A/09 Y 04 HYUNDAI TUCSON 16,268 4,555 9,000 2,520 RH/0557A/09 Y 00 BMW 320 6,052 1,210 5,000 1,000 RH/0558A/09 Y 05 RENAULT MEGANE 13,289 2,126 8,000 1,280 RH/0559A/09 Y 04 HONDA ACCORD 19,147 3,829 12,000 2,400 RH/0560A/09 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 19,527 3,124 12,000 1,920 RH/0561A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 29,103 4,656 20,114 3,218 BLUEMOTION 103B RH/0562A/09 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 17,756 6,392 14,000 5,040 RH/0563A/09 Y 05 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 23,254 5,580 15,000 3,600 138BHP RH/0564A/09 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ 150 SE 20,929 5,022 14,000 3,360 RH/0565A/09 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 31,505 6,301 27,000 5,400 RH/0566A/09 Y 07 BMW 320 I E93 SE 47,624 11,429 40,400 9,696 RH/0567A/09 Y 06 ALFA ROMEO GT 26,641 6,393 15,500 3,720

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RH/0568A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 46,536 13,030 37,300 10,444 AVANTGARDE 170BHP RH/0569A/09 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T2 25,395 5,079 21,308 4,261 RH/0570A/09 Y 05 AUDI A6 18,718 4,492 17,640 4,233 RH/0571A/09 Y 04 BMW 320 E46 D ES 14,325 2,865 12,000 2,400 RH/0572A/09 Y 08 BMW 120 31,733 5,077 25,994 4,159 RH/0574A/09 Y 05 RENAULT GRAND SCENIC 16,954 3,390 12,980 2,596 1.5 DCI 106 EXPRE RH/0575A/09 Y 07 MAZDA RX-8 231BHP 32,069 11,544 27,250 9,810 RH/0576A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 24,364 3,898 20,000 3,200 BLUEMOTION RH/0577A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA CELICA 1.8 CCTL 25,855 8,273 21,000 6,720 -I GT 189BHP RH/0578A/09 Y 05 NISSAN MICRA 1.2 16V SE 7,839 1,567 6,500 1,300 RH/0579A/09 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 26,477 5,295 23,500 4,700 RH/0580A/09 Y 05 SKODA SUPERB TDI PD 19,222 6,151 12,000 3,840 ELEGANCE RH/0581A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 18,912 4,538 16,500 3,960 SPORT 140BHP RH/0582A/09 Y 05 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 24,290 5,829 16,270 3,904 138BHP RH/0584A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ A150 CLASSIC SE 20,900 5,016 16,500 3,960 RH/0585A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 20,685 4,964 15,600 3,744 SE 140BHP RH/0586A/09 Y 03 MAZDA 6 2.0 TDI TS 8,165 2,286 6,500 1,820 136BHP RH/0587A/09 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 31,775 10,168 21,000 6,720 KOMPRESSOE 1.8 CLASSIC 16 RH/0588A/09 Y 04 VOLVO XC90 2.4 D5 S 31,375 10,040 22,000 7,040 RH/0589A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN 1.6 S 14,335 4,587 14,000 4,480 100BHP RH/0591A/09 Y 06 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI SW SE 18,097 3,619 13,845 2,769 RH/0592A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 20,539 4,107 16,000 3,200 RH/0593A/09 Y 08 RENAULT LAGUNA 1.5 DCI 25,266 4,042 22,000 3,520 DYNAMIQUE 110BH RH/0595A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 20,939 4,187 18,500 3,700 RH/0596A/09 Y 09 HONDA ACCORD 35,071 7,014 32,339 6,467 RH/0597A/09 N 99 ALFA ROMEO 156 2,000 640 0 0 RH/0598A/09 Y 08 SAAB 9-3 35,336 7,067 25,000 5,000 RH/0599A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 20,835 4,167 18,700 3,740 RH/0600A/09 Y 05 VAUXHALL ASTRA 14,141 3,393 8,500 2,040 RH/0601A/09 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 9,777 1,955 7,000 1,400 RH/0602A/09 Y 07 HONDA CR-V 41,658 11,664 29,895 8,370 RH/0603A/09 Y 05 VAUXHALL ASTRA 12,131 2,911 8,417 2,020 RH/0604A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 24,210 3,873 18,694 2,991 RH/0605A/09 Y 09 AUDI A6 47,338 11,361 43,418 10,420 RH/0606A/09 Y 08 CITROEN C4 25,851 5,170 21,500 4,300 RH/0607A/09 Y 09 KIA SPORTAGE 35,781 10,018 31,045 8,692 RH/0608A/09 Y 08 MINI COOPER 18,561 2,598 17,775 2,488 RH/0609A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 19,216 2,690 14,963 2,094 RH/0610A/09 Y 04 BMW 525 22,637 6,338 15,409 4,314 RH/0611A/09 Y 07 BMW 525 56,063 15,697 37,000 10,360 RH/0613A/09 Y 03 AUDI A4 11,379 2,275 8,074 1,614 RH/0614A/09 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS 25,395 5,079 21,308 4,261 RH/0615A/09 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ E270 23,140 6,479 17,312 4,847 RH/0616A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS 12,716 2,543 8,500 1,700

1047 Questions- 25 January 2012. Written Answers

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RH/0617A/09 Y 05 FORD GALAXY 16,221 4,541 12,615 3,532 RH/0618A/09 Y 06 SAAB 9-3 19,955 4,789 14,205 3,409 RH/0619A/09 Y 05 MAZDA 6 14,019 3,925 12,168 3,407 RH/0620A/09 N 06 FORD GALAXY 21,309 5,966 0 0 RH/0621A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 22,386 4,477 19,600 3,920 RH/0622A/09 Y 06 RENAULT MEGANE 20,542 4,930 11,000 2,640 RH/0623A/09 Y 07 SAAB 9-3 21,463 4,292 18,000 3,600 RH/0624A/09 Y 01 FORD MONDEO 3,531 847 2,000 480 RH/0625A/09 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 28,084 5,616 23,800 4,760 RH/0626A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 65,557 20,978 56,000 17,920 RH/0627A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 12,110 2,906 10,000 2,400 VVTI T3 RH/0629A/09 N 05 MAZDA RX-8 23,525 8,469 0 0 RH/0630A/09 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 33,408 6,681 26,100 5,220 CDTI EXEC RH/0631A/09 Y 08 PEUGEOT 308 1.6 VTI 120 SE 21,896 5,255 17,400 4,176 RH/0632A/09 Y 02 FORD TRANSIT 30,390 10,940 15,240 5,486 RH/0633A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA PREVIA 2.0 D4D T 19,995 6,398 16,200 5,184 SPIRIT MPV RH/0636A/09 Y 05 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 17,448 4,187 16,000 3,840 138BHP RH/0638A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 10,796 1,727 7,722 1,235 D4D RH/0639A/09 Y 07 PEUGEOT 407 20,884 4,176 17,404 3,480 RH/0640A/09 Y 07 TOYOTA AURIS 16,708 2,673 13,500 2,160 RH/0641A/09 Y 04 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT 19,141 6,890 11,508 4,142 RH/0642A/09 Y 06 RENAULT GRAND SCENIC 17,361 3,472 14,085 2,817 RH/0643A/09 Y 01 AUDI A3 6,100 1,708 4,900 1,372 RH/0644A/09 Y 08 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 98,891 35,600 70,500 25,380 RH/0645A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 20,182 4,843 15,000 3,600 RH/0646A/09 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 32,250 7,740 26,300 6,312 RH/0647A/09 Y 06 SAAB 9-5 25,150 8,048 17,505 5,601 RH/0648A/09 Y 08 AUDI A4 38,556 10,795 33,000 9,240 RH/0649A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS 12,003 2,400 7,647 1,529 RH/0650A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 19,423 3,884 13,104 2,620 RH/0651A/09 Y 04 HONDA CIVIC 1.7 CTDI SE 9,590 1,534 7,400 1,184 OHC RH/0652A/09 Y 01 LAND ROVER RANGEROVER 9,805 3,529 8,400 3,024 RH/0653A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 18,922 3,027 16,995 2,719 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/0654A/09 Y 08 FORD FIESTA 1.25 16V 12,990 2,078 10,690 1,710 STYLE RH/0655A/09 Y 08 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 32,760 7,862 26,658 6,397 GHIA RH/0656A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 46,537 13,030 38,000 10,640 AVANTGARDE 170BHP RH/0657A/09 N 05 VAUXHALL VECTRA CDTI 9,839 1,967 0 0 SXI 120BHP RH/0658A/09 Y 07 FIAT DOBLO 1.3 10,175 1,628 8,387 1,341 MULTIJET ACTIVE RH/0659A/09 Y 05 VOLVO S40 2.0D SE 14,113 2,822 9,638 1,927 RH/0660A/09 Y 91 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.8 CLIPPER 3,157 1,136 2,000 720 RH/0661A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 21,877 6,125 17,032 4,768 SE 140BHP RH/0662A/09 Y 08 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D 31,419 6,283 22,905 4,581 RH/0663A/09 Y 06 BMW 318 E90 I ES 22,034 6,169 20,500 5,740 129BHP RH/0664A/09 Y 06 VOLVO S40 2.0D SE 17,488 3,497 15,500 3,100

1048 Questions- 25 January 2012. Written Answers

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RH/0665A/09 Y 04 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 16,976 5,432 14,800 4,736 ZETEC 113BHP RH/0666A/09 Y 08 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 1.9 ELITE 24,115 5,787 22,700 5,448 RH/0667A/09 Y 04 HONDA CIVIC 2.0 VTEC 16,041 5,133 14,800 4,736 TYPE RH/0668A/09 N 06 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 1.6 102 14,255 3,991 0 0 BHP RH/0669A/09 Y 06 SAAB 9-3 1.9 TID 23,114 5,547 17,000 4,080 VECTOR SPORT 150BH RH/0670A/09 Y 08 HONDA CIVIC CTDI TYPE 23,849 3,815 17,595 2,815 SGT RH/0671A/09 N 08 NISSAN QASHQAI VISIA 21,491 3,438 0 0 DCI 2WD RH/0672A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 PLUS GT 20,582 4,939 15,725 3,774 TDI 140BHP RH/0673A/09 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI S 12,403 2,480 9,000 1,800 RH/0675A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 S E91 SE 31,131 7,471 21,000 5,040 TOURING RH/0676A/09 Y 96 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 4S 42,000 15,120 36,000 12,960 RH/0677A/09 Y 00 PEUGEOT 206 1.1 L 3,111 622 2,000 400 RH/0678A/09 Y 05 ALFA ROMEO 156 1.9 JTD SPORT 10,553 2,532 8,000 1,920 M’JET 150BHP RH/0679A/09 Y 08 HONDA CIVIC 20,664 3,306 18,000 2,880 RH/0680A/09 Y 02 VOLVO S40 1.9 TD S 4,884 976 4,100 820 RH/0681A/09 Y 07 NISSAN QASHQAI 19,932 3,986 17,600 3,520 RH/0682A/09 Y 05 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 12,566 2,513 8,000 1,600 CI GHIA 130BHP RH/0683A/09 Y 03 PEUGEOT EXPERT 800 8,222 2,302 4,650 1,302 RH/0684A/09 Y 08 VAUXHALL VECTRA 20,381 4,076 18,200 3,640 RH/0685A/09 N 07 BMW 520 33,626 5,380 0 0 RH/0686A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 11,561 2,312 9,000 1,800 RH/0687A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 23,020 4,604 15,000 3,000 RH/0688A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN 16,986 5,435 12,350 3,952 RH/0689A/09 Y 07 AUDI A3 1.9 TDI 19,265 3,082 15,897 2,543 RH/0690A/09 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI SE 15,125 3,025 11,189 2,237 RH/0691A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T3 10,775 2,155 8,028 1,605 X RH/0692A/09 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 1.6 ZETEC 16,057 3,853 10,900 2,616 CLIMATE 99BHP RH/0693A/09 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 40,210 12,867 29,500 9,440 KOMPRESSOR AVANTGARDE SE RH/0694A/09 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 31,505 6,301 25,647 5,129 CDTI EXEC RH/0698A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 E90 D SE 25,954 5,190 20,765 4,153 RH/0699A/09 Y 04 RENAULT MEGANE 1.9 7,158 1,431 5,595 1,119 DYNAMIQUE DCI RH/0700A/09 Y 07 NISSAN QASHQAI 1.5 DCI 20,668 4,133 19,000 3,800 ACENTA RH/0701A/09 Y 06 BMW 520 D E60 M 27,270 6,544 23,845 5,722 SPORT RH/0703A/09 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 1.9 TDI 8,310 1,662 6,286 1,257 SE 130BHP RH/0704A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 20,492 4,098 14,235 2,847 113BHP RH/0705A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA CORROLA 34,657 9,703 28,000 7,840 VERSO D4D T180 RH/0706A/09 Y 03 BMW X5 E53 3.0D 20,151 7,254 18,000 6,480

1049 Questions- 25 January 2012. Written Answers

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RH/0707A/09 Y 05 SAAB 9-3 1.9 TID 17,161 4,118 10,500 2,520 VECTOR RH/0708A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 49,157 9,831 44,700 8,940 RH/0709A/09 N 04 MERCEDES-BENZ VITO 14,656 5,276 0 0 RH/0710A/09 Y 05 HYUNDAI TUCSON 22,363 7,156 12,000 3,840 RH/0711A/09 Y 06 SKODA OCTAVIA 17,914 2,866 13,000 2,080 RH/0712A/09 Y 08 SAAB 9-3 41,553 8,310 28,863 5,772 RH/0713A/09 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 17,886 5,008 11,500 3,220 RH/0714A/09 N 04 MERCEDES-BENZ 4,220 19,497 4,679 0 0 RH/0715A/09 Y 05 NISSAN ALMERA 8,702 2,436 8,000 2,240 RH/0716A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 20,208 4,041 16,400 3,280 RH/0717A/09 Y 05 FORD GALAXY 16,756 4,691 13,404 3,753 RH/0718A/09 Y 07 AUDI A3 1.9 TDI SPORT 22,106 3,536 16,175 2,588 105BHP RH/0719A/09 Y 05 BMW 535 D E60 SE 38,626 12,360 23,300 7,456 RH/0720A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 17,762 2,486 15,000 2,100 AVANTGARDE 170BHP RH/0721A/09 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 14,199 2,271 11,000 1,760 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/0722A/09 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 1.9 TDI 9,515 1,903 6,100 1,220 SPORT 130BHP RH/0724A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 20,151 4,030 15,374 3,074 RH/0725A/09 Y 02 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 5,690 1,365 3,000 720 CI ZETEC 130BHP RH/0726A/09 Y 05 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 22,616 5,427 14,000 3,360 GHIA 128BHP RH/0727A/09 Y 07 MAZDA 3 21,630 5,191 16,222 3,893 RH/0728A/09 Y 06 MAZDA RX-8 24,570 8,845 18,900 6,804 RH/0729A/09 Y 05 FORD TRANSIT 23,850 7,632 19,000 6,080 TOURNEO T280 SWB RH/0730A/09 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 34,505 6,901 28,000 5,600 143BHP RH/0731A/09 Y 06 PORSCHE 911 92,950 33,462 84,000 30,240 RH/0732A/09 Y 05 AUDI A6 19,671 4,721 15,750 3,780 RH/0733A/09 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI S 15,754 3,780 13,400 3,216 140BHP RH/0734A/09 Y 02 LEXUS IS 10,572 3,805 8,000 2,880 RH/0735A/09 N 06 BMW 520 D E60 SE 26,090 6,261 0 0 RH/0736A/09 Y 03 PEUGEOT 807 2.2 HDI EXEC 15,348 4,911 10,000 3,200 RH/0737A/09 Y 08 MINI COOPER 1.6D 18,715 2,620 17,426 2,439 RH/0738A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 CD SE 22,165 4,433 20,554 4,110 RH/0739A/09 Y 08 JAGUAR XF 62,581 20,025 49,900 15,968 RH/0740A/09 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.8 SPORT 16,579 3,978 12,015 2,883 RH/0741A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 23,093 3,694 19,250 3,080 BLUEMOTION RH/0742A/09 Y 07 BMW 520 32,781 7,867 29,205 7,009 RH/0743A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 23,016 3,682 20,650 3,304 BLUEMOTION RH/0745A/09 Y 00 RENAULT SCENIC 1.9 DCI 4,775 1,146 3,820 916 SPORT RH/0746A/09 Y 06 CITROEN XSARA 1.6 HDI 13,078 2,092 10,150 1,624 PICASSO DESIRE RH/0748A/09 Y 05 VAUXHALL VECTRA CDTI 11,115 2,667 7,000 1,680 SRI 150BHP RH/0749A/09 N 06 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 12,073 2,897 0 0 VVTI T3 RH/0750A/09 N 05 TOYOTA COROLLA VERSO 11,506 3,221 0 0 T2 VVTI

1050 Questions- 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0751A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 11,516 2,763 11,000 2,640 VVTI T3 RH/0752A/09 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 36,360 7,272 30,150 6,030 141BHP RH/0753A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 27,728 6,654 19,350 4,644 RH/0754A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS 13,850 2,770 12,638 2,527 RH/0755A/09 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 9,140 1,828 6,077 1,215 RH/0756A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 30,016 10,805 24,255 8,731 RH/0757A/09 Y 09 LEXUS IS 43,022 8,604 32,445 6,489 RH/0758A/09 Y 02 CHRYSLER JEEP GRAND 17,178 6,184 8,955 3,223 -CHEROKEE RH/0759A/09 Y 03 FORD FOCUS 7,462 1,790 5,500 1,320 RH/0760A/09 Y 01 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 7,516 2,405 5,000 1,600 RH/0761A/09 Y 04 RENAULT SCENIC 10,580 2,962 8,742 2,447 RH/0762A/09 Y 06 MAZDA 2 10,099 2,019 7,000 1,400 RH/0763A/09 Y 04 BMW 320 13,634 2,726 12,712 2,542 RH/0764A/09 Y 08 BMW X5 84,069 26,902 62,382 19,962 RH/0765A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 16,919 2,707 14,800 2,368 RH/0768A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 13,317 3,196 11,000 2,640 RH/0769A/09 Y 03 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 11,939 3,820 11,200 3,584 RH/0770A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 19,222 3,844 13,400 2,680 RH/0771A/09 Y 03 BMW 530 16,212 5,187 11,900 3,808 RH/0772A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 19,222 3,844 15,000 3,000 RH/0773A/09 Y 06 BMW 318 23,827 4,765 21,500 4,300 RH/0774A/09 Y 03 FORD FIESTA 4,155 831 3,500 700 RH/0775A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 38,840 9,321 30,915 7,419 RH/0776A/09 Y 08 SKODA OCTAVIA 20,932 3,349 18,759 3,001 RH/0777A/09 Y 05 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 33,899 12,203 17,350 6,246 RH/0779A/09 Y 06 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 20,413 6,532 12,750 4,080 RH/0780A/09 Y 07 CITROEN GRAND 24,265 4,853 16,438 3,287 RH/0781A/09 Y 05 VAUXHALL VECTRA 11,208 2,241 6,000 1,200 RH/0782A/09 Y 07 PEUGEOT 207 15,461 3,092 9,937 1,987 RH/0783A/09 N 04 HYUNDAI ACCENT 4,449 889 0 0 RH/0784A/09 Y 05 PEUGEOT 206 14,184 3,404 8,693 2,086 RH/0785A/09 Y 07 BMW 320 29,082 5,816 22,000 4,400 RH/0786A/09 Y 07 TOYOTA RAV 4 24,753 6,930 22,758 6,372 RH/0787A/09 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 138,399 49,823 120,000 43,200 RH/0788A/09 Y 03 FORD MONDEO 6,434 1,286 5,000 1,000 RH/0789A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 37,925 10,619 33,000 9,240 RH/0790A/09 Y 05 ROVER MG 7,723 1,544 4,520 904 RH/0791A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 95,231 30,473 73,430 23,497 RH/0792A/09 Y 04 BMW 320 13,477 2,695 10,000 2,000 RH/0793A/09 Y 03 FORD FOCUS 6,629 1,060 5,300 848 RH/0794A/09 Y 01 CITROEN XANTIA 2,501 500 2,000 400 RH/0795A/09 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 30,022 10,807 23,000 8,280 RH/0796A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 14,073 2,251 13,000 2,080 RH/0797A/09 Y 89 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 24,500 8,820 18,000 6,480 RH/0798A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 24,142 4,828 19,000 3,800 RH/0800A/09 N 94 VAUXHALL ASTRA 2,000 720 0 0 RH/0801A/09 Y 06 PEUGEOT 407 19,258 4,621 12,500 3,000 RH/0802A/09 Y 06 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 21,890 6,129 14,850 4,158 RH/0803A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 10,837 2,600 9,700 2,328 RH/0804A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 39,846 6,375 35,000 5,600 RH/0805A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 21,651 5,196 19,000 4,560 RH/0806A/09 Y 01 NISSAN ALMERA 2,954 708 2,000 480 RH/0807A/09 Y 07 CITROEN GRAND PICASSO 18,552 3,710 15,000 3,000

1051 Questions- 25 January 2012. Written Answers

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RH/0808A/09 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 10,697 2,139 8,000 1,600 RH/0809A/09 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 31,510 6,302 23,000 4,600 RH/0810A/09 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 26,686 7,472 22,500 6,300 RH/0811A/09 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ C270 13,792 3,861 10,900 3,052 RH/0812A/09 Y 05 BMW 330 32,040 8,971 18,500 5,180 RH/0813A/09 Y 09 LEXUS IS 220D 42,102 8,420 36,197 7,239 RH/0814A/09 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS 25,395 5,079 20,822 4,164 RH/0815A/09 Y 08 PORSCHE CAYMAN 57,316 18,341 55,000 17,600 RH/0816A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 24,750 4,950 18,550 3,710 RH/0817A/09 Y 08 FORD GALAXY 34,667 8,320 33,000 7,920 RH/0818A/09 Y 05 SAAB 9-3 13,584 2,716 11,500 2,300 RH/0819A/09 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 19,038 5,330 13,950 3,906 RH/0820A/09 N 04 BMW 318 16,191 3,238 0 0 RH/0821A/09 Y 05 SAAB 9-3 16,982 4,075 13,200 3,168 RH/0822A/09 Y 99 NISSAN SILVIA 7,655 2,449 6,700 2,144 RH/0823A/09 Y 07 FORD MONDEO 2.0 14,453 2,890 9,000 1,800 RH/0824A/09 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 9,506 1,901 8,000 1,600 RH/0825A/09 Y 03 TOYOTA COROLLA 8,224 1,973 6,450 1,548 RH/0826A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 11,208 2,689 8,500 2,040 RH/0827A/09 Y 04 NISSAN SKYLINE 29,109 10,479 18,000 6,480 RH/0828A/09 Y 06 AUDI A6 26,747 7,489 20,000 5,600 RH/0830A/09 Y 07 FORD GALAXY 27,985 6,716 23,500 5,640 RH/0831A/09 Y 05 HONDA S2,000 34,483 12,413 24,000 8,640 RH/0832A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS 22,889 4,577 19,100 3,820 RH/0833A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 (E90) D SE 22,708 4,541 18,900 3,780 RH/0834A/09 Y 06 MINI ONE 16,662 3,998 13,500 3,240 RH/0835A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 26,051 7,294 17,000 4,760 RH/0836A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 26,902 5,380 14,000 2,800 RH/0837A/09 Y 08 HONDA CIVIC 24,622 3,939 22,060 3,529 RH/0838A/09 Y 01 SAAB 9-5 4,367 1,397 3,000 960 RH/0839A/09 N 91 NISSAN FIGARO 8,400 2,016 0 0 RH/0841A/09 Y 09 LEXUS IS 220D 39,855 7,971 38,340 7,668 RH/0843A/09 Y 05 BMW 120 17,801 4,984 14,000 3,920 RH/0845A/09 Y 07 BMW 118 18,265 3,653 17,000 3,400 RH/0846A/09 N 01 KIA CARENS 2,000 640 0 0 RH/0848A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 57,755 9,240 40,350 6,456 RH/0849A/09 Y 06 RENAULT GRAND SCENIC 16,991 3,398 13,725 2,745 RH/0850A/09 N 97 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.6 2,000 560 0 0 RH/0852A/09 Y 01 MITSUBISHI PAJERO 2.5 TD 12,721 4,579 7,500 2,700 GLS 03DR RH/0853A/09 Y 06 SAAB 9-3 1.9 TID 37,058 8,893 25,500 6,120 VECTOR 02DR RH/0854A/09 Y 05 FORD FOCUS 1.6 LX 12,971 3,113 8,300 1,992 99BHP 05DR RH/0855A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 1.9 TDI 13,029 2,084 10,100 1,616 100BHP 03DR RH/0856A/09 Y 05 RENAULT GRAND SCENIC 12,780 2,044 10,550 1,688 1.5 DCI DYNAMIQUE RH/0857A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C 320 CDI SPORT 54,059 17,298 50,000 16,000 04DR RH/0858A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 20,107 4,021 15,000 3,000 113BHP 04DR RH/0859A/09 Y 07 SUZUKI JIMNY 1.3 JLX 15,257 4,271 8,400 2,352 03DR RH/0860A/09 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D GT 12,017 1,922 8,500 1,360 TDI 130BHP 05 DR RH/0861A/09 Y 08 BMW X6 E71 XDRIVE 99,389 31,804 68,802 22,016 35D5DR

1052 Questions- 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0862A/09 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 19,693 5,514 12,500 3,500 ELEGANCE 150BHP 4 DR RH/0863A/09 Y 03 VOLVO XC70 2.4 D5 SE 12,183 4,385 10,900 3,924 05DR RH/0864A/09 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 10,135 2,432 7,065 1,695 ELEGANCE 04 DR RH/0865A/09 Y 00 FORD FOCUS 1.8 LX 3,661 1,025 2,706 757 113BHP 05 DR RH/0866A/09 Y 96 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 5,810 1,859 4,000 1,440 CONVERTIBLE 02DR RH/0867A/09 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN CITI CITIROX 104I 9,794 2,742 1,400 392 04DR RH/0868A/09 Y 05 NISSAN X-TRAIL 2.2 DCI 19,803 5,544 13,000 3,640 SVE 05DR RH/0869A/09 Y 05 FORD MUSTSNG GT 45,000 16,200 37,500 13,500 SALEEN 2 DR RH/0870A/09 Y 04 HYUNDAI COUPE 2.0 SE 02 12,102 3,872 9,750 3,120 DR RH/0871A/09 Y 08 VOLVO V50 1.6D S 5DR 23,672 3,787 19,795 3,167 RH/0872A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 16,050 3,852 13,950 3,348 SPORT 140BHP 4D RH/0873A/09 Y 06 SAAB 9-3 1.9 TID 22,070 5,296 17,570 4,216 VECTOR SPORT RH/0874A/09 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 15,036 5,412 8,500 3,060 RH/0875A/09 Y 05 FORD FOCUS 1.6 LX 11,575 2,778 9,222 2,213 99BHP RH/0876A/09 Y 07 HONDA ACCORD 2.0I 22,241 6,227 20,000 5,600 VTEC EXEC RH/0877A/09 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 CLASSIC 12,954 4,145 11,500 3,680 RH/0878A/09 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 18,991 3,798 12,100 2,420 CTDI EXEC RH/0879A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 14,259 2,851 10,000 2,000 T SPIRIT RH/0880A/09 Y 01 BMW 530 TD E39 SPORT 9,258 2,962 8,300 2,656 RH/0882A/09 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 2.0 28,179 6,762 26,500 6,360 TDCI GHIA 140BHP RH/0883A/09 Y 03 ROVER 45 1.4 IS 4,525 1,086 3,600 864 RH/0884A/09 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI SE 13,903 2,780 9,750 1,950 RH/0885A/09 Y 08 PEUGEOT 207 1.6HDI SW 20,566 3,290 19,131 3,060 SPORT 110 RH/0886A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 E90 D SE 20,735 4,147 16,600 3,320 RH/0887A/09 Y 08 AUDI A3 1.4 T FSI S 26,398 4,223 23,640 3,782 LINE 123BHP RH/0888A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 17,378 2,432 14,400 2,016 STYLE 110BHP RH/0889A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 17,378 2,432 14,950 2,093 STYLE 110BHP RH/0890A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 24,441 3,910 19,500 3,120 BLUEMOTION 105P RH/0891A/09 Y 06 VOLVO V50 2.0DSE4 19,800 3,960 15,000 3,000 RH/0892A/09 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI SE 13,640 2,728 8,000 1,600 RH/0893A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN 1.9 TDI 16,497 3,959 13,455 3,229 SE 100BHP RH/0894A/09 Y 02 BMW M5 400BHP 30,893 11,121 16,995 6,118 RH/0895A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 D E92 SE 38,312 6,129 34,000 5,440 RH/0897A/09 Y 01 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 3,475 834 2,584 620 DI ZETEC

1053 Questions- 25 January 2012. Written Answers

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RH/0898A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 24,441 3,910 19,327 3,092 BLUEMOTION RH/0899A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T3 14,342 2,868 12,015 2,403 S RH/0900A/09 Y 08 BMW 635 107,325 30,051 85,000 23,800 RH/0901A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 42,421 6,787 34,402 5,504 RH/0902A/09 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 13,710 2,193 9,424 1,507 RH/0903A/09 Y 05 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 10,920 3,057 8,505 2,381 RH/0904A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 19,260 3,852 14,355 2,871 RH/0905A/09 Y 03 TOYOTA AVENSIS 11,369 2,273 6,779 1,355 RH/0906A/09 Y 05 HYUNDAI TRAJET 20,126 6,440 12,825 4,104 RH/0907A/09 Y 05 MAZDA 6 12,168 3,407 8,055 2,255 RH/0908A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 20,406 4,081 14,509 2,901 RH/0909A/09 Y 05 SAAB 9-3 18,520 4,444 14,450 3,468 RH/0910A/09 N 09 FORD MONDEO 31,495 7,558 0 0 RH/0911A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS 15,875 3,175 11,880 2,376 RH/0912A/09 Y 09 SEAT EXEO 33,106 6,621 28,492 5,698 RH/0913A/09 N 97 HONDA CIVIC 2,000 480 0 0 RH/0914A/09 Y 02 AUDI TT 12,497 4,498 9,945 3,580 RH/0915A/09 Y 05 SUZUKI GRTAND- 19,458 6,226 11,833 3,786 VITARA RH/0916A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA COROLLA 19,668 4,720 16,195 3,886 RH/0917A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 23,908 4,781 17,008 3,401 RH/0918A/09 Y 08 PEUGEOT 407 23,459 3,753 19,795 3,167 RH/0919A/09 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 50,723 14,202 37,000 10,360 RH/0920A/09 Y 99 HONDA INTEGRA 7,617 2,437 7,000 2,240 RH/0921A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 11,424 2,741 8,400 2,016 RH/0922A/09 Y 06 PEUGEOT 407 20,192 4,846 12,500 3,000 RH/0923A/09 Y 06 HONDA ACCORD 19,394 6,206 17,000 5,440 RH/0924A/09 Y 04 VAUXHALL SIGNUM 13,266 4,245 7,000 2,240 RH/0925A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 22,638 4,527 17,500 3,500 RH/0926A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 12,269 2,453 8,000 1,600 RH/0927A/09 Y 01 HYUNDAI TRAJET 8,330 2,665 5,800 1,856 RH/0928A/09 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 21,184 5,931 16,560 4,636 RH/0929A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 21,582 4,316 17,055 3,411 RH/0930A/09 Y 06 LEXUS IS 31,000 11,160 20,205 7,273 RH/0932A/09 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 19,337 3,867 14,886 2,977 RH/0933A/09 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 75,321 24,102 69,277 22,168 RH/0934A/09 Y 07 TOYOTA AVENSIS 16,932 3,386 13,815 2,763 RH/0935A/09 Y 89 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 5,000 1,800 1,848 665 RH/0937A/09 Y 00 NISSAN SILVIA 10,390 3,324 9,616 3,077 RH/0938A/09 Y 06 LEXUS IS 220D 24,306 5,833 22,200 5,328 RH/0939A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 12,443 2,488 9,954 1,990 RH/0940A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ VILANO 55,460 19,965 50,000 18,000 RH/0941A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 11,385 1,821 10,560 1,689 RH/0942A/09 Y 04 NISSAN XTRAIL 15,237 4,266 9,000 2,520 RH/0943A/09 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 21,322 5,117 11,600 2,784 RH/0944A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 14,411 3,458 10,800 2,592 RH/0946A/09 Y 07 TOYOTA AVENSIS 17,606 3,521 16,800 3,360 RH/0947A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS 15,257 3,661 13,190 3,165 RH/0948A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 12,089 2,417 9,008 1,801 RH/0949A/09 N 07 TOYOTA AVENSIS 16,021 3,204 0 0 RH/0950A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 11,855 2,371 9,950 1,990 RH/0951A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS 23,120 4,624 19,400 3,880 RH/0952A/09 Y 07 TOYOTA AVENSIS 17,606 3,521 17,000 3,400 RH/0953A/09 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 320 21,701 7,812 11,000 3,960 RH/0954A/09 Y 05 NISSAN X-TRAIL 18,899 6,047 13,975 4,472

1054 Questions- 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0955A/09 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 270 33,854 9,479 20,000 5,600 RH/0956A/09 N 04 HONDA ACCORD 16,821 3,364 0 0 RH/0957A/09 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 34,834 11,146 22,475 7,192 RH/0958A/09 Y 07 AUDI A6 27,559 7,716 23,000 6,440 RH/0959A/09 Y 08 SKODA OCTAVIA 17,008 2,721 15,250 2,440 RH/0960A/09 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 14,519 2,903 10,541 2,108 RH/0961A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 14,120 2,824 10,500 2,100 RH/0962A/09 Y 04 FORD FOCUS 12,677 2,535 8,000 1,600 RH/0963A/09 Y 04 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 9,122 2,554 7,619 2,133 RH/0964A/09 Y 05 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 11,895 2,854 8,612 2,066 RH/0965A/09 Y 01 SKODA FELICIA 1.6 FUN 2,000 720 1,558 560 RH/0966A/09 Y 06 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 26,531 7,428 23,359 6,540 RH/0967A/09 Y 06 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 28,692 6,886 18,000 4,320 ZETEC RH/0968A/09 Y 05 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 12,569 2,011 10,217 1,634 LX RH/0969A/09 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 27,578 7,721 21,000 5,880 AVANTGARDE SE RH/0970A/09 Y 09 SKODA SUPERB 39,841 7,968 34,325 6,865 ELEGANCE 5 DR RH/0971A/09 Y 03 AUDI A4 TDI SE 9,956 1,991 7,200 1,440 RH/0972A/09 Y 03 AUDI A3 1.9 TDI SE 9,925 1,588 5,415 866 RH/0973A/09 Y 06 LEXUS IS 220D 2.2 4DR 20,197 4,847 17,500 4,200 RH/0974A/09 Y 03 HONDA S2000 2 DR 22,551 8,118 17,055 6,139 RH/0975A/09 Y 05 SAAB 9-3 1.9 TID 16,982 4,075 12,415 2,979 VECTOR RH/0976A/09 Y 01 FORD FOCUS 1.6 ZETEC 4,111 1,315 3,357 1,074 A RH/0977A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 D SE 21,214 4,242 15,451 3,090 RH/0978A/09 Y 96 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 T CLASSIC 3,449 1,103 2,000 640 5DR A RH/0979A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 D SE 4 DR 20,620 4,124 14,392 2,878 RH/0980A/09 N 09 NISSAN QASHQAI 1.5 DCI 28,300 4,528 0 0 TEKNA 5 DR RH/0981A/09 Y 03 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D 12,512 2,502 7,500 1,500 SPORT 4DR RH/0983A/09 Y 95 TOYOTA CELICA ST185H 4,430 1,417 3,000 960 2DR RH/0984A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA COROLLA VERSO 25,095 7,026 16,500 4,620 D4D T180 4 DR RH/0985A/09 Y 05 SAAB 9-3 1.9 TID 10,871 2,174 9,000 1,800 LINERA 120BHP 4DR RH/0986A/09 Y 08 VOLVO V50 1.6D S 5DR 23,595 3,775 19,500 3,120 RH/0987A/09 N 05 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 10,841 2,168 0 0 CTDI SPORT 4DR RH/0988A/09 Y 07 TOYOTA AVENSIS 16,336 3,267 13,477 2,695 RH/0989A/09 N 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 2.0 10,873 2,609 0 0 D4D VERSO T2 5DR RH/0990A/09 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 138 27,932 6,703 24,250 5,820 BHP 4DR RH/0991A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T3 13,465 2,693 9,877 1,975 X 5DR RH/0992A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 46,212 12,939 38,925 10,899 AVANTGARDE 170BHP 4DR RH/0993A/09 Y 04 BMW 320 SE 150BHP 17,281 3,456 11,488 2,297 4DR RH/0994A/09 Y 03 VOLVO S60 2.4 D5 S 4DR 11,867 3,322 8,500 2,380

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RH/0995A/09 N 04 MERCEDES-BENZ 111 CDI KA/L 11,000 3,960 0 0 VITO RH/0996A/09 Y 08 JAGUAR XJ6 2.7 TDVI 76,680 24,537 57,750 18,480 EXECUTIVE RH/0998A/09 Y 04 BMW 320 CD SPORT 150 15,329 3,065 13,699 2,739 BHP 2DR RH/0999A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 19,021 3,804 13,500 2,700 133BHP RH/1000A/09 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN 2.0 SL 11,435 4,116 5,000 1,800 115BHP RH/1001A/09 Y 06 VAUXHALL ASTRA VXR 23,221 7,430 14,832 4,746 TURBO RH/1002A/09 Y 03 NISSAN MICRA 1.2 16V S 4,637 927 3,709 741 RH/1003A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 13,850 2,770 10,383 2,076 T3 S RH/1004A/09 Y 01 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 1.8 5,492 1,977 4,590 1,652 GS RH/1005A/09 Y 05 PEUGEOT 807 202 HDI EXEC 22,975 7,352 15,975 5,112 RH/1006A/09 N 06 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 12,192 2,926 0 0 VVTI T3 5 DR RH/1008A/09 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D GT 11,133 2,226 7,605 1,521 TDI 150BHP 5 DR RH/1009A/09 Y 02 FORD GALAXY 1.9TD 13,333 3,733 8,865 2,482 GHIA 113BHP 5DR RH/1010A/09 Y 06 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 24,711 4,942 14,692 2,938 CDTI EXECUTIVE 4DR RH/1011A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 1.9 TDI 11,576 2,315 9,853 1,970 HIGHLINE RH/1012A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 1.9 TDI 12,230 2,446 9,959 1,991 HIGHLINE 100B RH/1013A/09 Y 07 HONDA CIVIC 1.4I DSI SE 16,697 2,671 14,152 2,264 5DR RH/1014A/09 N 06 PEUGEOT 206 1.4 SE VERVE 9,204 1,288 0 0 HDI 5DR RH/1015A/09 Y 07 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 27,714 6,651 22,450 5,388 ZETEC RH/1016A/09 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8TD 21,902 4,380 21,000 4,200 CI ZETEC 125BHP RH/1017A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 12,192 2,926 12,000 2,880 VVTI T3 5DR RH/1018A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI 19,243 3,078 18,500 2,960 MATCH 105BHP 5DR RH/1019A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 18,000 5,760 15,671 5,014 T30 104 RH/1020A/09 Y 09 TOYOTA PRIUS 1.5 T4 11,622 1,627 4,680 655 HYBRID 5DR A RH/1021A/09 Y 08 PEUGEOT 308 1.6 HDI S 15,474 2,166 14,250 1,995 90BHP 5DR RH/1022A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI S 24,012 4,802 20,795 4,159 105BHP 4DR RH/1023A/09 Y 08 FORD FIESTA 1.25 16V 12,990 2,078 10,250 1,640 STYLE 3DR RH/1024A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9 S TDI 18,989 3,038 16,995 2,719 AC 5DR RH/1025A/09 Y 06 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0 23,817 5,716 11,585 2,780 CRTD CDX 4DR RH/1026A/09 Y 05 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D 21,010 4,202 15,484 3,096 CLASSIC 5DR RH/1027A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 12,444 2,488 7,500 1,500 T3 5DR RH/1028A/09 Y 05 CITROEN C5 1.6 HDI LX 10,647 2,129 8,500 1,700 110BHP 5DR

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/1029A/09 Y 06 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.9 CDTI 16,535 3,968 11,000 2,640 SRI 5DR RH/1030A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 23,582 4,716 18,500 3,700 5DR RH/1031A/09 Y 06 PEUGEOT 407 2.0 HDI SE 11,806 2,361 8,000 1,600 4DR RH/1032A/09 Y 09 LEXUS IS 220D 2.2 TD SE-I 42,102 8,420 35,483 7,096 4DR RH/1033A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 24,441 3,910 18,925 3,028 BLUEMOTION 105P RH/1034A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 16,416 2,626 15,300 2,448 STYLE 115 5DR RH/1035A/09 Y 06 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.9 CDTI 16,860 4,046 14,182 3,403 SRI RH/1036A/09 Y 08 BMW 318 E90 D 33,389 5,342 28,950 4,632 EDITION ES RH/1037A/09 Y 96 MERCEDES-BENZ SL280 WDB 129 18,000 6,480 9,000 3,240 2DR A RH/1038A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 29,137 8,158 22,702 6,356 SPORT 140BHP RH/1040A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 E90 D SE 24,489 4,897 17,091 3,418 RH/1041A/09 N 05 TOYOTA PREVIA 2.0 D4D 17,288 5,532 0 0 T3 5DR RH/1042A/09 Y 05 CITROEN C5 2.0D HDI 12,251 2,940 9,800 2,352 EXCLUSIVE 138BHP RH/1043A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN 1.9 TDI 12,683 3,043 12,200 2,928 S 100BHP 5DR RH/1044A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 1.9 TDI 11,374 2,274 10,184 2,036 S 100 BHP 5DR RH/1045A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 11,216 2,243 8,750 1,750 5DR RH/1046A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.6 13,871 3,883 11,900 3,332 VVTI T2 VERSO 5DR RH/1047A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 11,164 2,232 9,630 1,926 SE 105BHP 4DR RH/1048A/09 Y 05 AUDI A3 1.9 TDI SPORT 16,146 2,583 13,750 2,200 105BHP 3DR RH/1049A/09 Y 05 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 9,452 2,268 8,100 1,944 CI LX 115BHP 5DR RH/1050A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 1.9TDI 11,419 2,283 9,418 1,883 TRENDLINE RH/1051A/09 Y 04 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI 138BHP 20,646 4,955 14,944 3,586 RH/1052A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.6 15,435 4,321 12,700 3,556 VVTI T2 VERSO RH/1053A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 15,852 4,438 14,900 4,172 VERSO RH/1054A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI SE 13,697 2,191 10,000 1,600 105BHP 3DR RH/1055A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 16,416 2,626 15,950 2,552 STYLE 115 5DR RH/1056A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 16,416 2,626 15,300 2,448 STYLE 115 5DR RH/1057A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 I SE 4DR 20,861 5,841 16,200 4,536 RH/1058A/09 Y 07 BMW 320 (E90) D SE 28,657 5,731 17,964 3,592 4DR RH/1059A/09 Y 02 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 31,268 11,256 17,000 6,120 4.4 V8 HSE 5DR A RH/1061A/09 N 09 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 200 KOMP 72,075 23,064 0 0 ELEGANCE 160BHP

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RH/1062A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 30,272 6,054 24,500 4,900 HIGHLINE 105BHP RH/1063A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI 19,243 3,078 18,150 2,904 MATCH 105BHP 5DR RH/1064A/09 Y 95 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 C 2DR A 12,594 4,533 4,750 1,710 RH/1065A/09 Y 05 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 13,835 4,427 9,500 3,040 GV1600 SPORT RH/1066A/09 Y 06 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 21,040 4,208 14,750 2,950 CTDI SPORT 4DR RH/1067A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.4 S 80 5DR 17,683 4,243 15,500 3,720 RH/1068A/09 Y 06 RENAULT CLIO 1.4 16V 10,135 2,432 7,300 1,752 DYNAMIQUE 5DR RH/1069A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T3 11,972 2,394 8,800 1,760 X 4DR RH/1070A/09 Y 08 PEUGEOT 407 2.2 GT HDI 26,687 6,404 20,000 4,800 170BHP 4DR RH/1071A/09 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI 28,095 6,742 26,100 6,264 RH/1072A/09 Y 03 BMW 520 I SPORT 5DR 14,742 4,717 10,900 3,488 RH/1073A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 34,018 9,525 26,640 7,459 KOMPRESSOR 4DR A RH/1074A/09 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 29,309 7,034 25,000 6,000 138BHP 4DR RH/1075A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 22,775 4,555 20,745 4,149 HIGHLINE 4DR RH/1076A/09 Y 00 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2.5 13,227 4,761 8,000 2,880 TD5 GS 5DR RH/1077A/09 N 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI SPORT 54,361 15,221 0 0 RH/1078A/09 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 25,578 7,161 20,000 5,600 SE DSG 4DR A RH/1079A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.0 TDI 25,611 5,122 20,981 4,196 SPORT RH/1080A/09 Y 04 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SPORT 16,336 3,920 11,400 2,736 RH/1081A/09 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI SE 13,493 2,698 8,262 1,652 4DR RH/1082A/09 Y 07 SKODA SUPERB 1.9 17,925 3,585 15,274 3,054 COMFORT 4DR RH/1083A/09 Y 86 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.8 GTI 8V 3,372 1,079 2,000 640 3DR RH/1084A/09 Y 05 FORD MONDEO 2.2 12,742 3,058 12,105 2,905 TDCI ST RH/1086A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG D 2.5 43,195 15,550 31,365 11,291 TDI SE SPORT RH/1087A/09 Y 06 SSANGYONG RODIUS 2.7TD SX 32,145 11,572 19,000 6,840 MPV RH/1088A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 46,017 12,884 37,000 10,360 AVANTGARDE RH/1089A/09 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI SE 14,673 2,934 8,700 1,740 RH/1090A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 22,386 4,477 18,000 3,600 SE RH/1091A/09 Y 08 SKODA OCTAVIA 1.9 17,326 2,772 16,200 2,592 AMBIENTE RH/1092A/09 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG D 2.5 15,692 5,649 12,553 4,519 TDI SE RH/1093A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 D M SPORT 27,963 5,592 25,270 5,054 4DR RH/1094A/09 Y 05 SEAT ALHAMBRA 1.9 18,503 5,180 14,098 3,947 TDI REFERENCE RH/1095A/09 Y 08 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 31,321 7,517 27,500 6,600 ZETEC RH/1096A/09 Y 06 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 20,819 4,163 12,359 2,471 CDTI SPORT

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RH/1097A/09 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 9,950 3,184 7,960 2,547 HIGHLINE 130 BHP RH/1098A/09 Y 05 KIA CARNIVAL LS 15,388 5,539 7,492 2,697 5DR A RH/1099A/09 Y 05 SAAB 9-3 1.9 TID 19,059 4,574 11,939 2,865 VECTOR SPORT RH/1100A/09 Y 03 FORD FIESTA 1.3 LX 3,532 1,271 2,595 934 3DR RH/1101A/09 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 CDI 29,008 8,122 17,055 4,775 AVANTGARDE RH/1102A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 4DR 36,117 5,778 35,791 5,726 RH/1103A/09 Y 07 BMW 320 D M SPORT 31,549 6,309 26,581 5,316 4DR RH/1104A/09 Y 08 BMW 520D E60 M 47,186 9,437 43,750 8,750 SPORT RH/1105A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 (E90) D ES 22,123 4,424 19,995 3,999 RH/1106A/09 Y 07 BMW 320 (E90) D SE 27,919 5,583 24,750 4,950 RH/1107A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 (E90) D SE 40,857 6,537 32,500 5,200 RH/1108A/09 Y 07 BMW 320 (E90) D M 32,302 6,460 25,650 5,130 SPORT RH/1109A/09 Y 05 VAUXHALL MERIVA BREEZE 9,136 1,827 5,518 1,103 5DR RH/1110A/09 Y 04 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 1.8 11,503 4,141 7,582 2,729 XEI H/B 3DR RH/1111A/09 Y 09 BMW 520 D E60 SE 4DR 50,088 8,014 38,112 6,097 RH/1112A/09 Y 06 BMW Z4 2.0I SPORT 36,640 10,259 29,500 8,260 ROADSTER 2DR RH/1113A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 23,274 4,654 19,500 3,900 5DR RH/1114A/09 N 05 CITROEN C5 1.6 HDI VTR 8,718 1,743 0 0 RH/1115A/09 N 07 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 34,010 10,883 0 0 T32 130BHP RH/1116A/09 Y 06 BMW X5 E53 3.0D 42,777 15,399 38,000 13,680 SPORT RH/1117A/09 Y 06 SAAB 9-3 1.9 TID 22,960 5,510 14,200 3,408 VECTOR SPORT RH/1118A/09 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 10,050 3,216 7,000 2,240 HIGHLINE 130BHP RH/1120A/09 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 2.0 HDI 15,074 3,014 9,250 1,850 EXECUTIVE RH/1121A/09 Y 02 FORD FOCUS 1.6 LX 5,983 1,435 4,736 1,136 99BHP RH/1122A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 2.0 16,888 4,053 15,250 3,660 D4D VERSO RH/1123A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 D E91 SE 26,003 6,240 14,177 3,402 RH/1124A/09 Y 03 FORD TRANSIT T300 7,968 2,868 0 0 RH/1125A/09 N 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 9,036 1,807 0 0 T2 5DR RH/1126A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 12,495 1,999 11,000 1,760 D4D T2 3DR RH/1127A/09 Y 05 AUDI A3 1.9 TDI 105BHP 13,552 2,168 11,650 1,864 3DR RH/1128A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI S 9,940 1,988 8,850 1,770 105BHP RH/1129A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 15,870 3,808 15,500 3,720 RH/1130A/09 N 07 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D2.0 12,618 2,523 0 0 T2 RH/1131A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 (E46) CD SE 23,005 4,601 18,500 3,700 RH/1132A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9 S TDI 18,989 3,038 16,600 2,656

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RH/1133A/09 Y 05 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 8,844 1,415 8,250 1,320 LX RH/1134A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9 D TDI 12,811 2,049 10,900 1,744 SE RH/1135A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.6 15,440 4,323 15,200 4,256 VVTI T2 VERSO RH/1136A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 11,855 2,371 8,833 1,766 2.0T3 RH/1137A/09 Y 06 AUDI A3 1.9 TDI 105BHP 15,888 2,542 13,500 2,160 3DR RH/1138A/09 N 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T2 14,575 2,915 0 0 4DR RH/1139A/09 N 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 2.0 13,137 3,152 0 0 D4D VERSO RH/1141A/09 Y 04 SAAB 9-3 2.0 T AERO 16,681 5,337 10,485 3,355 RH/1142A/09 Y 05 HONDA CIVIC 1.7 CTDI SE 12,446 1,991 9,800 1,568 RH/1143A/09 N 08 FIAT PUNTO 1.2 9,296 1,487 0 0 ACTIVE 5DR RH/1144A/09 Y 03 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SPORT 12,216 2,443 9,627 1,925 RH/1145A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 25,410 5,082 22,088 4,417 HIGHLINE RH/1146A/09 Y 03 TOYOTA RAV 4 D4D 2.0 11,905 3,333 9,000 2,520 5DR RH/1147A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 23,439 4,687 18,000 3,600 RH/1148A/09 Y 07 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 26,095 5,219 19,700 3,940 RH/1149A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 14,229 3,414 10,000 2,400 SPORT RH/1150A/09 Y 04 BMW 320 (E46) SE 17,340 3,468 11,002 2,200 RH/1151A/09 Y 09 PEUGEOT 407 2.0 HDI SW 34,961 6,992 29,500 5,900 SPORT RH/1152A/09 Y 03 BMW 320 (E46) SE 13,821 2,764 9,281 1,856 150BHP RH/1153A/09 Y 07 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 73,714 26,537 50,000 18,000 AMAZON VX 5DR A RH/1154A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 CDI SE 4DR 39,578 9,498 31,612 7,586 RH/1156A/09 Y 04 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SPORT 13,538 2,707 8,800 1,760 130BHP RH/1157A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI S LINE 21,061 4,212 14,895 2,979 RH/1158A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 (E90) D SE 23,559 4,711 14,089 2,817 RH/1159A/09 Y 03 DAIHATSU TERIOS 1.3 EL 8,196 2,294 5,805 1,625 4WD 5DR RH/1160A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 CDI LWB 98,105 35,317 80,505 28,981 RH/1161A/09 Y 06 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 24,456 4,891 15,100 3,020 CDTI RH/1162A/09 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 2.0 24,426 5,862 18,850 4,524 TDCI ZETEC RH/1163A/09 N 00 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 3,887 777 0 0 RH/1164A/09 Y 07 BMW 320 (E90) D SE 29,940 5,988 23,750 4,750 RH/1165A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 46,017 12,884 37,600 10,528 AVANTGARDE RH/1166A/09 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI 27,482 6,595 24,500 5,880 RH/1167A/09 Y 98 MERCEDES-BENZ E300 TD CLASSIC 5,205 1,665 3,000 960 RH/1168A/09 Y 07 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 30,221 6,044 24,000 4,800 CDTI EXECUTIVE RH/1170A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 M 47,324 9,464 39,600 7,920 SPORT RH/1171A/09 Y 08 HONDA CIVIC 1.8I VTEC 27,158 5,431 20,450 4,090 ES RH/1172A/09 Y 05 CHRYSLER C300 STRETCH 57,000 20,520 47,000 16,920 LIMO RH/1173A/09 Y 05 BMW 530 D E60 SE 26,623 8,519 18,304 5,857 RH/1175A/09 Y 05 MAZDA 6 2.0 TDI 12,914 3,615 10,912 3,055

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RH/1177A/09 Y 06 BMW 318 E46 2.0 CI ES 22,905 6,413 20,877 5,845 RH/1178A/09 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I SE 26,400 5,280 22,023 4,404 CTDI RH/1179A/09 Y 07 BMW 318 E90 D SE 32,380 5,180 27,387 4,381 RH/1181A/09 Y 07 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 22,689 4,537 16,520 3,304 RH/1182A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 15,754 2,205 14,700 2,058 STYLE RH/1183A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AURIS 1.4 D4D T2 18,115 2,898 15,500 2,480 RH/1184A/09 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 28,084 5,616 23,500 4,700 CTDI SPORT RH/1185A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 23,351 4,670 19,209 3,841 5DR RH/1186A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.4 S 5DR 13,317 3,196 9,217 2,212 RH/1187A/09 Y 08 LEXUS IS 220D 2.2 SEL 35,192 8,446 30,000 7,200 4DR RH/1188A/09 Y 06 CITROEN XSARA 1.6 HDI 13,609 2,177 10,088 1,614 RH/1189A/09 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 320 CDI 81,028 25,928 63,848 20,431 RH/1190A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 20,091 4,018 13,956 2,791 RH/1191A/09 Y 06 SAAB 9-3 1.9 TID 22,429 5,382 13,819 3,316 VECTOR RH/1192A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 47,783 15,290 36,917 11,813 KOMPRESSOR 4DR A RH/1193A/09 Y 04 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 15,444 3,088 11,650 2,330 RH/1194A/09 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0 TTDI SE 28,883 6,931 18,778 4,506 RH/1195A/09 Y 04 BMW 318 E46 2.0 CI 14,008 3,922 10,314 2,887 SPORT RH/1196A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 45,406 12,713 37,000 10,360 AVNATGARDE RH/1197A/09 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 11,810 2,362 8,869 1,773 CTDI SPORT RH/1199A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 1.8 VVTI 10,359 2,900 7,000 1,960 T3 RH/1200A/09 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 16,201 5,184 8,650 2,768 KOMPRESSOR 1.8 AVANTGARDE RH/1201A/09 Y 05 VOLVO S40 1.6 D S 4DR 14,996 2,399 12,000 1,920 RH/1202A/09 Y 04 NISSAN ALMERA 1.5 S 6,484 1,556 5,500 1,320 5DR RH/1203A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 (E90) D M 28,309 5,661 19,350 3,870 SPORT RH/1204A/09 Y 04 CHRYSLER JEEP CHEROKEE 20,031 7,211 11,000 3,960 EXTREME SPORT 5DR A RH/1205A/09 Y 05 AUDI TT 1.8 ROADSTER 27,481 8,793 18,652 5,968 150 BHP 2DR RH/1206A/09 N 07 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 138 27,746 7,768 0 0 BHP RH/1207A/09 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 28,606 6,865 20,000 4,800 RH/1208A/09 Y 07 BMW 520D E60 35,868 10,043 21,830 6,112 RH/1209A/09 Y 05 PEUGEOT 807 2.0 16,773 4,696 13,887 3,888 RH/1210A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 18,450 3,690 12,428 2,485 RH/1211A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 20,291 4,058 14,095 2,819 RH/1213A/09 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 2.2 CDI 30,415 7,299 21,950 5,268 RH/1214A/09 Y 06 LEXUS IS 220D 2.2 21,412 5,138 17,010 4,082 RH/1215A/09 Y 09 NISSAN QASHQAI N-TEC 28,255 4,520 25,870 4,139 1.5 DCI RH/1216A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 8,118 1,948 7,000 1,680 RH/1217A/09 Y 06 MITSUBISHI GRANDIS 2.0 DID 25,372 7,104 16,440 4,603 RH/1218A/09 Y 05 SKODA SUPERB 1.9 14,733 2,946 9,900 1,980 RH/1219A/09 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0 27,605 6,625 20,227 4,854

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RH/1220A/09 Y 09 PERODUA KELISA 12,050 1,928 7,000 1,120 RH/1222A/09 Y 09 PEUGEOT PARTNER TEPEE 21,450 4,290 20,000 4,000 1.6 HDI RH/1223A/09 N 01 TOYOTA RAV 4 VVTI 2.0 5,661 1,811 0 0 RH/1224A/09 Y 05 BMW 320(E90) 28,396 5,679 15,300 3,060 RH/1225A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 (E90) 20,191 4,038 15,122 3,024 RH/1226A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 10,210 2,450 7,376 1,770 VVTI RH/1228A/09 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN CITI CITIROX 1.4I 9,794 2,742 1,400 392 RH/1229A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 23,437 4,687 17,026 3,405 RH/1230A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 29,485 8,255 21,330 5,972 SE RH/1231A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 CDI SPORT 42,405 11,873 32,359 9,060 RH/1232A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 15,020 3,004 8,432 1,686 T SPIRIT RH/1233A/09 Y 06 HYUNDAI TUCSON 2.0 CDX 22,367 7,157 10,102 3,232 4WD 05DR RH/1234A/09 Y 03 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 8,764 2,453 6,000 1,680 RH/1235A/09 N 85 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 3,500 1,260 0 0 CARAVELLE 4DR RH/1236A/09 N 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 25,849 4,135 0 0 RH/1237A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 15,985 2,237 15,250 2,135 STYLE RH/1238A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 17,378 2,432 15,450 2,163 RH/1239A/09 N 08 FORD S-MAX 1.8TDCI 27,021 6,485 0 0 ZETEC RH/1240A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA PRIUS 1.5 T 10,915 1,528 5,000 700 SPIRIT HYBRID 05DR RH/1241A/09 Y 08 PEUGEOT 308 1.6HDI S 15,474 2,166 14,200 1,988 90BHP 05DR RH/1242A/09 Y 87 SAAB 900 2.0 2,000 720 1,780 640 RH/1243A/09 Y 09 NISSAN QASHQAI PLUS-2 29,997 5,999 27,526 5,505 1.5 DCI RH/1244A/09 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 28,606 6,865 21,802 5,232 138BHP 4DR RH/1246A/09 Y 01 PEUGEOT 206 1.1 3,886 777 2,421 484 RH/1247A/09 Y 03 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 10,260 2,052 7,672 1,534 RH/1248A/09 Y 00 BMW 320(E46) 5,819 1,396 4,344 1,042 RH/1249A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 D E91 33,768 9,455 21,590 6,045 RH/1250A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN 1.9TDI 25,807 7,225 26,978 6,474 RH/1251A/09 Y 08 RENAULT LAGUNA 1.5 DCI 25,266 4,042 20,298 3,247 RH/1252A/09 Y 03 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TD 7,149 1,429 4,442 888 RH/1253A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 23,006 4,601 20,500 4,100 RH/1254A/09 Y 06 NISSAN MICRA 1.2 10,599 2,543 8,850 2,124 RH/1255A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.6 15,055 4,215 14,457 4,047 RH/1256A/09 N 06 FORD FOCUS 12,667 2,026 0 0 RH/1257A/09 Y 07 MITSUBISHI COLT 12,262 1,961 7,500 1,200 RH/1258A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 (E90) 20,671 4,134 15,000 3,000 RH/1259A/09 Y 03 FIAT ULYSSE 2.0 JTD 11,866 3,322 7,000 1,960 16V ELEGANZA RH/1261A/09 Y 06 FORD S-MAX 20,479 4,914 18,804 4,512 RH/1263A/09 Y 08 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 43,924 10,541 38,000 9,120 RH/1264A/09 Y 06 HONDA ACCORD 2.2 I 24,456 4,891 12,352 2,470 CDTI RH/1265A/09 Y 03 VOLVO S60 D5 SE 4DR A 11,010 3,523 10,676 3,416 RH/1267A/09 Y 08 VAUXHALL VECTRA 20,227 4,854 17,775 4,266 RH/1268A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 14,261 2,852 9,965 1,993 RH/1269A/09 Y 06 BMW 520D E60 SE 4DR 26,124 6,269 18,342 4,402

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RH/1270A/09 Y 08 PEUGEOT 308 1.6HDI 15,860 2,220 13,435 1,880 RH/1271A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 56,642 15,859 40,950 11,466 RH/1272A/09 Y 88 TOYOTA MR2 1.6 T-BAR 3,600 1,296 2,000 720 RH/1273A/09 Y 09 PEUGEOT 407 2.0 HDI SPORT 40,103 11,228 33,600 9,408 04DR RH/1274A/09 Y 96 MITSUBISHI (3000) GT 02DR 8,000 2,880 2,664 959 RH/1275A/09 Y 96 TOYOTA MR2 2.0 6,627 2,120 4,649 1,487 RH/1276A/09 Y 08 AUDI A6 2.0 41,603 11,648 31,600 8,848 RH/1277A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS 15,420 3,084 12,080 2,416 RH/1278A/09 Y 05 SKODA SUPERB TDI PD 18,625 5,960 10,625 3,400 ELEGANCE RH/1279A/09 Y 06 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 12,262 3,433 9,500 2,660 RH/1280A/09 Y 98 BMW 318 E36 7,065 2,543 5,355 1,927 RH/1281A/09 Y 07 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 35,977 11,512 23,000 7,360 RH/1282A/09 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 CDI 68,193 21,821 58,000 18,560 RH/1283A/09 Y 08 HONDA CIVIC 24,324 5,837 20,375 4,890 RH/1284A/09 Y 07 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 17,030 3,406 14,268 2,853 RH/1285A/09 Y 04 HYUNDAI TRAJET 13,915 4,452 8,500 2,720 RH/1286A/09 Y 06 MAZDA 6 2.0 TDI 13,911 3,338 10,500 2,520 RH/1287A/09 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI 8,759 1,401 7,000 1,120 RH/1288A/09 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 1.9 TDI 4,887 977 3,474 694 SPORT RH/1289A/09 Y 08 SAAB 9-3 1.9 TDI 31,804 7,632 24,725 5,934 VECTOR SPORT RH/1290A/09 Y 08 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2.2 44,003 12,320 30,185 8,451 CRTD LTD 05DR RH/1292A/09 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 27,471 6,593 22,927 5,502 138BHP 4DR RH/1294A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI 16,213 3,891 15,583 3,739 RH/1295A/09 Y 03 ROVER MG TF 1.6 115 10,289 2,469 7,000 1,680 RH/1296A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS 12,308 2,461 10,000 2,000 RH/1298A/09 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 14,591 2,334 11,845 1,895 RH/1299A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 11,947 2,389 7,700 1,540 RH/1300A/09 Y 06 HONDA CIVIC 2.2I 15,531 2,484 11,900 1,904 RH/1301A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 10,931 2,186 7,949 1,589 RH/1302A/09 Y 04 SKODA OCTAVIA 1.4 6,044 1,450 4,686 1,124 RH/1303A/09 Y 03 AUDI A6 1.9 TDI SE 10,115 2,427 7,130 1,711 130BHP RH/1304A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 15,420 3,084 14,500 2,900 RH/1305A/09 Y 07 FORD GALAXY 1.8 24,069 5,776 18,678 4,482 TDCILX 5 SPEED 05DR RH/1306A/09 Y 06 CITROEN C5 1.6 HDI 14,727 2,945 12,500 2,500 RH/1308A/09 Y 96 SAAB 900 2.0I 5,100 1,836 2,925 1,053 RH/1309A/09 Y 94 TOYOTA MR2 2.0 GT 5,155 1,649 3,595 1,150 RH/1310A/09 Y 05 FORD TRANSIT 21,000 6,720 15,000 4,800 TOURNEO U13 RH/1311A/09 Y 00 MITSUBISHI LANCER CP 9A 13,903 5,005 11,655 4,195 GSR RH/1312A/09 Y 01 BMW 318 E46 1.9I 6,049 1,693 5,355 1,499 RH/1313A/09 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 50,877 12,210 48,500 11,640 RH/1314A/09 Y 06 BMW 520 D E60 SE 26,356 6,325 23,386 5,612 RH/1315A/09 Y 03 BMW 520 16,004 5,761 10,497 3,778 RH/1316A/09 N 98 FORD ESCORT 1.8 2,000 640 0 0 RH/1317A/09 N 08 FORD MONEO 1.8 TD CI 21,298 4,259 0 0 ZETEC 125 BHP RH/1318A/09 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 25,965 4,154 24,299 3,887 TDCIECONETIC

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RH/1320A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 D E93 M 51,543 8,246 43,985 7,037 SPORT RH/1321A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 13,799 2,759 11,400 2,280 SE 105BHP 4DR RH/1322A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 46,613 13,051 39,500 11,060 AVANTGARDE RH/1323A/09 Y 06 SEAT TOLEDO 2.0 TDI 11,424 2,741 9,100 2,184 SPORT RH/1324A/09 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 29,634 7,112 23,500 5,640 138BHP 4DR RH/1325A/09 Y 05 PORSCHE BOXSTER 2.7 2DR 38,111 13,719 32,000 11,520 RH/1326A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 23,274 4,654 20,900 4,180 5DR RH/1327A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 (E46) 17,491 4,897 11,600 3,248 RH/1328A/09 Y 07 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 1.6 CLUB 15,120 4,233 14,500 4,060 103BHP RH/1331A/09 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI S LINE 29,655 7,117 24,000 5,760 138BHP RH/1332A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 GT TDI 14,443 2,888 12,300 2,460 140BHP RH/1333A/09 Y 01 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 130BHP 6,332 1,266 5,400 1,080 04DR RH/1334A/09 Y 08 BMW 318 E90 39,318 6,290 34,000 5,440 RH/1335A/09 Y 94 TOYOTA MR2 2.0 GT 5,155 1,649 3,500 1,120 RH/1336A/09 Y 06 BMW 520 D E60 SE 04DR 24,012 5,762 19,000 4,560 RH/1337A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 15,870 3,808 14,950 3,588 138BHP RH/1338A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 1.9 TDI 11,055 2,211 9,750 1,950 SE 130PS RH/1339A/09 Y 06 MAZDA 5 2.0 TD TS 12,805 3,585 12,400 3,472 RH/1340A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 15,931 3,186 15,000 3,000 RH/1341A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN 1.9 TDI 13,762 3,302 13,250 3,180 PD S 103BHP RH/1342A/09 N 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 8,167 1,633 0 0 T2 RH/1343A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 14,150 2,830 11,150 2,230 T3 S RH/1344A/09 Y 07 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T3S 17,261 3,452 14,700 2,940 RH/1345A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 9,684 2,324 9,250 2,220 VVTI COLOUR COLL RH/1346A/09 Y 96 NISSAN LARGO 2.0 U-13 2,514 905 2,000 720 SEATS RH/1347A/09 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 26,631 6,391 20,000 4,800 SPORT 140BHP RH/1348A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 16,867 4,048 15,300 3,672 RH/1349A/09 Y 08 MAZDA 6 2.0 D TS 05DR 25,926 5,185 20,500 4,100 RH/1350A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 18,187 3,637 14,750 2,950 T.SPIRIT RH/1351A/09 Y 08 FORD GALAXY 1.8 31,321 7,517 27,500 6,600 TDCIZETEC RH/1353A/09 Y 07 BMW 318 E90 28,995 4,639 26,000 4,160 RH/1354A/09 Y 06 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 17,933 4,303 12,500 3,000 CI GHIA X 130BHP RH/1355A/09 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 25,199 6,047 15,300 3,672 138BHP RH/1356A/09 Y 07 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 2 34,935 11,179 20,200 6,464 2.2 TD4 XS RH/1357A/09 Y 05 SKODA SUPERB 1.9 13,607 2,721 9,500 1,900 COMFORT TDI 130BHP RH/1359A/09 Y 08 BMW 320D E92 SE 2DR 33,843 5,414 32,500 5,200 RH/1360A/09 Y 09 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 38,958 6,233 32,400 5,184 141BHP 4DR

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RH/1361A/09 Y 09 BMW 318 E90 D ES 34,610 5,537 30,500 4,880 RH/1362A/09 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1.9 TDI 21,019 3,363 18,637 2,981 BLUEMOTION 4DR RH/1363A/09 Y 09 BMW 318 E90 D 37,662 6,025 33,000 5,280 EDITION SE 4DR RH/1364A/09 Y 09 BMW 520 D E60 M 47,087 7,533 40,000 6,400 SPORT BUS EDITION RH/1366A/09 Y 03 TOYOTA PREVIA 2.0 D4D 12,013 3,844 10,000 3,200 CDX 7ST 5DR RH/1367A/09 Y 06 VAUXHALL VECTRA CDTI 15,149 3,635 9,800 2,352 ELITE 150BHP 5DR RH/1368A/09 Y 08 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 32,543 7,810 29,000 6,960 138BHP RH/1369A/09 Y 07 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 17,184 3,436 15,500 3,100 T3 S 05DR RH/1370A/09 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 38,134 7,626 30,000 6,000 DTEC EX RH/1371A/09 Y 01 TOYOTA CELICA ZZT23 8,609 2,754 7,250 2,320 03DR RH/1372A/09 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 34,559 6,911 31,000 6,200 DTEC EX RH/1374A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 15,032 3,006 10,000 2,000 HIGHLINE RH/1375A/09 Y 85 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.8 GTI 3,838 1,228 2,000 640 RH/1376A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 E90 D SE 20,383 4,076 17,000 3,400 RH/1377A/09 Y 06 VAUXHALL VECTRA 12,182 3,410 9,611 2,691 RH/1379A/09 Y 08 CITROEN XSARA 1.6 HDI 17,448 2,791 13,600 2,176 PICASSO DESIRE RH/1380A/09 Y 08 HONDA CIVIC 2.2I CTDI 23,734 3,797 18,900 3,024 RH/1381A/09 Y 07 BMW 525 D E60 SE 36,209 10,138 28,000 7,840 RH/1382A/09 Y 06 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT 24,352 8,766 13,000 4,680 2.5 TD RH/1383A/09 N 09 BMW W5 E70 XDRIVE 104,737 33,515 0 0 SE RH/1384A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 14,098 3,383 12,000 2,880 RH/1385A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 (E90) EDITION 40,298 6,447 31,500 5,040 M SPORT RH/1387A/09 Y 06 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D 22,331 4,466 16,500 3,300 SPORT RH/1388A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 (E90) D ES 21,604 4,320 15,900 3,180 RH/1389A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN BORA 1.9 TDI SE 11,162 2,232 7,600 1,520 100BHP 4DR RH/1390A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA RAV 4 D4-D 2.0 17,753 4,970 12,000 3,360 XT3 5DR RH/1391A/09 Y 05 MAZDA 6 2.0 TDI TS2 13,578 3,801 11,000 3,080 136BHP 5DR RH/1392A/09 Y 06 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 17,627 5,640 10,000 3,200 1.6 VVT 3DR RH/1393A/09 Y 09 FORD FOCUS STYLE 20,716 2,900 19,038 2,665 1.6TDCI 90PS SI 5D RH/1394A/09 Y 04 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 11,632 2,791 8,000 1,920 CI GHIA X 130BHP RH/1395A/09 Y 06 MAZDA 6 2.0 TS 143 13,566 3,255 10,000 2,400 RH/1396A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 D E92 SE 33,404 5,344 31,700 5,072 RH/1397A/09 Y 05 VAUXHALL VECTRA CDTI 10,754 2,150 7,300 1,460 SRI 120BHP RH/1398A/09 Y 03 BMW 525 D E39 SPORT 11,912 3,811 5,700 1,824 RH/1400A/09 N 08 BMW 320 D E92 SE 34,674 5,547 0 0

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RH/1401A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 D E92 SE 32,998 5,279 32,380 5,180 RH/1402A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 D E92 SE 33,306 5,328 32,500 5,200 RH/1403A/09 Y 05 VOLVO V50 2.0 D S 16,711 3,342 13,000 2,600 RH/1404A/09 N 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 15,685 2,509 0 0 STYLE 115 RH/1405A/09 N 08 NISSAN QASHQAI 21,610 3,457 0 0 ACENTA DCI RH/1406A/09 N 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 15,425 2,159 0 0 STYLE RH/1407A/09 N 08 NISSAN QASHQAI VISIA 19,541 3,126 0 0 DCI RH/1408A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T3 13,578 2,715 11,000 2,200 X RH/1409A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN 1.9 TDI 11,702 2,808 9,900 2,376 S 90PS RH/1410A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 CDI 39,934 9,584 35,000 8,400 ELEGANCE RH/1411A/09 Y 04 AUDI A3 1.6 SPORT 12,793 3,070 9,661 2,318 100BHP RH/1412A/09 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.6 GHIA 16,949 4,067 12,750 3,060 115BHP RH/1413A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 13,954 2,790 9,750 1,950 T4 RH/1414A/09 N 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI S 13,028 3,126 0 0 140 BHP RH/1415A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 20,358 5,700 13,750 3,850 SE 140 BHP RH/1416A/09 Y 06 LAND ROVER FREELANCER 21,689 6,940 15,700 5,024 RH/1418A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 13,732 3,295 11,500 2,760 SE 140PS 4DR RH/1419A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 E90 D SE 23,067 4,613 18,000 3,600 RH/1420A/09 Y 91 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.8 GTI 4,723 1,511 3,000 960 RH/1421A/09 N 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 31,189 6,237 0 0 CTDI EXECUTIVE RH/1422A/09 Y 03 BMW 320 CD 2DR 12,336 2,467 9,800 1,960 RH/1423A/09 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 1.9 TDI 4,676 935 3,500 700 SPORT RH/1424A/09 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 2.0 HDI S 4DR 12,179 2,435 9,500 1,900 RH/1425A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 D E91 ES 18,149 4,355 16,250 3,900 TOURING 5DR RH/1426A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN 1.9 TDI S 18,357 5,874 17,000 5,440 115BHP A RH/1427A/09 Y 04 OPEL ZAFIRA 2.0 DTI 6,980 2,512 4,653 1,675 NJOY LHD RH/1428A/09 Y 06 VOLVO V50 2.0D SE 18,881 3,776 14,917 2,983 SPORT RH/1429A/09 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 2.2 CDI 30,852 8,638 21,000 5,880 ELEGANCE SE RH/1430A/09 Y 07 BMW 320 E90 I SE 40,320 12,096 33,000 9,900 TOURING RH/1431A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA RAV 4 2.0 VVTI 19,080 6,105 15,500 4,960 XT3 RH/1432A/09 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407SE HDI 10,754 2,150 7,500 1,500 RH/1433A/09 Y 06 BMW 318 E90 D SE 22,300 4,460 19,950 3,990 RH/1434A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 4DR 35,578 5,692 33,000 5,280 RH/1435A/09 Y 06 CITROEN XSARA 1.6 HDI 12,485 1,997 8,000 1,280 PICASSO RH/1436A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 1.9 TDI 10,285 2,057 7,800 1,560 HIGHLINE RH/1437A/09 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ A160 CDI 16,061 2,569 9,000 1,440 CLASSIC RH/1438A/09 Y 05 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D 19,944 3,988 15,000 3,000 SPORT

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RH/1439A/09 Y 09 BMW 520 D E60 M 54,113 10,822 44,000 8,800 SPORT RH/1440A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA COROLLA VERSO 28,054 6,732 23,000 5,520 D4D SR RH/1441A/09 Y 03 SUBARU IMPREZA 2.0 17,149 6,173 12,500 4,500 WRX RH/1443A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 23,346 4,669 20,500 4,100 5DR RH/1444A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 23,346 4,669 20,500 4,100 5DR RH/1445A/09 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI S 6,803 1,088 5,000 800 RH/1446A/09 Y 98 TOYOTA CELICA 1.8 ST 7,083 1,983 3,500 980 RH/1447A/09 Y 01 TOYOTA COROLLA 2.0 3,894 934 2,967 712 D4D GS RH/1448A/09 Y 04 PORSCHE CARRERA 4S 58,500 21,060 54,500 19,620 TIPTRONIC RH/1449A/09 Y 04 RENAULT CLIO 2.0 16V 11,550 3,696 9,200 2,944 SPORT RH/1450A/09 Y 05 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 1.6 LIFE 10,705 2,997 8,500 2,380 16V RH/1451A/09 Y 06 SKODA OCTAVIA 1.9 11,302 1,808 7,300 1,168 CLASSIC RH/1452A/09 Y 08 CITROEN GRAND C4 24,288 4,857 20,600 4,120 PICASSO 1.6 HDI VTR RH/1453A/09 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 27,042 6,490 22,270 5,344 CI ZETEC RH/1454A/09 Y 02 HONDA HR-V 1.6 4WD 7,766 2,485 5,500 1,760 3DR A RH/1456A/09 Y 07 PEUGEOT 307 1.6 S 12,974 3,632 10,300 2,884 RH/1457A/09 Y 09 BMW 520 D E60 M 47,504 7,600 41,000 6,560 SPORT RH/1458A/09 Y 03 HYUNDAI COUPE 1.6 8,780 2,458 6,000 1,680 RH/1459A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS 1.8 VVTI 11,910 3,334 6,800 1,904 COLOUR COLLEC RH/1460A/09 Y 06 SKODA SUPERB 1.9 13,100 3,144 11,000 2,640 CLASSIC TDI 105BHP RH/1461A/09 Y 03 BMW 320 E46 SE 150BHP 10,836 2,167 8,000 1,600 RH/1462A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 39,145 6,263 35,995 5,759 RH/1464A/09 Y 06 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 18,648 5,967 15,900 5,088 ZETEC RH/1465A/09 Y 05 RENAULT CLIO 1.2 6,530 1,306 5,220 1,044 EXTREME 3DR RH/1466A/09 Y 03 SUBARU LEGACY 2.5 I SE 12,426 3,976 11,000 3,520 4DR RH/1467A/09 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 9,413 2,635 7,500 2,100 AVANTGARDE RH/1468A/09 N 09 BMW 320 D SE 51,404 8,224 0 0 BUISNESS RH/1469A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 CDI SE 41,622 9,989 35,500 8,520 RH/1470A/09 Y 05 SKODA OCTAVIA 1.9 TDI 9,055 1,448 2,000 320 CLASSIC RH/1471A/09 Y 09 BMW 520D E60 SPORT 49,825 9,965 45,500 9,100 RH/1472A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 138 15,870 3,808 14,500 3,480 RH/1473A/09 Y 08 HONDA CR-V 2.2I CTDI EX 34,858 9,760 13,500 3,780 RH/1474A/09 Y 03 PORSCHE BOXSTER 3.2 S 22,146 7,972 17,500 6,300 RH/1475A/09 Y 04 HONDA CIVIC 1.6I VTEC 8,945 2,146 6,500 1,560 SPORT RH/1476A/09 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 23,645 3,783 21,200 3,392 RH/1478A/09 Y 02 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 17,472 6,289 14,676 5,283 3.0 D4D COLOR VX

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RH/1479A/09 Y 04 RENAULT LAGUNA 1.9D 6,082 1,216 4,000 800 DCI NDYNAMIQUE RH/1480A/09 Y 04 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 14,057 2,811 12,000 2,400 115BHP RH/1481A/09 Y 04 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SPORT 15,813 3,795 10,300 2,472 130BHP 6SP RH/1482A/09 Y 08 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 29,243 7,018 26,400 6,336 ZETEC 6 SP RH/1483A/09 Y 04 BMW 316I 12,960 3,628 10,500 2,940 RH/1484A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T3 11,502 2,300 8,650 1,730 RH/1485A/09 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 220 CDI 25,933 7,261 20,000 5,600 AVANTGARDE RH/1486A/09 Y 08 FORD S-MAX 1.8 TDCI 27,339 6,561 24,950 5,988 ZETEC RH/1487A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 26,568 4,250 21,950 3,512 BLUEMOTION RH/1488A/09 Y 09 HONDA INSIGHT IMA ES 24,933 3,490 22,500 3,150 RH/1489A/09 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 27,007 4,321 24,250 3,880 TDCI RH/1490A/09 Y 96 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 4,045 1,456 2,500 900 RH/1491A/09 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 1.6 9,904 2,773 8,500 2,380 CABRIOLET 102BHP RH/1492A/09 Y 06 SAAB 9-3 2.0 T AERO 17,404 5,569 16,400 5,248 210BHP RH/1493A/09 Y 06 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 14,903 3,576 9,700 2,328 CI GHIA RH/1494A/09 Y 09 TOYOTA PRIUS 1.5T 28,030 3,924 23,190 3,246 HYBRID RH/1495A/09 Y 07 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET 41,108 13,154 27,000 8,640 2.0T FSI S LINE RH/1496A/09 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI 138BHP 25,401 6,096 23,000 5,520 RH/1497A/09 Y 02 CITROEN C5 2.2 D HDI SX 4,371 1,049 3,500 840 RH/1498A/09 Y 00 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.3 SE 2,645 634 2,000 480 LT/ED RH/1500A/09 Y 01 RENAULT MEGANE 1.4 16V 3,366 807 2,000 480 EXPRESSION RH/1501A/09 Y 90 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2 24,000 8,640 19,000 6,840 RH/1502A/09 Y 91 MERCEDES-BENZ G-WAGON 300 11,500 4,140 7,000 2,520 GEL LWB RH/1503A/09 Y 06 BMW 520 D E60 M 29,890 8,369 24,000 6,720 SPORT RH/1504A/09 Y 01 BMW 320 E46 D SE 6,584 1,316 5,500 1,100 RH/1505A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 38,839 7,767 31,000 6,200 RH/1507A/09 Y 05 MINI COOPER 1.6 11,298 2,711 10,500 2,520 RH/1508A/09 N 09 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2.2 43,883 14,042 0 0 CDX RH/1509A/09 N 06 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.6 FSI S 12,175 2,922 0 0 RH/1510A/09 N 06 MITSUBISHI COLT DI-D CZ2 7,442 1,190 0 0 RH/1511A/09 Y 06 CITROEN XSARA HDI 11,889 1,902 10,200 1,632 PICASSO DESIRE RH/1512A/09 Y 09 BMW 520D E60 SE 45,498 7,279 40,000 6,400 RH/1513A/09 Y 09 BMW 318 E90 38,431 6,148 33,500 5,360 RH/1514A/09 Y 09 HONDA CIVIC 2.2I CTDI 24,028 3,844 23,000 3,680 RH/1515A/09 Y 08 VAUXHALL ASTRA CLUB 17,442 2,790 14,000 2,240 CDTI RH/1516A/09 Y 08 VAUXHALL ASTRA CLUB 17,268 2,762 13,800 2,208 CDTI RH/1517A/09 Y 08 VOLVO S40 1.6 S 18,938 5,302 18,000 5,040 RH/1518A/09 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 27,393 6,574 22,600 5,424 CI ZETEC RH/1519A/09 Y 08 HONDA CIVIC 2.2I CTDI 20,664 3,306 20,000 3,200

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RH/1520A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 25,088 5,017 21,250 4,250 RH/1521A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 E90 D SE 23,067 4,613 16,200 3,240 RH/1522A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 42,809 11,986 34,750 9,730 AVANTGARDE 170BHP RH/1523A/09 Y 08 PEUGEOT 207 1.6 HDI SE 18,846 2,638 12,850 1,799 PREMIUM. RH/1524A/09 Y 06 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.2D 28,557 6,853 17,000 4,080 SPORT RH/1525A/09 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ E250 CDI BE 65,169 15,640 60,000 14,400 SPORT RH/1526A/09 Y 04 PEUGEOT 406 1.6 HDI S 7,226 1,445 6,000 1,200 RH/1527A/09 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 CLASSIC 8,068 2,904 4,500 1,620 RH/1528A/09 Y 04 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SPORT 14,199 2,839 10,700 2,140 RH/1529A/09 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 2.2 CDI 28,685 6,884 20,500 4,920 AVANTGARDE RH/1530A/09 Y 06 SUZUKI ESCUDO TD54W 14,120 4,518 12,750 4,080 RH/1531A/09 Y 06 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 15,931 3,186 14,440 2,888 LEATHER RH/1532A/09 Y 03 TOYOTA CELICA ZZT231 12,933 3,621 9,500 2,660 RH/1533A/09 Y 02 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SPORT 10,312 2,062 7,000 1,400 100BHP RH/1534A/09 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI 10,199 1,631 8,000 1,280 RH/1535A/09 Y 09 BMW 318 E90 D ES 34,610 5,537 32,700 5,232 RH/1536A/09 Y 08 BMW 318 E90 D 31,688 5,070 28,000 4,480 EDITION SE RH/1537A/09 Y 00 LEXUS IS 200 2.0 SPORT 5,559 2,001 4,000 1,440 RH/1539A/09 Y 07 FORD MONDEO 2.2 22,887 5,492 17,000 4,080 TDCI ST 153BHP RH/1540A/09 Y 89 TOYOTA CORROLA 1.6 3,606 1,298 2,000 720 AE86 RH/1541A/09 N 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 25,508 6,121 0 0 CLASSIC 150BHP RH/1542A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA CELICA ZZT 230 13,659 3,824 11,500 3,220 3DR A RH/1544A/09 Y 08 MAZDA 3 2.0 GT AERO 14,750 4,130 11,000 3,080 RH/1545A/09 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.4 E 75BHP 4,222 1,013 2,400 576 RH/1546A/09 Y 05 VOLVO S60 2.4D SE 17,532 5,610 10,000 3,200 RH/1547A/09 Y 08 VOLVO S40 1.6 S 23,655 5,677 6,000 1,440 RH/1548A/09 Y 05 BMW 318 E46 2.0D SE 18,831 3,766 14,000 2,800 RH/1549A/09 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.6 LX 18,858 4,525 12,400 2,976 116BHP 5DR RH/1550A/09 Y 05 FORD FOCUS C MAX 1.6 12,155 2,431 9,500 1,900 TDCI ZETEC RH/1551A/09 Y 05 JAGUAR X TYPE 2.0D 18,227 3,645 15,200 3,040 SPORT RH/1552A/09 Y 06 BMW 520 D E60 SE 4DR 22,831 5,479 19,500 4,680 RH/1554A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 39,532 7,906 35,950 7,190 RH/1555A/09 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 23,496 3,759 22,950 3,672 TDCI CONETIC RH/1556A/09 N 08 TOYOTA AURIS D4D 16,658 2,665 0 0 RH/1557A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AURIS 1.4 D4D T3 16,658 2,665 16,450 2,632 RH/1559A/09 Y 06 VOLVO S40 2.0D SE 14,799 2,959 11,500 2,300 RH/1560A/09 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 10,523 2,104 10,000 2,000 CTDI SPORT RH/1561A/09 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.6 LX 14,299 3,431 10,000 2,400 RH/1562A/09 Y 99 ISUZU TROOPER 3.0 DT 3,276 1,179 2,000 720 /TD DUTY RH/1563A/09 Y 06 CHRYSLER 300C CRD V6 25,897 8,287 17,000 5,440 RH/1564A/09 Y 04 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TD CI 8,114 1,622 6,000 1,200 ZETEC

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RH/1565A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 13,580 3,259 10,300 2,472 SE 140PS RH/1567A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 23,346 4,669 20,250 4,050 RH/1568A/09 Y 07 TOYOTA PRIUS 1.5 T 22,787 3,190 16,000 2,240 SPIRIT HYBRID RH/1569A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 E90 D ES 24,288 4,857 19,400 3,880 163BHP RH/1570A/09 Y 06 BMW 520 D E60 SE 25,843 6,202 23,000 5,520 RH/1571A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 E90 D SE 32,128 5,140 30,000 4,800 177BHP RH/1572A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 D E92 SE 35,481 5,676 33,000 5,280 RH/1573A/09 Y 08 MINI COOPER 1.6 D 20,452 2,863 20,250 2,835 RH/1574A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 M 40,592 6,494 39,050 6,248 SPORT RH/1575A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 17,527 2,804 15,000 2,400 ZETEC RH/1576A/09 Y 09 BMW 520 D E61 M 58,862 11,772 48,000 9,600 SPORT RH/1577A/09 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN BORA 1.9 TDI 10,822 2,164 8,000 1,600 SPORT RH/1578A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 22,495 4,499 21,000 4,200 5DR RH/1580A/09 Y 07 VAUXHALL ASTRA LIFE CDTI 11,826 1,892 8,500 1,360 RH/1581A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 D E46 ES 18,850 3,770 15,000 3,000 RH/1582A/09 Y 95 MAZDA EUNOS 3,779 1,209 3,149 1,007 ROADSTER RH/1583A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN 2.0 TDI 13,037 3,128 12,000 2,880 RH/1584A/09 Y 08 RANGE ROVER 3.6 TDV8 VOGUE 85,975 30,951 70,000 25,200 RH/1585A/09 Y 05 VOLVO S60 D5 4DR A 14,715 4,708 12,000 3,840 RH/1586A/09 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 21,085 4,217 19,400 3,880 CI ZETEC 125BHP RH/1587A/09 Y 08 BMW 318 E90 D SE 32,102 5,136 27,000 4,320 RH/1588A/09 Y 93 MERCEDES-BENZ SL600 WDB 129 14,000 5,040 9,500 3,420 RH/1589A/09 Y 08 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.8 21,489 5,157 16,000 3,840 DESIGN RH/1590A/09 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 11,822 2,364 10,000 2,000 CTDI SPORT RH/1591A/09 Y 08 CITROEN C4 1.6 HDI SX 13,468 2,154 11,500 1,840 RH/1592A/09 Y 05 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 9,232 2,215 7,500 1,800 CI LA 115BHP RH/1593A/09 Y 05 JAGUAR S-TYPE 2.7TD V6 27,339 8,748 19,500 6,240 SE RH/1594A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN 1.9 TDI 10,674 2,561 8,000 1,920 S RH/1595A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN BORA 1.9 TDI S 90 8,249 1,319 7,700 1,232 BHP RH/1596A/09 Y 07 NISSAN QUASHAI 1.6 15,493 3,718 14,000 3,360 VISIA RH/1597A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI S 9,437 2,264 8,950 2,148 RH/1598A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI SE 11,495 1,839 9,950 1,592 105BHP RH/1599A/09 Y 05 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 9,889 1,977 8,200 1,640 CI GHIA 130BHP RH/1600A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 SDI S 10,287 2,057 9,300 1,860 73BHP RH/1601A/09 Y 06 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.2D SE 32,074 7,697 18,500 4,440 RH/1602A/09 Y 05 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 8,779 1,404 7,500 1,200 GHIA RH/1603A/09 Y 03 PEUGEOT 406 2.0 HDI LX 5,549 1,109 4,500 900 RH/1604A/09 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.6 ZETEC 19,203 5,376 11,600 3,248 RH/1606A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 E46 CD SE 18,771 3,754 17,215 3,443 150BHP

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RH/1607A/09 Y 04 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SPORT 14,210 2,842 11,000 2,200 130BHP RH/1608A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 44,591 8,918 38,495 7,699 RH/1609A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 19,475 3,895 18,360 3,672 SE RH/1610A/09 Y 07 FORD MONDEO 1.8 16,023 3,204 12,090 2,418 TDCI EDGE RH/1611A/09 Y 07 BMW 320 D E92 SE 30,357 6,071 28,000 5,600 RH/1612A/09 Y 06 BMW 525 D E60 SE 28,697 9,183 22,000 7,040 RH/1613A/09 Y 04 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 13,552 2,710 9,622 1,924 RH/1614A/09 Y 06 HYUNDAI TRAJET GSI 5DR 13,465 4,308 10,700 3,424 RH/1615A/09 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9 D GT 5,942 1,188 4,500 900 RH/1616A/09 Y 06 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 42,359 15,249 30,000 10,800 SPORT 2.7 TD RH/1618A/09 Y 02 HONDA CIVIC 1.4 I S 5DR 4,430 886 3,200 640 RH/1620A/09 Y 06 RENAULT MEGANE 1.5 DCI 16,582 2,653 7,624 1,219 106 EXPRESSION RH/1623A/09 N 04 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 12,439 2,985 0 0 ZETEC RH/1624A/09 Y 06 SKODA OCTAVIA 1.9 TDI 10,607 1,697 6,450 1,032 CLASSIC RH/1625A/09 Y 02 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SPORT 9,696 1,939 7,240 1,448 RH/1626A/09 Y 06 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.6 SXI 12,133 2,911 9,475 2,274 TWINPORT RH/1627A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 E90 D M 27,656 5,531 22,000 4,400 SPORT RH/1628A/09 Y 02 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 130 8,930 1,786 6,000 1,200 BHP RH/1629A/09 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 16,627 4,655 8,733 2,445 ELEGANCE RH/1630A/09 Y 08 NISSAN QASHAI ACENTA 27,487 7,696 22,835 6,393 2.0 DCI RH/1631A/09 Y 09 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 17,434 2,440 16,950 2,373 STYLE RH/1632A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 43,478 8,695 38,711 7,742 RH/1633A/09 Y 97 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 CLASSIC 2,282 730 2,000 640 RH/1634A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 12,999 2,599 10,000 2,000 RH/1635A/09 N 07 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 11,396 2,279 0 0 T2 RH/1636A/09 N 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 8,681 1,736 0 0 RH/1637A/09 N 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 1.9 TDI 9,084 1,816 0 0 RH/1638A/09 N 06 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI 10,232 1,637 0 0 RH/1639A/09 N 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 13,312 2,662 0 0 RH/1640A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN BORO 1.9 TDI 10,748 2,149 9,500 1,900 RH/1641A/09 Y 03 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 130BHP 10,355 2,071 7,013 1,402 RH/1642A/09 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 22,607 5,425 21,517 5,164 TD CI GHIA RH/1643A/09 Y 01 TOYOTA MR-S ZZW30 6,225 1,494 3,250 780 RH/1644A/09 Y 96 HONDA CRX EG2 3,991 1,117 2,250 630 RH/1645A/09 Y 92 FORD SIERRA 8,250 2,970 6,600 2,376 COSWRTH RS RH/1646A/09 Y 08 RENAULT LAGUNA 1.5 DCI 20,766 3,322 16,762 2,681 DYNAMIQUE RH/1647A/09 Y 02 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 110 10,939 3,938 6,400 2,304 2.5 TDI RH/1648A/09 Y 08 LEXUS IS 220D 2.2 TD 30,926 7,422 22,725 5,454 RH/1649A/09 Y 09 BMW 520 D E60 SE 4DR 45,920 7,347 40,000 6,400 RH/1650A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 (E90) D ES 24,288 4,857 20,500 4,100 RH/1651A/09 Y 06 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D S 15,991 3,198 14,585 2,917 4DR

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RH/1653A/09 Y 09 BMW 320 D E92 M 43,754 7,000 42,500 6,800 SPORT RH/1654A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 E90 D SE 37,022 7,404 33,500 6,700 RH/1655A/09 N 08 BMW 520 D E61 SE 36,584 5,853 0 0 TOURING# RH/1656A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 36,869 5,899 33,000 5,280 RH/1657A/09 Y 04 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 9,890 1,978 8,654 1,730 CTDI RH/1658A/09 Y 03 MAZDA 6 2.0 TDI TS2 8,028 2,247 4,995 1,398 RH/1659A/09 Y 05 BMW 320 (E46) CD SE 18,732 3,746 14,000 2,800 150BHP RH/1660A/09 Y 07 DODGE CALIBER 2.0 SXT 18,126 4,350 13,140 3,153 SPORT 5DR RH/1661A/09 Y 09 VAUXHALL ASTRA SPORT 23,995 5,758 20,000 4,800 TWINTOP RH/1662A/09 Y 05 ALFA ROMEO 156 1.9 JTD SPORT 11,415 2,739 10,811 2,594 M RH/1663A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 E90 D SE 21,540 4,308 18,530 3,706 RH/1664A/09 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 29,619 5,923 26,095 5,219 141BHP RH/1665A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI 18,884 3,021 17,953 2,872 MATCH RH/1666A/09 Y 09 BMW 318 E90 D SE 35,778 5,724 32,149 5,143 RH/1667A/09 Y 09 BMW 520 D E60 SE BUS 51,101 10,220 39,501 7,900 EDITION RH/1668A/09 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 26,568 4,250 22,420 3,587 BLUEMOTION RH/1669A/09 Y 01 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 1.8 4,850 1,746 3,500 1,260 GS RH/1670A/09 Y 09 NISSAN QASHQAI VISIA 23,395 3,743 22,000 3,520 DCI RH/1671A/09 Y 04 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 1.6 LIFE 7,725 2,163 6,500 1,820 16V RH/1672A/09 Y 05 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 9,535 1,525 7,000 1,120 LX RH/1673A/09 Y 03 ALFA ROMEO 156 1.9 JTD 5,034 1,006 4,300 860 RH/1674A/09 Y 06 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D 16,757 3,351 11,928 2,385 CLASSIC RH/1675A/09 Y 05 SUZUKI VITARA GV1600 13,699 4,383 8,900 2,848 SPORT RH/1676A/09 Y 03 BMW 525 D E60 SE 10,178 2,849 8,100 2,268 RH/1677A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 D E92 SE 34,771 5,563 34,000 5,440 RH/1678A/09 N 07 KIA CEE’D 1.6 CRDI 11,528 1,844 0 0 GS 88BHP RH/1679A/09 N 07 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI S 13,815 2,210 0 0 105BHP RH/1680A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 13,768 3,304 10,500 2,520 SPORT 140PS RH/1681A/09 Y 04 BMW 320E46 D ES 13,205 3,697 11,000 3,080 150BHP 4DR A RH/1683A/09 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 18,348 4,403 15,000 3,600 SE 140PS RH/1684A/09 Y 03 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 1.8 7,538 2,412 6,000 1,920 ELEGANCE 16V RH/1685A/09 Y 06 VAUXHALL VECTRA CDTI 10,253 2,050 7,550 1,510 LIFE 120BHP RH/1686A/09 Y 03 TOYOTA AVENSIS GS D4D 5,397 1,295 4,700 1,128 RH/1687A/09 Y 03 MINI COOPER 1.6 8,039 1,929 7,300 1,752 RH/1688A/09 N 03 FORD FOCUS 1.8 LX 5,874 1,644 0 0 113BHP RH/1689A/09 Y 02 SUZUKI GRAND-VITARA 3,578 1,144 2,800 896 GV1600 SPORT RH/1690A/09 N 08 BMW 318 E90 D 31,632 5,061 0 0 EDITION SE

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RH/1691A/09 Y 09 BMW 535 D M SPORT 67,755 18,971 65,000 18,200 4DR A RH/1692A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 4DR 39,093 7,818 35,250 7,050 A RH/1693A/09 Y 09 BMW 320 D E92 M 42,647 6,823 42,000 6,720 SPORT RH/1694A/09 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 18,899 5,291 14,000 3,920 CLASSIC 150BHP RH/1695A/09 Y 08 MAZDA 6 2.0 TD TS2 20,717 4,143 18,000 3,600 138BHP RH/1696A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 I E91 SE 21,947 6,145 18,000 5,040 TOURING RH/1697A/09 Y 07 MITSUBISHI COLT 1.5 CZ2 8,434 1,349 6,500 1,040 RH/1698A/09 Y 06 SAAB 9-3 1.9 TID 15,649 3,755 13,500 3,240 VECTOR SPORT RH/1699A/09 Y 07 HONDA ACCORD 2.2 I 20,530 4,106 13,000 2,600 CTDI EX RH/1700A/09 Y 05 BMW 318 E46 2.0D SE 19,900 3,980 12,000 2,400 RH/1701A/09 Y 08 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 33,078 7,938 28,500 6,840 138BHP RH/1702A/09 Y 09 BMW 520D E60 SE 43,595 6,975 42,500 6,800 RH/1703A/09 Y 08 MINI COOPER 21,474 3,435 21,015 3,362 CLUBMAN ML32 RH/1704A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN BORA 1.9 TDI 10,748 2,149 9,000 1,800 HIGHLINE 100BHP RH/1705A/09 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 M 41,421 8,284 37,000 7,400 SPORT RH/1706A/09 Y 07 BMW 520 D E60 M 30,025 4,804 27,000 4,320 SPORT RH/1707A/09 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI AVANT 7,534 2,109 5,716 1,600 GARDE RH/1708A/09 Y 05 VAUXHALL CORSA 1.3 CDTI 5,702 798 4,800 672 LIFE 16V RH/1709A/09 Y 91 BMW 850 CI E31 10,092 3,633 7,000 2,520 RH/1710A/09 Y 06 BMW 318 E90 D SE 22,379 4,475 19,950 3,990 RH/1711A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 D E92 SE 33,739 5,398 28,500 4,560 RH/1712A/09 Y 05 MITSUBISHI GRANDIS 18,394 6,621 12,000 4,320 EQUIPPE AUTO 5DR A RH/1713A/09 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 22,742 4,548 18,000 3,600 CTDI SPORT RH/1714A/09 Y 05 FORD 750 LX 8,665 1,386 8,000 1,280 RH/1715A/09 Y 06 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D 16,716 3,343 13,500 2,700 SPORT RH/1716A/09 Y 06 BMW 520 D E60 23,671 5,681 21,000 5,040 RH/1717A/09 Y 08 AUDI TT 2.0 T FSI 34,159 9,564 30,000 8,400 197BHP RH/1718A/09 Y 03 MAZDA 6 2.0 TOURING 7,654 2,143 6,000 1,680 RH/1719A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 8,483 1,696 6,750 1,350 T3 S RH/1720A/09 Y 06 LEXUS RX400 3.3 H SEL 38,734 12,394 28,500 9,120 5DR A RH/1721A/09 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.4 S 4,890 1,173 3,500 840 RH/1722A/09 Y 09 BMW X5 E70 XDRIVE 74,368 23,797 65,000 20,800 SE RH/1723A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 CDI 37,421 8,981 32,500 7,800 ELEGANCE RH/1724A/09 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 2.0 SE HDI 15,427 4,319 11,000 3,080 RH/1725A/09 N 00 CITROEN XANTIA 2.0 HDI 2,000 480 0 0 EXCLUSIVE 110BH

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RH/1726A/09 Y 09 BMW 520 D E60 SE 51,303 8,208 39,500 6,320 RH/1727A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 1.9TDI 9,088 2,544 6,500 1,820 HIGHLINE RH/1728A/09 Y 88 BMW 635 CSI 4,400 1,584 3,000 1,080 RH/1729A/09 Y 08 VAUXHALL AGILA CLUB 1.3 13,431 1,880 10,500 1,470 CTDI RH/1730A/09 Y 97 ROVER MINI COOPER 4,868 1,168 3,000 720 RH/1732A/09 Y 08 MINI ONE 16,147 2,583 15,000 2,400 RH/1733A/09 Y 99 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 8,091 2,912 4,000 1,440 GC8*4ED RH/1734A/09 Y 08 CITROEN BERLINGO 1.6 14,320 2,864 11,400 2,280 HDI M/SPACE VTR RH/1735A/09 Y 06 AUDI A3 2.0 TDI SE 18,582 4,459 12,000 2,880 140BHP RH/1736A/09 Y 01 HONDA HR-V 1.6 2WD 2,830 905 2,250 720 RH/1737A/09 Y 05 SKODA OCTAVIA 2.0 TDI 9,841 1,968 8,500 1,700 PD ELEGANCE RH/1738A/09 Y 06 BMW 520 D E60 M 21,861 5,246 18,500 4,440 SPORT RH/1739A/09 Y 05 SEAT IBIZA 1.4 TDI 6,148 983 5,500 880 RH/1740A/09 Y 09 BMW X5 E70 3.0SD SE 78,601 25,152 65,000 20,800 RH/1741A/09 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 1.4 8,365 2,007 7,500 1,800 STUDIO 74BHP RH/1742A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS T2 D-4D 8,227 1,645 8,000 1,600 RH/1743A/09 N 03 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 1.8 7,430 2,674 0 0 SERENGETI RH/1744A/09 Y 06 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.9 SRI 18,895 4,534 14,750 3,540 CDTI RH/1745A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 13,429 3,222 12,500 3,000 SE 140PS RH/1746A/09 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ E240 V6 5,560 2,001 3,500 1,260 ELEGANCE RH/1747A/09 Y 08 BMW 318 E90 D 31,927 5,108 28,000 4,480 EDITION SE RH/1748A/09 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 25,102 6,024 21,000 5,040 138BHP RH/1749A/09 Y 06 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 23,692 4,738 12,000 2,400 CTDI EXECUTIVE RH/1750A/09 Y 00 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 90BHP 4,411 882 3,000 600 RH/1751A/09 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 17,041 2,726 14,500 2,320 TITANIUM RH/1752A/09 Y 88 FORD ESCORT 1.6I 2,050 738 2,000 720 CABRIOLET RH/1753A/09 Y 09 LOTUS ELISE 111R 50,613 16,196 30,000 9,600 RH/1754A/09 N 09 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI 42,797 6,847 0 0 EXECUTIVE RH/1755A/09 N 09 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI 42,797 6,847 0 0 EXECUTIVE RH/1756A/09 Y 05 BMW X3 2.0D M SPORT 21,777 6,968 17,400 5,568 RH/1757A/09 N 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 27,752 7,770 0 0 EXECUTIVE RH/1758A/09 Y 08 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI S LINE 36,710 10,278 34,000 9,520 170PS RH/1759A/09 Y 05 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 17,166 4,119 14,000 3,360 138BHP RH/1760A/09 Y 08 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 32,680 7,843 27,000 6,480 138BHP RH/1761A/09 Y 07 BMW 320 (E90) D M 31,972 8,952 21,600 6,048 SPORT RH/1762A/09 Y 00 MORGAN 4/4 28,000 7,840 16,000 4,480 RH/1763A/09 Y 03 FORD FOCUS 2.0 RS 11,317 4,074 7,964 2,867 213BHP RH/1764A/09 Y 08 LEXUS GS 450H 3.5 76,110 21,310 64,864 18,161

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RH/1765A/09 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GT TDI 9,845 1,969 8,240 1,648 138BHP RH/1766A/09 Y 06 PEUGEOT 407 2.0 SW HDI 20,700 4,968 12,000 2,880 ZENITH RH/1767A/09 Y 05 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 13,012 2,602 12,500 2,500 113BHP RH/1768A/09 N 89 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 2,000 720 0 0 CARAVELLE RH/1769A/09 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 28,087 5,617 22,450 4,490 HIGHLINE CR RH/1770A/09 Y 98 BMW 525 TDS E39 SE 3,336 1,200 2,600 936 RH/1771A/09 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 17,857 3,571 17,000 3,400 SE 105PS RH/1772A/09 Y 06 BMW 525 D E60 SE 24,600 7,872 19,600 6,272 RH/1773A/09 Y 01 BMW 320E46 SE 8,851 2,124 3,500 840 TOURING RH/1774A/09 Y 06 HONDA ACCORD 2.2 I 15,917 3,183 10,500 2,100 CTDI EX RH/1775A/09 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 2.0 TDCI 16,589 3,317 10,450 2,090 TITANIUM RH/1776A/09 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ A160 CLASSIC 4,539 1,270 3,400 952 RH/1777A/09 Y 06 TOYOTA PRIUS 1.5 T4 17,272 2,418 14,500 2,030 HYBRID RH/1778A/09 Y 08 FORD GA;AXY 1.8 TDCI 29,542 7,090 24,000 5,760 GHIA RH/1779A/09 Y 09 BMW Z4 DU52 3.0 SI SE 70,194 22,462 45,500 14,560 RH/1781A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA RAV 4 D4-D 2.0 16,868 4,723 13,500 3,780 XT5 RH/1782A/09 Y 03 ROVER MG ZT CDTI 114 5,354 1,284 4,000 960 PLUS RH/1783A/09 Y 01 NISSAN PRIMERA 2.0 TD 3,304 925 2,000 560 RH/1784A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS 2.0 VVTI 12,983 4,154 9,644 3,086 T SPIRIT RH/1785A/09 N 09 DODGE JOURNEY CRD 25,530 7,148 0 0 SXT RH/1787A/09 Y 04 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT 11,934 4,296 7,500 2,700 2.5 TD RH/1788A/09 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 20,844 6,670 16,200 5,184 KOMPRESSOR 1.8 RH/1789A/09 Y 04 VAUXHALL VECTRA 6,643 1,594 6,000 1,440 ENERGY RH/1790A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 8,843 1,768 7,000 1,400 T SPIRIT RH/1791A/09 Y 09 BMW 520 D E60 SE 41,065 6,570 35,317 5,650 RH/1792A/09 Y 04 ROVER MG ZT-T TURBO 10,923 3,495 6,885 2,203 RH/1794A/09 Y 04 MAZDA 6 1.8 SAKATA 8,954 2,507 7,000 1,960 LT/ED RH/1795A/09 N 09 NISSAN QASHQAI 1.5 27,953 5,590 0 0 VISIA DCI PLUS-2 RH/1796A/09 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN BORO 1.9 TDI SE 6,174 1,234 4,000 800 130BHP RH/1797A/09 Y 04 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 11,635 2,327 10,000 2,000 130BHP 6SP RH/1798A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T3 9,607 1,921 8,500 1,700 X RH/1799A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 8,350 1,336 7,500 1,200 D4D T3 RH/1800A/09 N 08 BMW 520D SE NX32 51,808 10,361 0 0 RH/1801A/09 Y 08 ALFA ROMEO 147 1.6 TS 17,820 5,702 15,500 4,960 COLLEZIONE RH/1802A/09 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 10,508 2,521 8,400 2,016 140PS

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RH/1803A/09 Y 09 AUDI A6 2.0 TDIE 36,335 5,813 31,000 4,960 RH/1804A/09 Y 07 BMW 320 D E91 SE 26,569 6,376 20,000 4,800 TOURING RH/1805A/09 Y 08 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.7 CDTI 17,316 2,770 15,461 2,473 DESIGN RH/1807A/09 Y 06 FORD MONDEO 2.2 17,749 4,259 12,000 2,880 TDCI ST RH/1808A/09 Y 03 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 10,284 2,468 8,000 1,920 QUATTRO RH/1809A/09 Y 05 HONDA CIVIV 1.7 CTDI SE 12,496 1,999 7,500 1,200 RH/1810A/09 Y 04 ALFA ROMEO 166 2.0 TS LUSSO 9,768 3,516 5,000 1,800 RH/1812A/09 Y 06 BMW 320 E46 CD ES 21,151 4,230 14,500 2,900 RH/1813A/09 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 13,277 3,186 12,500 3,000 SE 140PS RH/1814A/09 Y 09 BMW 320 D M SPORT 47,887 7,661 42,500 6,800 HIGHLINE ZT26 RH/1815A/09 Y 09 FORD FOCUS C-MAX 20,236 2,833 18,500 2,590 1.6TDCI ZETEC RH/1816A/09 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 23,901 3,824 22,950 3,672 TDCI ECONETIC RH/1817A/09 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 23,496 3,759 21,950 3,512 TDCI ECONETIC RH/1818A/09 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 20,741 3,318 20,200 3,232 TDCI ECONETIC RH/1819A/09 Y 09 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 16,175 2,264 15,750 2,205 STYLE RH/1820A/09 Y 09 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 32,831 7,879 30,000 7,200 ZETEC RH/1821A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA AURIS 1.4 D4D T3 16,488 2,638 15,450 2,472 RH/1822A/09 N 87 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 3,000 1,080 0 0 WESTFALIA LHD RH/1823A/09 Y 05 FORD MONDEO 2.2 13,145 3,154 7,000 1,680 TDCI 153BHP RH/1824A/09 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ E270 CDI 25,181 7,050 15,000 4,200 ELEGANCE RH/1825A/09 Y 92 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 CE 7,000 2,520 3,500 1,260 RH/1826A/09 Y 97 MAZDA EUNOS- 5,039 1,612 2,800 896 ROADSTER NA8C RH/1827A/09 Y 05 SEAT ALHAMBRA 1.9 15,714 5,028 12,500 4,000 TDI STYLANCE 115B RH/1828A/09 Y 03 ROVER 75 2.0 CDT 4,589 1,101 3,600 864 CONNOISSEUR TOURER RH/1829A/09 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 CDI CLASSIC 19,733 5,525 16,000 4,480 SE RH/1831A/09 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 9,243 1,478 8,000 1,280 LX 108BHP RH/1832A/09 Y 05 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TD DI 9,018 1,803 7,000 1,400 LX 90BHP RH/1833A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 8,057 1,611 7,500 1,500 T2 RH/1834A/09 Y 09 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 16,989 2,718 15,700 2,512 STYLE RH/1835A/09 Y 08 BMW 320 E90 DM 36,279 7,255 28,995 5,799 SPORT RH/1836A/09 Y 09 BMW 320 E90 D ES 38,263 6,122 33,850 5,416 RH/1837A/09 Y 08 AUDI A3 1.9 TDI E 19,985 2,797 18,995 2,659 RH/1838A/09 Y 09 VOLVO S80 2.0D SE 36,605 7,321 30,000 6,000 RH/1839A/09 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 23,950 5,748 21,500 5,160 CI TITANIUM 140

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RH/1840A/09 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ 200 CDI SPORT 39,204 9,408 31,900 7,656 AMG RH/0001A/10 Y 09 BMW 520 D E61 M 55,646 11,129 47,082 9,416 SPORT BUS EDITION RH/0002A/10 Y 04 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 11,635 2,327 8,500 1,700 130BHP RH/0003A/10 Y 05 AUDI A4 2.0 1.9 TDI S 14,933 3,583 12,500 3,000 LINE RH/0004A/10 Y 08 BMW 320 E90 D 35,443 7,088 30,000 6,000 EDITION SE RH/0005A/10 Y 03 PEUGEOT 406 2.0 HDI LX 4,543 908 3,000 600 90BHP RH/0006A/10 Y 03 SAAB 9-3 2.2 TID ARC 5 7,262 2,033 5,000 1,400 SPEED RH/0007A/10 Y 03 PEUGEOT 206 1.1 STYLE 3,976 795 2,700 540 RH/0008A/10 Y 03 NISSAN ALMERA 1.5 S 4,604 1,104 3,000 720 RH/0009A/10 Y 03 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 5,395 1,294 4,900 1,176 VVTI T3 RH/0010A/10 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI S 5,237 1,047 4,600 920 130PS RH/0011A/10 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI S 5,511 881 3,500 560 100BHP RH/0012A/10 Y 05 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2.0 11,854 3,319 10,700 2,996 CRTD CDX RH/0013A/10 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 23,901 4,780 20,495 4,099 TDCI ECONETIC RH/0014A/10 Y 06 HONDA ACCORD CTDI 15,774 3,154 12,000 2,400 EX RH/0015A/10 N 99 HYUNDAI ACCENT 1.3 I 2,000 720 0 0 RH/0016A/10 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 CDI 10,084 3,226 7,000 2,240 ELEGANCE RH/0017A/10 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 13,994 2,798 11,000 2,200 CTDI EXEC RH/0018A/10 Y 05 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 11,519 3,686 7,500 2,400 CI GHIA 130BHP RH/0019A/10 Y 09 FORD GALAXY ZETEC 30,726 7,374 30,342 7,282 TDCI RH/0020A/10 Y 08 BMW X5 E70 3.0SD M 71,397 22,847 64,658 20,690 SPORT RH/0021A/10 Y 03 LEXUS 430 LS 14,755 5,311 13,500 4,860 RH/0022A/10 Y 06 BMW 520 D E60 SE 23,477 5,634 19,000 4,560 RH/0023A/10 Y 06 SEAT TOLEDO 1.9 TDI 12,611 2,522 9,400 1,880 STYLANCE RH/0024A/10 Y 07 SAAB 9-3 TID VECTOR 18,307 4,393 16,000 3,840 RH/0025A/10 Y 06 ALFA ROMEO 159 1.9 JTDM 16V 15,856 3,805 13,000 3,120 LUSSO RH/0026A/10 Y 02 TOYOTA RAV 4 D4-D 2.0 7,669 2,147 6,300 1,764 GX RH/0028A/10 Y 05 BMW X5 E53 3.0 D 26,928 9,694 23,500 8,460 SPORT RH/0029A/10 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 SPORT CDI 47,842 11,482 35,000 8,400 RH/0030A/10 Y 08 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 28,727 6,894 24,000 5,760 GHIA RH/0031A/10 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN 1.9 TDI 7,995 2,238 5,000 1,400 SL 115BHP RH/0032A/10 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 23,208 6,498 22,000 6,160 AVANTGARDE 150BHP3 RH/0033A/10 Y 05 FORD TRANSIT 12,500 4,000 800 256 TOURNEO RH/0034A/10 Y 04 MAZDA 6 2.0 TDI TS 9,329 2,612 6,000 1,680

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RH/0035A/10 N 09 MERCEDES-BENZ VIANO 3.0 CDI 44,098 15,875 0 0 AMBIENTE RH/0036A/10 Y 05 BMW 320 E46 D ES 12,279 2,946 9,800 2,352 TOURING RH/0037A/10 Y 06 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 15,227 3,654 13,500 3,240 LX RH/0038A/10 Y 06 HONDA ACCORD CL 18,085 4,340 13,934 3,344 RH/0039A/10 Y 04 MAZDA 6 2.0 TDI TS 10,180 2,850 6,700 1,876 136BHP RH/0040A/10 Y 90 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.8 GTI 16V 4,175 1,336 2,000 640 RH/0041A/10 Y 06 VOLVO S40 1.6 D S 14,116 2,258 12,500 2,000 RH/0042A/10 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 24,815 3,970 24,400 3,904 RH/0043A/10 Y 09 AUDI Q7 3.0 TDI 59,281 21,341 52,674 18,962 QUATTRO RH/0044A/10 Y 08 RENAULT LAGUNA 1.5 DCI 19,364 3,098 14,995 2,399 DYNAMIUE RH/0045A/10 Y 09 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 38,653 6,184 27,071 4,331 RH/0046A/10 Y 04 BMW 525 D E60 11,018 3,085 7,500 2,100 RH/0048A/10 Y 07 SKODA OCTAVIA 1.9 TDI 17,430 2,788 12,500 2,000 PD ELEGANCE RH/0049A/10 Y 06 VOLVO S40 1.6 D S 12,824 2,051 11,800 1,888 RH/0051A/10 Y 03 AUDI A3 1.6 SE 100BHP 7,982 1,915 7,600 1,824 RH/0052A/10 Y 93 NISSAN 200 SX 1.8 3,500 1,260 2,000 720 RH/0053A/10 N 07 NISSAN NOTE 1.4 SE SE 9,495 1,899 0 0 RH/0054A/10 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ A160 CDI 6,350 1,270 5,000 1,000 CLASSIC SE RH/0055A/10 Y 08 VOLVO S40 2.0D SE LUX 22,164 4,432 17,500 3,500 RH/0056A/10 Y 05 NISSAN ALMERA 1.5 S 5,467 1,312 4,500 1,080 RH/0057A/10 Y 09 BMW 520 D E60 SE 38,136 6,101 37,194 5,951 RH/0058A/10 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN 1.9 TDI 8,731 2,095 7,500 1,800 PD S RH/0059A/10 Y 06 LEXUS RX 300 LE 22,817 8,214 18,000 6,480 RH/0060A/10 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 9,114 2,187 8,500 2,040 SE 105PS RH/0061A/10 Y 08 BMW 320 E90 D SE 31,839 5,094 27,200 4,352 RH/0062A/10 Y 01 BMW 320 E46 D SE 6,983 1,396 5,500 1,100 RH/0063A/10 Y 05 MASERATI QUATTROPORTE 54,000 19,440 44,500 16,020 DOUDELECT RH/0064A/10 Y 09 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI 26,208 4,193 19,000 3,040 SOLAIRE RH/0065A/10 Y 02 AUDI A3 1.6 SE 101BHP 5,755 1,381 4,600 1,104 RH/0066A/10 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 CDI 4 DR 80,988 25,916 76,745 24,558 RH/0067A/10 Y 08 JAGUAR XF 2.7 LUXURY 46,078 14,744 42,500 13,600 PREMIUN RH/0068A/10 Y 07 BMW 520 D E60 SE 28,253 6,780 22,000 5,280 RH/0069A/10 Y 94 BMW 316 E36 I 2,384 667 2,000 560 RH/0070A/10 Y 05 BMW 535 D E60 M 31,067 9,941 23,184 7,418 SPORT RH/0071A/10 Y 09 BMW 520 D E60 SE 45,207 9,041 39,500 7,900 RH/0072A/10 Y 06 BMW 520 D E60 SE 20,890 5,013 17,676 4,242 RH/0073A/10 Y 09 KIA SORRENTO 2.5 27,524 8,807 24,500 7,840 CRDI EX RH/0074A/10 N 10 PEUGEOT EXPERT COMBI 38,606 13,898 0 0 L2 HDI RH/0075A/10 Y 04 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 11,871 2,374 8,000 1,600 CI GHIA RH/0076A/10 N 09 MORGAN +4 48,365 13,542 0 0 RH/0077A/10 Y 09 SKODA SUPERB 2.0 TDI 34,204 6,840 27,000 5,400 CR ELEGANCE RH/0078A/10 Y 05 BMW 320 E90 D SE 14,650 2,930 11,700 2,340 RH/0079A/10 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ CL 55 AMG 28,967 10,428 22,000 7,920 RH/0080A/10 Y 09 CITROEN C5 1.6 HDI 27,145 4,343 24,000 3,840

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RH/0081A/10 Y 03 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 5,102 1,224 3,600 864 CI ZETEC S 130BH RH/0082A/10 Y 05 VAUXHALL CORSA 1.3 CDTI 4,372 612 3,500 490 LIFE 16V RH/0083A/10 Y 05 BMW X3 2.5I SE 15,237 5,485 11,000 3,960 RH/0084A/10 Y 06 MAZDA 3 1.6 D S 11,759 1,881 9,000 1,440 RH/0085A/10 N 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 9,149 1,829 0 0 SE 105PS RH/0086A/10 N 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 9,669 1,933 0 0 SE 105PS RH/0087A/10 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 31,814 8,907 30,000 8,400 KOMPRESSOR SE 156BHP RH/0088A/10 Y 05 VOLVO S40 2.0D SE 12,897 2,579 10,000 2,000 RH/0089A/10 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 8,980 1,796 7,100 1,420 SE 105PS RH/0090A/10 Y 04 BMW 530 D E60 SE 19,145 6,126 14,500 4,640 RH/0091A/10 Y 06 BMW 520 D E61 SE 20,373 4,889 15,000 3,600 TOURING RH/0092A/10 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN BORO 1.9 TDI 7,936 1,587 5,000 1,000 HIGHLINE RH/0093A/10 Y 08 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.9 SRI 22,382 4,476 15,000 3,000 CDTI RH/0094A/10 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 10,111 2,831 8,000 2,240 ELEGANCE RH/0095A/10 Y 07 BMW 320 E90 D M 24,081 4,816 20,000 4,000 SPORT RH/0096A/10 Y 96 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.8 6,052 1,936 4,000 1,280 CABRIOLET 75BHP RH/0097A/10 Y 08 HONDA CIVIC 1.8I VTEC 19,182 4,603 15,300 3,672 TYPE RH/0098A/10 Y 02 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D GT 5,828 1,165 4,500 900 TDI 130BHP RH/0099A/10 Y 09 PEUGEOT 308 1.4 S 16,748 3,349 15,000 3,000 RH/0100A/10 N 94 NISSAN MICRA 1.0 16V L 2,000 400 0 0 RH/0101A/10 N 10 HYUNDAI COUPE 1.6 25,254 7,071 0 0 RH/0102A/10 Y 05 HONDA CIVIC 1.7 CTDI SE 11,762 1,881 8,000 1,280 RH/0103A/10 Y 03 VOLVO V70 D5 SE 8,700 2,784 6,000 1,920 RH/0104A/10 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 8,183 1,309 7,000 1,120 D4D T3 RH/0105A/10 Y 09 BMW X5 E70 XDRIVE 87,187 27,899 83,997 26,879 35D M SPORT RH/0106A/10 Y 06 MITSUBISHI COLT 1.1 RED 6,356 1,016 5,000 800 RH/0107A/10 Y 05 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 10,783 2,587 9,000 2,160 138BHP RH/0108A/10 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 11,419 1,827 7,250 1,160 LX RH/0109A/10 Y 06 TOYOTA RAV 4 D-4D 2.2 14,835 4,153 11,500 3,220 XT3 RH/0110A/10 Y 06 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 113BHP 14,853 2,970 13,770 2,754 RH/0111A/10 Y 03 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 2.0 8,000 2,560 5,300 1,696 TD4 SPORT RH/0112A/10 Y 08 BMW 320 D E92 M 35,148 5,623 32,277 5,164 SPORT RH/0113A/10 Y 04 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 1.6 CLUB 7,427 2,079 6,000 1,680 16V RH/0114A/10 Y 04 HONDA CIVIC 1.6I VTEC 7,601 1,824 5,100 1,224 SPORT RH/0115A/10 Y 06 SKODA OCTAVIA 1.9 TDI 9,245 1,479 7,300 1,168 CLASSIC 105BHP RH/0116A/10 Y 06 MAZDA 6 2.0 TS 143 9,720 2,332 8,500 2,040

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RH/0117A/10 Y 06 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 34,550 12,438 27,000 9,720 3.0 D4D LC5 RH/0118A/10 N 04 MINI ONE 1.6 7,948 1,907 0 0 RH/0119A/10 Y 08 LEXUS IS 220D 2.2 TD SE 27,803 6,672 25,000 6,000 RH/0120A/10 Y 07 VOLVO S40 2.0D SE 15,611 3,122 11,500 2,300 RH/0121A/10 Y 09 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI ST 18,794 3,007 17,990 2,878 RH/0122A/10 Y 08 MAZDA 6 2.0 TD TS2 25,177 5,035 20,000 4,000 RH/0123A/10 Y 03 AUDI A8 1.2 QUATTRO 18,599 6,695 10,600 3,816 335BHP RH/0124A/10 Y 10 TOYOTA RAV 4 2.2 D4D 38,724 7,744 32,600 6,520 XTR RH/0126A/10 N 93 MORGAN 4/4 1,600 25,000 9,000 0 0 RH/0127A/10 Y 01 BMW 320 (E46) D SE 6,983 1,396 5,431 1,086 RH/0128A/10 Y 93 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI 3,889 1,400 2,000 720 SPORTLINE RH/0129A/10 Y 06 HONDA ACCORD CTDI 15,612 3,122 12,800 2,560 RH/0130A/10 Y 08 HYUNDAI GETZ 1.5 CRTI 7,933 1,110 6,300 882 GSI RH/0131A/10 N 00 NISSAN PRIMERA 1.8 S 2,000 560 0 0 RH/0132A/10 N 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 48,990 11,757 0 0 AVANTGARDE RH/0133A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 26,599 5,319 20,600 4,120 HIGHLINE RH/0134A/10 N 09 TOYOTA YARIS 1.0 T2 11,619 1,859 0 0 RH/0135A/10 Y 10 TOYOTA PRIUS VVT-1 T4 30,847 4,318 28,075 3,930 HYBRID RH/0136A/10 Y 10 TOYOTA PRIUS VVT-1 30,947 4,332 28,177 3,944 HYBRID RH/0137A/10 Y 04 TOYOTA COROLLA 2.0 D4 10,038 2,409 7,000 1,680 VERSO T SPIRIT RH/0138A/10 Y 01 BMW 740 I E38 8,389 3,020 3,200 1,152 RH/0139A/10 Y 07 BMW 320 E90 D SE 21,919 4,383 19,000 3,800 RH/0141A/10 Y 08 RENAULT MEGANE 1.5 DCI 18,199 2,547 12,000 1,680 TECH RUN RH/0142A/10 Y 09 NISSAN QASHQAI 25,874 6,209 22,500 5,400 ACENTA +2 1.6 RH/0143A/10 Y 96 BMW 318 E36 1.9I S 2,406 673 1,900 532 RH/0144A/10 N 06 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 GTI 13,264 4,244 0 0 200PS RH/0145A/10 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 11,624 2,789 9,200 2,208 SE RH/0147A/10 Y 97 BMW 318 E36 1.8I 2,336 654 1,200 336 RH/0149A/10 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ 320 CDI SPORTS 34,215 12,317 28,700 10,332 RH/0150A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 HDI 26,753 5,350 23,000 4,600 HIGHLINE CR RH/0151A/10 Y 05 BMW 530 D E60 SE 19,488 6,236 13,500 4,320 RH/0152A/10 N 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 D TDI 8,304 1,660 0 0 HIGHLINE RH/0153A/10 N 00 RENAULT LAGUNA 1.8 16V 2,000 560 0 0 RH/0154A/10 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 9,854 1,576 8,000 1,280 LX RH/0155A/10 Y 07 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T3 11,530 2,306 10,000 2,000 2.0 X RH/0156A/10 N 10 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 35,144 5,623 0 0 RH/0157A/10 N 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 16,133 3,226 0 0 RH/0158A/10 N 10 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI EXEC 39,052 6,248 0 0 SE 168BHP RH/0159A/10 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 CDI 67,522 21,607 62,500 20,000 RH/0160A/10 Y 03 BMW 320 E46 D ES 7,755 1,551 6,200 1,240 RH/0161A/10 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 21,901 4,380 20,000 4,000 TDCI ZETEC RH/0162A/10 Y 06 BMW 320 E90 D ES 19,579 5,482 17,000 4,760

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RH/0163A/10 Y 08 SKODA OCTAVIA 2.0 TDI 15,715 3,143 14,300 2,860 PD VRS RH/0164A/10 N 92 AUSTIN MINI COOPER 2,000 480 0 0 RH/0165A/10 Y 06 AUDI A4 SE TDI 11S 11,767 2,353 11,098 2,219 RH/0166A/10 Y 06 BMW 320 E90 D M 21,860 6,120 19,000 5,320 SPORT RH/0167A/10 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI SE 7,821 1,564 6,000 1,200 RH/0168A/10 Y 09 BMW 116 D ES 22,568 3,159 20,916 2,928 RH/0169A/10 Y 09 BMW 520 D E60 SE BUS 38,839 6,214 36,000 5,760 EDITION RH/0170A/10 Y 08 VOLVO V50 1.6D S 19,653 3,144 19,000 3,040 RH/0171A/10 N 99 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.3 I 2,000 480 0 0 RH/0172A/10 Y 06 VOLVO S40 1.6 D S 12,824 2,051 10,500 1,680 RH/0173A/10 Y 08 BMW 520 D E61 SE 32,844 5,255 26,200 4,192 TOURING RH/0175A/10 Y 10 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI SPORT 26,641 4,262 24,525 3,924 RH/0177A/10 Y 00 AUDI A6 1.9 TDI SE 3,942 788 2,000 400 110BHP RH/0178A/10 Y 09 CITROEN C5 1.6 HDI VTR 21,014 4,202 20,000 4,000 PLUS RH/0179A/10 Y 06 BMW 520 D E60 M 20,652 4,956 17,279 4,146 SPORT RH/0180A/10 Y 09 BMW D E60 M SPORT 40,091 6,414 36,000 5,760 BUS ED RH/0181A/10 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 200 7,411 2,667 5,000 1,800 KOMPRESSOR AVANTGARDE RH/0182A/10 Y 07 BMW 318 E90 D SE 4DR 21,414 4,282 18,500 3,700 RH/0183A/10 Y 02 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 1.6 CLUB 4,465 1,250 4,000 1,120 16V RH/0184A/10 N 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI S 6,734 1,616 0 0 140PS RH/0185A/10 Y 09 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 31,166 7,479 29,000 6,960 ZETEC 6 SPEED RH/0186A/10 N 09 FORD S-MAX 1.8 TDCI 27,828 6,678 0 0 ZETEC 125PS RH/0187A/10 Y 05 RENAULT SCENIC 1.5 DCI 6,784 1,085 5,400 864 EXPRESSION RH/0188A/10 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 CDI BE 76,746 21,488 68,131 19,076 AVANTGARDE RH/0189A/10 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 SDI S 8,654 1,730 7,450 1,490 RH/0190A/10 Y 04 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SPORT 8,830 1,766 7,750 1,550 130BHP RH/0191A/10 Y 03 TOYOTA RAV 4 D4D 2.0 GX 8,388 2,348 7,250 2,030 RH/0192A/10 N 10 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 1.9 TDI 25,847 5,169 0 0 103BHP RH/0193A/10 Y 07 BMW 535 D M SPORT 38,618 10,813 30,800 8,624 4DR A RH/0194A/10 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 9,476 1,895 8,000 1,600 T2 RH/0197A/10 Y 07 TOYOTA PRIUS 1.5 T4 16,222 2,271 14,650 2,051 HYBRID RH/0198A/10 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI S 10,328 1,652 8,570 1,371 RH/0199A/10 Y 08 LEXUS IS 220D 28,256 6,781 24,700 5,928 RH/0200A/10 Y 04 BMW 525 D E60 SE 11,883 3,327 11,018 3,085 RH/0201A/10 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 2.2 CDI 12,244 3,428 8,200 2,296 CLASSIC RH/0202A/10 Y 06 VOLVO S40 2.0D S 11,793 2,358 10,100 2,020 RH/0203A/10 Y 04 BMW 320 E46 D SE 11,378 2,275 9,100 1,820 RH/0204A/10 Y 09 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 38,107 7,621 32,800 6,560 1414BHP

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RH/0205A/10 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 13,310 3,726 10,600 2,968 AVANTGARDE 150BHP RH/0206A/10 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 CDI CLASSIC 11,716 2,811 9,300 2,232 RH/0207A/10 Y 06 VAUXHALL ASTRA SXI 16V 10,943 2,188 8,500 1,700 3DR RH/0208A/10 Y 07 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.7 CDTI 10,180 1,628 8,500 1,360 SRI RH/0209A/10 Y 05 AUDI A3 2.0 TDI SPORT 12,114 2,422 11,000 2,200 140BHP RH/0210A/10 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 GT TDI 13,465 2,693 11,500 2,300 138BHP RH/0211A/10 Y 05 FIAT SCUDO 2.0 JTD SX 7,072 1,980 6,000 1,680 COMBI RH/0212A/10 Y 05 NISSAN MICRA 1.2 16V S 5,311 1,062 4,750 950 5DR RH/0213A/10 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T3S 9,693 1,938 8,900 1,780 5DR RH/0214A/10 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS 1.8 VVTI 9,061 2,537 7,500 2,100 T3 S 5DR RH/0215A/10 Y 04 SUZUKI GRAND-VITARA 7,950 2,544 7,200 2,304 2.0 TD 5DR RH/0216A/10 Y 09 TOYOTA PRIUS 1.5 T4 22,446 3,142 20,500 2,870 HYBRID RH/0217A/10 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 2.0 24,347 3,895 22,000 3,520 TDCI ECONETIC RH/0218A/10 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 2.0 24,347 3,895 22,000 3,520 TDCI ECONETIC RH/0219A/10 Y 09 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 16,834 2,356 15,250 2,135 STYLE RH/0220A/10 Y 01 BMW 320 E46 D SE 6,917 1,383 5,379 1,075 RH/0221A/10 Y 09 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.9 CDTI 23,506 4,701 16,500 3,300 ELITE RH/0222A/10 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 37,140 8,913 34,000 8,160 KOMPRESSOR SE RH/0223A/10 Y 06 PEUGEOT 407 2.0 HDI 16,566 3,313 11,500 2,300 ZENITH RH/0224A/10 Y 06 PEUGEOT 307 1.6 HDI 7,144 1,143 5,700 912 RH/0225A/10 N 08 SAAB 9-3 1.9 TTID AERO 23,780 4,756 0 0 RH/0226A/10 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 20,911 5,018 16,000 3,840 SEL 170BHP RH/0227A/10 Y 09 CITROEN C5 2.0D HDI 26,221 6,293 25,000 6,000 EXCLUSIVE RH/0228A/10 Y 09 BMW 320 E90 D M 35,410 5,665 32,400 5,184 SPORT RH/0229A/10 N 08 FORD MONDEO 2.0 19,632 5,496 0 0 TDCI ZETEC RH/0230A/10 Y 09 FORD S-MAX 2.0 TDCI 28,377 6,810 27,263 6,543 ZETEC 6 SPEED RH/0231A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 31,404 6,280 27,000 5,400 CC SPORT 140PS RH/0232A/10 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 19,991 3,998 16,000 3,200 CTDI SPORT RH/0233A/10 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 7,377 1,475 6,000 1,200 T2 RH/0234A/10 N 09 FORD TRANSIT 110 32,000 11,520 0 0 RH/0235A/10 N 09 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 32,320 5,171 0 0 RH/0236A/10 Y 05 PEUGEOT 307 1.6 HDI SE 5,227 836 4,100 656 100BHP RH/0237A/10 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 CDI 23,244 5,578 14,500 3,480 AVANTGARDE SE RH/0238A/10 N 07 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.2 E 55PS 6,189 990 0 0

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RH/0239A/10 Y 07 HONDA ACCORD CTDI 18,793 3,758 14,550 2,910 EX RH/0240A/10 Y 08 BMW X5 E70 3.0D SE 235 58,558 21,080 50,800 18,288 BHP RH/0241A/10 Y 09 BMW X5 E70 XDRIVE 69,261 22,163 64,500 20,640 30D SE RH/0242A/10 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E250 CDI BE 59,104 14,184 58,871 14,129 AVANTGARDE RH/0243A/10 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 43,097 12,067 40,636 11,378 ELEGANCE RH/0244A/10 N 99 VAUXHALL TIGRA 1.4 2,000 640 0 0 RH/0245A/10 Y 03 TOYOTA AVENSIS 1.8 VVTI 4,730 1,324 3,700 1,036 T2 RH/0246A/10 N 95 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.3 CL 2,000 400 0 0 RH/0247A/10 Y 91 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 CE 6,500 2,340 4,500 1,620 RH/0248A/10 Y 89 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.8 GTI 8V 3,372 1,079 2,000 640 RH/0249A/10 Y 03 FORD FOCUS 1.8 LX LPG 3,581 1,002 3,000 840 RH/0250A/10 Y 09 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 34,202 6,840 32,500 6,500 RH/0251A/10 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 CDI BE 44,049 7,047 39,600 6,336 AVANTGARDE RH/0252A/10 Y 03 AUDI A6 1.9 TDI SPORT 8,159 1,958 5,279 1,266 130BHP RH/0253A/10 Y 06 BMW 520 D E60 SE 18,973 4,553 16,200 3,888 RH/0254A/10 Y 09 VAUXHALL ASTRA CLUB 16,247 2,599 12,800 2,048 CDTI RH/0255A/10 Y 97 MAZDA EUNOS- 3,779 1,209 3,250 1,040 ROADSTER NA8C RH/0256A/10 Y 03 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 7,507 1,501 6,250 1,250 130BHP RH/0257A/10 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 11,125 1,780 9,250 1,480 LX RH/0258A/10 Y 10 HONDA CIVIC 2.2I CTDI 30,943 4,950 25,978 4,156 RH/0259A/10 Y 09 BMW 318 E90 D SE BUS 35,447 5,671 33,000 5,280 EDITION 143B RH/0260A/10 N 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 25,884 7,247 0 0 AVANTGARDE 170BHP RH/0262A/10 Y 06 VOLVO V70 D5 SE 17,413 5,572 14,200 4,544 RH/0263A/10 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 19,390 3,878 17,620 3,524 CI ZETEC RH/0264A/10 Y 05 CITROEN DISPATCH HDI 11,011 3,083 8,500 2,380 COMBI 100BHP RH/0265A/10 Y 10 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI SPORT 26,641 4,262 25,717 4,114 RH/0266A/10 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 20,654 4,130 18,123 3,624 SE 140PS RH/0267A/10 Y 10 NISSAN NOTE 1.5 DCI 23,775 3,328 21,386 2,994 TEKNA RH/0268A/10 N 97 CITROEN XM 2.0 SX 16V 2,000 720 0 0 RH/0269A/10 Y 07 PEUGEOT 307 1.6 HDI S 9,422 1,507 7,500 1,200 110BHP RH/0270A/10 N 05 KIA RIO 1.5 CRDI GS 5,225 836 0 0 108BHP RH/0271A/10 Y 08 BMW 320 E90 D 25,772 4,123 21,500 3,440 EDITION SE RH/0272A/10 Y 05 BMW 318 E46 2.0D SE 16,470 3,952 11,000 2,640 TOURING RH/0273A/10 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 M 32,598 5,215 29,000 4,640 SPORT RH/0274A/10 Y 06 BMW 320 E90 D SE 17,755 3,551 16,200 3,240 RH/0276A/10 Y 08 BMW 320 D E92 SE 32,123 6,424 28,500 5,700 RH/0277A/10 Y 04 FIAT ULYSSE 2.0 16V 9,778 3,128 7,500 2,400 ELEGANZA

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RH/0278A/10 Y 91 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V 24 2.5 3,069 1,104 2,000 720 3DR A RH/0279A/10 Y 07 MAZDA 6 2.0 TD TS2 13,245 3,178 11,000 2,640 141BHP 5DR RH/0280A/10 Y 89 FAIRWAY TAXI DRIVER 2,968 1,068 2,300 828 SILVER 4DR A RH/0281A/10 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 21,700 4,340 19,000 3,800 SPORT 138BHP RH/0282A/10 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 28,131 5,626 26,892 5,378 DTEC EX 4DR RH/0283A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 26,907 5,381 21,995 4,399 HIGHLINE CR RH/0284A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 26,907 5,381 21,995 4,399 HIGHLINE CR RH/0285A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 25,030 5,006 22,000 4,400 HIGHLINE CR RH/0286A/10 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 220 CDI 34,748 9,729 29,500 8,260 AVANTGARDE 2DR A RH/0287A/10 Y 95 BMW 520 I E34 24V SE 2,263 724 2,000 640 4DR RH/0288A/10 Y 07 SAAB 9-3 1.9 TID 29,982 8,394 18,500 5,180 VECTOR SPORT RH/0289A/10 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI S 15,002 3,000 12,056 2,411 140PS RH/0290A/10 Y 05 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 7,542 1,206 6,000 960 LX RH/0291A/10 Y 07 BMW 520 D E61 SE 24,316 5,835 20,000 4,800 TOURING RH/0292A/10 Y 07 BMW 520 D E60 SE 23,871 5,729 20,000 4,800 RH/0294A/10 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 11,928 1,908 9,500 1,520 TITANIUM 113BHP RH/0295A/10 Y 08 TOYOTA PRIUS 1.5 T4 19,327 2,705 16,500 2,310 HYBRID RH/0296A/10 Y 10 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2.2 43,336 13,867 40,226 12,872 CRDI 7ST RH/0297A/10 Y 09 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 32,281 7,747 30,950 7,428 GHIA RH/0298A/10 Y 09 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 16,834 2,356 15,000 2,100 STYLE RH/0299A/10 Y 09 BMW 520 D E60 M 45,973 9,194 40,500 8,100 SPORT RH/0300A/10 Y 95 MERCEDES-BENZ SL 320 11,500 4,140 10,000 3,600 RH/0301A/10 Y 09 HONDA INSIGHT IMA 22,887 3,204 19,000 2,660 RH/0302A/10 Y 01 AUDI ALLROAD 2.5 TDI 2,730 982 2,000 720 QUATTRO RH/0303A/10 Y 98 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 3.5 2,911 1,047 2,000 720 V81 XS RH/0304A/10 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ 320 CDI SPORT 42,570 15,325 32,000 11,520 RH/0305A/10 Y 06 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 38,578 13,888 20,140 7,250 LC LWB GX RH/0306A/10 N 09 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 14,387 2,014 0 0 ZETEC 109BHP RH/0307A/10 N 09 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 13,925 1,949 0 0 ZETEC 109BHP RH/0308A/10 Y 09 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 17,058 2,388 14,387 2,014 ZETEC 109BHP RH/0309A/10 Y 09 BMW 116 D ES 22,491 3,148 20,000 2,800 RH/0310A/10 Y 09 BMW 520 D E60 SE 38,352 6,136 34,800 5,568 RH/0311A/10 Y 09 BMW 520 D E60 SE BUS 39,928 6,388 36,945 5,911 ED RH/0312A/10 Y 09 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 30,758 7,381 29,000 6,960 ZETEC 6 SPEED

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RH/0313A/10 Y 09 VAUXHALL ASTRA CLUB 16,247 2,599 15,250 2,440 CDTI RH/0314A/10 Y 05 CITROEN XSARA 1.6 HDI 7,935 1,269 5,000 800 PICASSO DESIRE RH/0315A/10 Y 04 BMW 325 CI E46 SPORT 15,708 5,654 12,000 4,320 RH/0316A/10 Y 10 HONDA CIVIC 2.2I CTDI 32,975 5,276 24,380 3,900 RH/0317A/10 N 09 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 31,238 8,746 0 0 AVANTGARDE RH/0318A/10 N 09 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 28,764 8,053 0 0 AVANTGARDE RH/0319A/10 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 40,080 11,222 36,500 10,220 AVANTGARDE RH/0320A/10 Y 04 RENAULT GRAND-ESPACE 11,548 3,695 9,000 2,880 DCI PRIVILEGE RH/0321A/10 Y 03 BMW 525 D E39 SPORT 11,663 3,732 9,000 2,880 RH/0322A/10 Y 97 MERCEDES-BENZ SL500 WDB 129 11,000 3,960 10,000 3,600 RH/0323A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 25,030 5,006 21,995 4,399 HIGHLINE CR RH/0324A/10 Y 03 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 4,938 1,185 3,800 912 VVTI T2 RH/0325A/10 Y 02 LEXUS IS 200 6,217 2,238 4,750 1,710 RH/0326A/10 Y 03 AUDI A6 1.9 TDI 130BHP 8,084 1,940 6,250 1,500 RH/0327A/10 Y 06 MINI ONE 1.4 D 11,267 1,802 10,500 1,680 RH/0329A/10 Y 07 BMW 520 D E60 SE 23,939 5,745 20,000 4,800 RH/0330A/10 Y 97 AUDI S8 4.2 QUATTRO 5,723 2,060 3,500 1,260 RH/0331A/10 N 99 PEUGEOT 106 1.5 ZEST 2,000 720 0 0 RH/0332A/10 Y 03 BMW 320 E46 D SE 9,275 1,855 6,500 1,300 RH/0333A/10 N 00 FORD PUMA 1.7 2,000 560 0 0 RH/0334A/10 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN 2.0 TDI 15,062 4,217 12,500 3,500 SE 140BHP 5DR RH/0335A/10 Y 06 BMW 525 D E61 SE 5DR 22,030 7,049 20,000 6,400 A RH/0336A/10 Y 09 BMW 320 D E92 M 41,777 6,684 39,000 6,240 SPORT 2DR RH/0337A/10 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 13,909 2,225 11,000 1,760 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/0338A/10 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 12,096 1,935 8,850 1,416 GHIA 108BHP RH/0339A/10 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 19,044 3,808 16,500 3,300 CI ZETEC 125BHP RH/0340A/10 Y 07 VAUXHALL VECTRA CDTI 13,122 3,674 9,500 2,660 ELITE RH/0341A/10 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ 220 CDI 41,127 11,515 36,500 10,220 AVANTGARDE RH/0342A/10 Y 09 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI IE SE 33,364 5,338 31,941 5,110 RH/0343A/10 Y 05 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 1.8 LIOFE 8,369 2,678 7,000 2,240 16V RH/0344A/10 Y 08 BMW 520 D E61 M 34,789 5,566 26,500 4,240 SPORT TOURING RH/0345A/10 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ GL 320 CDI 59,453 21,403 49,140 17,690 RH/0346A/10 N 09 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 29,951 4,792 0 0 143PS START RH/0347A/10 Y 06 SAAB 9-5 1.9 TID 11,022 3,086 8,800 2,464 LINEAR RH/0348A/10 N 09 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 37,554 6,008 0 0 RH/0349A/10 Y 08 AUDI Q7 3.0 TDI 50,113 18,040 40,500 14,580 QUATTRO RH/0350A/10 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 9,169 1,467 7,500 1,200 LX

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RH/0351A/10 Y 07 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 10,089 2,017 9,000 1,800 T2 RH/0352A/10 Y 01 BMW 320 E46 D SE 6,717 1,343 5,100 1,020 RH/0353A/10 Y 07 MITSUBISHI L200 D/CAB TD 16,022 2,130 13,500 1,795 TROJAN RH/0354A/10 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 16,910 4,734 12,000 3,360 AVANTGARDE SE RH/0355A/10 N 04 SKODA SUPERB 1.9 TDI 5,673 1,815 0 0 CLASSIC RH/0356A/10 Y 04 BMW 320 E46 D SPORT 11,517 2,303 9,200 1,840 150BHP RH/0357A/10 Y 88 JAGO JEEP 2,000 720 2,000 266 RH/0358A/10 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 12,448 1,991 11,300 1,808 LX 108BHP RH/0359A/10 N 10 BMW 530 D F10 SE 67,839 16,281 0 0 RH/0360A/10 Y 09 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI LE 39,959 7,991 35,500 7,100 MANS 170PS RH/0361A/10 Y 09 HONDA INSIGHT IMA ES 23,838 3,337 19,000 2,660 RH/0362A/10 Y 09 HONDA INSIGHT ES-T 24,458 3,424 18,450 2,583 RH/0363A/10 Y 09 HONDA CIVIC 2.2 CTDI ES 22,538 3,606 20,000 3,200 RH/0365A/10 Y 06 BMW 320 E46 CD ES 17,247 3,449 12,625 2,525 RH/0366A/10 Y 07 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 17,210 3,442 14,500 2,900 CI ZETEC 125 BHP RH/0367A/10 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 27,084 4,333 21,600 3,456 RH/0368A/10 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TD 11,581 1,852 9,200 1,472 ZETEC 115BHP RH/0370A/10 Y 07 RENAULT LAGUNA 2.0 DCI 13,515 3,243 10,800 2,592 DYNAMIQUE RH/0371A/10 Y 08 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO 2.0 44,695 16,090 36,500 13,140 X GS FQ360 RH/0372A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 25,030 5,006 22,500 4,500 HIGHLINE CR DPF RH/0373A/10 N 09 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 30,964 8,669 0 0 AVANTGARDE RH/0374A/10 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI BE 57,040 11,408 52,556 10,511 SPORT RH/0375A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 24,799 4,959 21,500 4,300 HIGHLINE RH/0376A/10 Y 07 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT 23,437 8,437 16,400 5,904 2.5 TD TROJAN RH/0377A/10 Y 09 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 33,288 6,657 28,500 5,700 143PS MULTITRONI RH/0378A/10 Y 07 CHRYSLER CHEROKEE CRD 18,423 6,632 14,500 5,220 LTD RH/0379A/10 Y 06 TOYOTA RAV 4 D-4D 2.2 13,583 3,803 10,800 3,024 XT4 RH/0380A/10 Y 08 BMW 520D E61 SE 30,835 6,167 24,668 4,933 TOURING RH/0381A/10 Y 06 CITROEN C4 1.6 HDI PLUS 10,680 1,708 6,900 1,104 RH/0382A/10 N 06 BMW 320 E90 D SE 18,086 3,617 0 0 RH/0383A/10 Y 09 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 31,091 8,705 30,000 8,400 ZETEC 140BHP RH/0384A/10 N 10 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 200 KOMP 47,325 15,144 0 0 AVANTGARDE RH/0385A/10 Y 08 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 26,038 6,249 23,500 5,640 138BHP RH/0386A/10 Y 09 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 38,894 9,334 30,000 7,200 ZETEC RH/0387A/10 N 08 JAGUAR XJ 2.7D 49,083 15,706 0 0 SOVEREIGN RH/0388A/10 Y 05 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 13,502 4,320 11,913 3,812 ZETEC

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RH/0389A/10 N 10 FORD MUSTANG LHD 49,750 17,910 0 0 RH/0390A/10 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 21,123 5,069 20,000 4,800 138BHP RH/0391A/10 Y 09 NISSAN QASHQAI 21,238 3,398 16,900 2,704 ACENTA DCI RH/0392A/10 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 12,468 2,992 11,000 2,640 SPORT RH/0393A/10 Y 90 FORD TRANSIT 80 4,000 1,440 3,000 1,080 BONUS RH/0394A/10 Y 92 MERCEDES-BENZ 230 CE C124 4,584 1,650 3,600 1,296 RH/0395A/10 N 05 NISSAN PRIMERA 2.2 DCI 5,851 1,404 0 0 S RH/0396A/10 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 11,078 2,215 8,800 1,760 SE RH/0397A/10 Y 08 KIA CARENS 2.0 CRDI 14,754 3,540 11,222 2,693 GS RH/0398A/10 Y 09 PEUGEOT 308 HDI 1.6 S 14,894 2,085 11,900 1,666 RH/0399A/10 Y 05 TOYOTA CELICA ZZT 231 14,551 4,074 10,152 2,842 RH/0400A/10 Y 01 TOYOTA CELICA ZZT231 6,152 1,722 4,250 1,190 RH/0401A/10 Y 97 FORD FREDA 8,000 2,880 7,300 2,628 MONTAGUE RH/0402A/10 Y 09 BMW 318 E90 D SE 34,101 5,456 31,500 5,040 RH/0403A/10 Y 05 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 3.2 DID 16,694 6,009 12,275 4,419 ELEGANCE RH/0404A/10 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 11,078 2,215 10,000 2,000 SE RH/0405A/10 Y 06 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 8,374 1,339 6,500 1,040 D4D T2 RH/0406A/10 Y 91 MITSUBISHI JEEP J53 2.7 2,500 900 2,000 720 RH/0407A/10 N 06 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 13,452 2,690 0 0 113BHP RH/0408A/10 Y 97 BMW 318 E36 1.8I 5,572 1,783 4,400 1,408 CABRIOLET RH/0409A/10 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 11,033 3,089 8,500 2,380 ELEGANCE RH/0410A/10 Y 08 BMW 320 D E92 M 38,043 7,608 32,000 6,400 SPORT RH/0411A/10 Y 03 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 4,168 1,000 3,500 840 CI ZETEC RH/0412A/10 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI CLASSIC 5,116 1,432 4,000 1,120 RH/0414A/10 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 22,208 6,218 17,300 4,844 SE DSG RH/0415A/10 Y 07 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.6 12,161 3,405 10,500 2,940 VVTI LUNA VERSO RH/0416A/10 Y 99 HONDA CIVIC 1.4I OHC 2,578 721 2,000 560 RH/0417A/10 Y 10 HYUNDAI SANTA SE 2.2 46,929 15,017 40,541 12,973 CRDI RH/0418A/10 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 20,966 5,031 18,500 4,440 SPORT RH/0419A/10 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 9,801 1,960 8,640 1,728 SE RH/0420A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 25,030 5,006 21,500 4,300 HIGHLINE CR RH/0422A/10 Y 05 BMW 120 D M SPORT 12,263 2,452 11,000 2,200 RH/0423A/10 Y 10 AUDI A6 2.0 TDIE SE 45,317 9,063 45,110 9,022 134BHP RH/0424A/10 Y 08 CITROEN GRAND C4 20,523 4,104 17,941 3,588 PICASSO 1.6 HDI VTR P RH/0425A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 24,876 4,975 22,000 4,400 HIGHLINE CR RH/0426A/10 Y 09 VOLVO S80 2.0D SE 33,798 6,759 27,000 5,400

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RH/0427A/10 N 10 PEUGEOT 308 1.6 HDI S 17,795 2,491 0 0 90BHP RH/0428A/10 Y 09 BMW 520D E60 38,352 6,136 34,000 5,440 RH/0429A/10 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 20,936 4,187 19,250 3,850 TDCI EDGE 125 RH/0430A/10 N 10 PEUGEOT 306 1.6 HDI S 19,343 2,708 0 0 90BHP RH/0431A/10 Y 09 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 30,758 7,381 28,000 6,720 ZETEC 6 SPEED RH/0432A/10 Y 07 KIA MAGENTIS 2.0 10,834 2,600 9,361 2,246 CRDI LS RH/0433A/10 Y 04 FIAT STILO 1.9 JTD 5,262 1,052 4,000 800 ACTIVE RH/0434A/10 Y 10 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2.2 40,642 11,379 35,280 9,878 CRDI 7ST STYLE RH/0435A/10 Y 09 FORD S-MAX 1.8 TDCI 27,828 6,678 26,000 6,240 ZETEC RH/0436A/10 Y 08 TOYOTA PRIUS 1.5 T4 19,137 2,679 16,290 2,280 HYBRID RH/0437A/10 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 23,799 4,759 21,700 4,340 CI EDGE RH/0438A/10 Y 08 TOYOTA AURIS 1.4 VVT -1 14,164 3,399 12,000 2,880 T3 RH/0439A/10 N 09 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 32,185 5,149 0 0 134BHP RH/0440A/10 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN PASAT D 1.9TDI 6,341 2,029 5,000 1,600 HIGHLINE RH/0441A/10 N 97 PEUGEOT 306 1.9 XLD. 2,000 560 0 0 RH/0442A/10 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 22,342 4,468 19,400 3,880 CI ZETEC 125BHP RH/0443A/10 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 22,166 3,546 18,500 2,960 TDCI CONETIC RH/0444A/10 Y 09 VAUXHALL CORSA 1.4 15,823 3,797 12,300 2,952 DESIGN RH/0445A/10 Y 08 VAUXHALL CORSA 1.4 16,473 2,635 12,750 2,040 DESIGN RH/0446A/10 Y 07 FORD S-MAX 2.0 TDCI 19,514 4,683 17,895 4,294 ZETEC 6 SPEED RH/0447A/10 Y 03 AUDI A3 1.9 TDI SE 7,470 1,195 5,500 880 105PS RH/0448A/10 Y 06 BMW 320 E90 D ES 16,307 3,261 14,300 2,860 163BHP RH/0449A/10 N 96 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.6 L 2,000 480 0 0 RH/0450A/10 Y 93 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL 129SER 24 V 10,750 3,870 8,000 2,880 RH/0451A/10 Y 92 MAZDA EUNOS- 2,582 619 2,000 480 ROADSTER NA6CE RH/0452A/10 Y 08 HYUNDAI 130 1.6 CRDI 17,266 2,762 13,500 2,160 STYLE RH/0453A/10 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 15,149 2,120 13,000 1,820 ECONETIC 109BHP RH/0454A/10 Y 88 BMW 325 I E30 2,886 923 2,300 736 RH/0455A/10 Y 05 BMW 120 D SE 11,199 2,239 10,500 2,100 RH/0456A/10 Y 06 BMW 320 (E90) D SE 18,498 3,699 16,800 3,360 163BHP 4DR RH/0457A/10 Y 02 TVR CERBERA 2DR 19,000 6,840 16,000 5,760 RH/0458A/10 Y 09 VOLVO V70 2.0 SE3 37,262 8,942 32,000 7,680 RH/0459A/10 Y 00 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2 S 31,000 11,160 24,800 8,928 TIPTRONIC RH/0460A/10 N 97 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 2,000 400 0 0 RH/0461A/10 Y 04 SEAT LEON 1.9 TDI 8,725 1,745 7,000 1,400 CUPRA RH/0462A/10 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI SE 8,440 1,688 6,700 1,340

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RH/0463A/10 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 22,727 4,545 20,500 4,100 CI ZETEC RH/0464A/10 Y 08 MITSUBISHI LANCER 1.6 13,001 4,160 11,400 3,648 EQUIPPE EST RH/0465A/10 Y 07 SEAT LEON 1.9 TDI 12,276 1,964 9,800 1,568 REFERENCE RH/0466A/10 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 11,494 1,839 9,000 1,440 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/0467A/10 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 14,729 4,124 11,000 3,080 AVANTGARDE SE RH/0468A/10 Y 08 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI S LINE 32,581 9,122 32,345 9,056 MTRONIC RH/0469A/10 Y 08 AUDI A5 3.0 TDI 38,929 12,457 38,250 12,240 QUATTRO SPORT RH/0470A/10 Y 07 AUDI A4 2.0 T FSI 19,355 6,193 18,995 6,078 QUATTRO SE 197BHP RH/0471A/10 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 8,545 2,050 8,000 1,920 AVANTGARDE RH/0472A/10 Y 93 FORD ESCORT RS 13,000 4,680 8,000 2,880 COSWORTH RH/0473A/10 Y 08 AUDI A3 1.9 TDI TDIE 15,966 2,235 14,300 2,002 RH/0474A/10 N 99 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.4 L 2,000 400 0 0 RH/0475A/10 Y 03 HONDA ELEMENT 2.4 YH2 7,332 2,639 7,332 2,346 RH/0476A/10 Y 05 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 1.6 8,478 2,373 6,693 1,874 BREEZE 16V RH/0477A/10 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 13,637 2,181 9,000 1,440 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/0478A/10 Y 07 CITROEN GRAND PICASSO 16,866 3,373 15,500 3,100 1.6 HDI VTR RH/0479A/10 Y 04 MAZDA 6 2.0 TDI TS 6,722 1,882 5,300 1,484 136BHP RH/0480A/10 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 10,117 1,618 8,483 1,357 STYLE RH/0481A/10 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 39,780 11,138 34,950 9,786 AVANTGARDE 4DR AUTO RH/0482A/10 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ G400 CDI LHD 43,000 15,480 37,500 13,500 RH/0483A/10 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ ML 320 CDI 51,728 18,622 44,600 16,056 SPORTS RH/0484A/10 Y 05 BMW 320 E90 D SE 14,854 2,970 11,500 2,300 163BHP RH/0485A/10 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TD 13,869 2,219 11,157 1,785 ZETEC RH/0486A/10 Y 00 BMW 523 I E39 24V 4,960 1,587 3,600 1,152 RH/0487A/10 Y 04 BMW 320 E46 D SE 11,726 3,283 8,500 2,380 150BHP RH/0488A/10 N 07 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 3.0 23,930 8,614 0 0 TD V6 RH/0489A/10 Y 10 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 49,610 15,875 40,185 12,859 3.0 D4D LC4 5DR RH/0490A/10 Y 06 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 8,816 1,410 7,200 1,152 D4D T3 5DR RH/0491A/10 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 20,115 4,023 17,500 3,500 CI ZETEC RH/0492A/10 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.0 TDI SE 19,782 3,956 17,500 3,500 140BHP 4DR RH/0493A/10 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 15,606 3,121 13,500 2,700 SE 140PS 4DR RH/0494A/10 Y 07 LEXUS IS 220D 2.2 SE-L 21,137 5,072 16,900 4,056 4DR

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RH/0495A/10 Y 05 FORD FOCUS 2.0 TDCI 7,032 1,406 6,000 1,200 GHIA 134BHP 5DR RH/0496A/10 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 2.0 24,347 3,895 20,200 3,232 TDCI ECONETIC 113BH RH/0497A/10 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 22,705 3,632 22,200 3,552 TDCI ECONETIC 5DR RH/0498A/10 Y 07 MITSUBISHI COLT 1.5 CZ2 5DR 6,286 1,005 5,000 800 RH/0499A/10 Y 04 CHRYSLER JEEP GRAND- 13,249 4,769 9,000 3,240 CHEROKEE RH/0500A/10 Y 89 VOLKSWAGEN MAGNUM 4,000 1,440 4,000 532 RH/0501A/10 Y 06 FORD FIESTA 1.4 TDCI 6,856 959 5,484 767 STYLE RH/0502A/10 Y 02 PORSCHE 911 51,000 18,360 46,000 16,560 RH/0503A/10 Y 05 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 10,019 3,206 9,000 2,880 RH/0504A/10 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 CDI 81,839 26,188 72,000 23,040 RH/0505A/10 Y 06 PORSCHE BOXTER 2.7 34,206 12,314 28,950 10,422 TIPT.S RH/0506A/10 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ E240 V6 5,760 2,073 2,300 828 AVANTGARDE RH/0507A/10 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT D 1.9TDI 7,565 1,513 6,700 1,340 TRENDLINE RH/0508A/10 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI S 10,805 2,161 8,600 1,720 RH/0509A/10 N 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 23,207 4,641 0 0 141BHP 4DR RH/0510A/10 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI BE SE 51,557 12,373 47,550 11,412 2DR AUTO RH/0511A/10 Y 10 PEUGEOT 308 1.6HDI VERVE 21,074 2,950 19,215 2,690 90BHP 5 DR RH/0512A/10 Y 03 FORD FOCUS 2.0 RS 9,334 3,360 7,400 2,664 213BHP 3DR RH/0513A/10 N 05 PEUGEOT 307 2.0 HDI XSI 9,406 1,881 0 0 136BHP 3DR RH/0514A/10 Y 10 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2.2 43,876 12,285 40,750 11,410 CRDI RH/0515A/10 Y 02 BMW 320 E46 D SE 6,553 1,310 5,000 1,000 TOURING RH/0516A/10 Y 93 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL 24V 13,000 4,680 9,000 3,240 RH/0517A/10 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 38,334 10,733 35,500 9,940 AVANTGARDE RH/0518A/10 Y 91 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL (129 SER) 9,250 3,330 8,250 2,970 12V RH/0519A/10 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E250 CDI BE 60,065 12,013 57,640 11,528 AVANTGARDE RH/0520A/10 Y 07 PEUGEOT 307 2.0 HDI SPORT 19,999 4,799 15,000 3,600 RH/0521A/10 N 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI BE 56,522 13,565 0 0 SPORT RH/0522A/10 Y 02 HONDA CIVIC 104IS3DR 3,237 647 2,500 500 RH/0523A/10 Y 98 BMW 520 I E39 24V SE 2,217 709 2,000 640 4DR RH/0524A/10 Y 07 HONDA ACCORD EX 1- 15,639 3,127 13,000 2,600 CTDI RH/0525A/10 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TD 13,792 2,206 11,081 1,772 ZETEC 115BHP RH/0526A/10 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ VITO 115 CDI 12,500 4,500 10,500 3,780 RH/0527A/10 Y 05 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 15,072 4,823 9,500 3,040 GHIA 113BHP RH/0528A/10 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI BE 56,729 13,614 53,500 12,840 SPORT RH/0529A/10 Y 03 BMW 320 E46 D SE 8,312 1,662 6,650 1,330 RH/0530A/10 Y 03 AUDI A6 1.9 TDI SE 8,294 1,658 7,000 1,400 130BHP 4DR

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RH/0531A/10 Y 03 PEUGEOT 406 2.0 HDI SE 4,224 844 2,950 590 110BHP 4DR RH/0532A/10 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 CDI BE SE 38,055 6,088 34,000 5,440 4DR RH/0533A/10 N 85 SAAB 900 2.0 I 16V 3DR 2,000 640 0 0 A RH/0534A/10 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 10,798 1,727 8,500 1,360 LX 89BHP 5DR RH/0535A/10 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 22,575 4,515 19,500 3,900 CI ZETEC 125BHP RH/0536A/10 N 97 VOLVO 850 2.5 SE 10V 5DR 2,000 720 0 0 A RH/0537A/10 N 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI S 13,801 2,760 0 0 105PS 4DR RH/0538A/10 Y 10 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 62,523 20,007 59,950 19,184 3.0 D4D LC3 5DR A RH/0539A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI R 23,457 4,691 22,500 4,500 LINE TDI CR RH/0540A/10 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 15,115 2,418 13,700 2,192 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/0541A/10 Y 97 BMW Z3 1.9 ROADSTER 3,111 871 2,000 560 140 RH/0542A/10 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 8,444 1,688 7,500 1,500 T4 RH/0543A/10 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI BE SE 44,083 10,579 38,000 9,120 RH/0544A/10 Y 07 RENAULT MEGANE 1.5 16,505 2,640 9,500 1,520 DYNAMIQUE RH/0545A/10 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 10,798 1,727 7,500 1,200 LX RH/0547A/10 Y 07 SEAT IBIZA COMFORT 5,663 1,359 4,500 1,080 EDITION RH/0548A/10 N 93 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 10,500 3,780 0 0 CONVERTIBLE RH/0549A/10 Y 06 BMW 320 (E90) D SE 17,272 3,454 14,500 2,900 163BHP 4DR RH/0550A/10 Y 99 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 2.8TD 2,828 1,018 2,000 720 GLS 3DR RH/0551A/10 Y 05 BMW 320D E91 SE 14,346 3,443 11,273 2,705 TOURING 5DR RH/0552A/10 Y 10 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2.2 41,047 11,493 35,685 9,991 CRDI 7ST STYLE 5D RH/0553A/10 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 18,180 5,090 15,500 4,340 AVANTGARDE SE 4DR A RH/0554A/10 N 03 BMW 320 E46 D SPORT 6,921 1,661 0 0 TOURING RH/0555A/10 Y 04 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 11,555 4,159 8,000 2,880 ELEGANCE GDI RH/0557A/10 Y 02 PEUGEOT 206 1.1 LX 2,616 523 2,000 400 RH/0558A/10 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 20,861 5,006 16,000 3,840 SE 140PS RH/0559A/10 Y 02 BMW 525 D E39 SE 6,174 1,975 4,900 1,568 RH/0560A/10 Y 05 ROVER MG ZT SE 190 V6 13,419 4,830 4,000 1,440 RH/0561A/10 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ B 160 1.5 SE 31,202 7,488 28,000 6,720 RH/0562A/10 Y 06 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI SE 10,754 2,150 8,800 1,760 RH/0563A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI R 23,303 4,660 21,250 4,250 LINE TDI CR RH/0564A/10 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 16,630 3,326 15,000 3,000 SE 140PS RH/0565A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI R 23,457 4,691 21,950 4,390 LINE CR DPF

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RH/0566A/10 Y 07 SKODA SUPERB 2.0 16,820 4,709 13,260 3,712 ELEGANCE 140BHP RH/0567A/10 N 00 RENAULT KANGOO 1.25 660 2,000 720 0 0 RH/0568A/10 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 1.6 ZETEC 9,485 2,276 7,000 1,680 CLIMATE RH/0569A/10 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 2.0 HDI SE 11,806 3,305 7,000 1,960 RH/0570A/10 Y 04 FORD GALAXY 1.9TD 9,953 2,786 9,000 2,520 ZETEC 113BHP 5DR RH/0571A/10 Y 09 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 42,464 6,794 36,632 5,861 141BHP 4DR RH/0573A/10 Y 07 FORD FIESTA 1.4 TDCI 9,908 1,387 8,400 1,176 STYLE 5DR RH/0574A/10 N 91 FORD ESCORT 1.8 GL 2,000 720 0 0 LHD 5DR RH/0575A/10 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ C250 TD SPORT 4,368 1,397 3,000 960 RH/0576A/10 N 07 SKODA SUPERB TDI 10,414 2,082 0 0 CLASSIC 115BHP RH/0577A/10 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 14,003 3,360 11,000 2,640 SE 140PS RH/0578A/10 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI SE 6,772 1,896 4,500 1,260 100BHP RH/0579A/10 Y 04 KIA SEDONA LE 4,895 1,566 3,800 1,216 RH/0580A/10 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 24,576 3,932 21,500 3,440 RH/0581A/10 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 29,362 5,872 24,500 4,900 RH/0582A/10 Y 06 PEUGEOT 407 2.0 HDI 13,919 2,783 8,500 1,700 RH/0583A/10 Y 04 RENAULT GRAND-ESPACE 11,321 3,622 10,000 3,200 DCI PRIVILEDGE RH/0584A/10 N 09 HONDA INSIGHT IMA ES 22,375 3,132 0 0 RH/0585A/10 N 09 HONDA INSIGHT IMA ES 21,913 3,067 0 0 RH/0586A/10 Y 10 KIA SORENTO 2.2 47,391 15,165 41,000 13,120 CRDI KX-3 4WD RH/0587A/10 Y 04 BMW 325 CI E46 SPORT 14,542 4,653 12,900 4,128 RH/0588A/10 N 97 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.4 CL 2,000 560 0 0 RH/0590A/10 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ E 220 CDI 23,498 6,579 18,700 5,236 EXECUTIVE RH/0591A/10 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 ZETEC 14,402 3,456 10,500 2,520 CLIMATE 99BHP RH/0592A/10 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 26,666 6,399 24,000 5,760 TDCI GHIA RH/0593A/10 Y 05 MITSUBISHI COLT Z21A 3,983 1,433 3,983 637 RH/0595A/10 Y 06 FORD MONDEO 2.0 LX 7,573 2,423 6,000 1,920 RH/0596A/10 N 91 MERCEDES-BENZ SL500 WDB 9,000 3,240 0 0 RH/0597A/10 Y 09 BMW 318 E90 D M 33,827 6,765 28,400 5,680 SPORT RH/0598A/10 Y 05 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER CRD 7,611 2,131 6,250 1,750 TOURING RH/0599A/10 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 1.9 TDI 8,808 1,761 6,600 1,320 100BHP RH/0600A/10 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 11,605 3,249 10,000 2,800 AVANTGARDE RH/0601A/10 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 11,180 3,130 9,000 2,520 AVANTGARDE SE RH/0602A/10 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.6 10,888 3,048 8,160 2,284 VVTI T2 VERSO RH/0603A/10 Y 10 NISSAN QASHQAI VISIA 22,990 3,678 21,595 3,455 DCI RH/0604A/10 Y 02 BMW 320 E46 CI SE 5,826 1,864 4,500 1,440 RH/0605A/10 Y 07 BMW 520 D E61 SE 23,992 5,758 21,000 5,040 TOURING

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RH/0606A/10 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 13,622 2,179 10,400 1,664 STYLE 90BHP RH/0607A/10 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 ZETEC 14,613 3,507 11,500 2,760 CLIMATE 115BHP RH/0608A/10 Y 09 TOYOTA PRIUS 1.5 T3 VVTI 20,620 2,886 18,075 2,530 HYBRID RH/0609A/10 N 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0S 9,060 1,812 0 0 RH/0610A/10 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 M 29,697 4,751 26,500 4,240 SPORT RH/0611A/10 Y 87 BMW 325 I E30 4,250 1,530 3,400 1,224 RH/0612A/10 Y 88 BMW 325 I E30 4,750 1,710 3,000 1,080 RH/0613A/10 N 08 SEAT ALHAMBRA 2.0 18,869 5,283 0 0 TDI REFERENCE RH/0614A/10 Y 10 HYUNDAI I30 1.6 90BHP 19,705 3,152 19,705 2,758 RH/0615A/10 Y 91 VOLKSWAGEN OTHER T25 4,500 1,620 3,500 1,260 CARAVELLE RH/0616A/10 Y 09 FORD FIESTA 1.25 12,190 1,950 11,500 1,840 STYLE + 80 RH/0617A/10 Y 09 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 16,745 2,344 15,450 2,163 STYLE 90BHP RH/0618A/10 N 10 HYUNDAI IX35 2.0 CRDI 23,323 4,664 0 0 STYLE RH/0619A/10 Y 10 FORD MONDEO TDCI 26,152 4,184 24,000 3,840 113BHP RH/0620A/10 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 200 4,767 1,525 3,500 1,120 AVANTGARDE RH/0621A/10 Y 03 TOYOTA WISH ZNE14 7,269 1,744 6,380 1,531 RH/0622A/10 Y 00 VOLVO V70 2.4 SE 2,158 776 2,000 640 RH/0623A/10 N 99 CITROEN SAXO 1.4 WEST 2,000 480 0 0 COAST RH/0625A/10 Y 09 CITROEN C4 1.6 HDI 23,390 3,742 22,217 3,554 RH/0626A/10 Y 09 CITROEN C3 1.4 LX 8,050 1,610 6,440 1,288 RH/0627A/10 Y 06 PEUGEOT 407 2.0 SW HDI SE 14,134 3,392 7,000 1,680 RH/0628A/10 Y 06 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 12,108 2,421 10,000 2,000 CTDI SPORT RH/0629A/10 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0T FSI S LINE 23,232 7,434 18,000 5,760 167BHP RH/0630A/10 Y 08 CITROEN C4 22,094 4,418 19,718 3,943 RH/0632A/10 Y 06 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 13,042 2,608 11,164 2,232 RH/0633A/10 Y 07 CHEVROLET KALOS SX 6,818 1,636 4,000 960 RH/0634A/10 Y 01 BMW 320 E46 D SE 5,419 1,300 3,200 768 RH/0635A/10 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 18,047 3,609 14,000 2,800 TDCI ZETEC RH/0636A/10 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 22,963 3,674 22,484 3,597 RH/0637A/10 Y 09 PEUGEOT 308 1.6 HDI S 16,112 2,255 14,596 2,043 90BHP RH/0638A/10 Y 03 FORD FOCUS 1.6 ZETEC 4,271 1,025 3,854 924 CLIMATE 115BHP RH/0639A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI R 25,175 5,035 22,000 4,400 LINE CR DPF RH/0640A/10 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI S 11,343 2,722 9,800 2,352 140PS RH/0641A/10 Y 09 BMW 318 E90 D M 32,177 5,148 30,409 4,865 SPORT RH/0642A/10 Y 05 CITROEN C5 2.0D HDI VTR 7,655 1,837 4,850 1,164 RH/0643A/10 Y 05 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 11,183 3,131 11,183 2,683 138BHP RH/0644A/10 Y 07 CITROEN C4 18,853 3,770 16,528 3,305

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RH/0645A/10 Y 08 SKODA OCTAVIA 2.0 TDI 16,026 3,846 13,500 3,240 ELEGANCE COMBI RH/0646A/10 Y 06 AUDI A3 2.0 TDI SE 15,397 3,079 15,107 3,021 138BHP RH/0647A/10 Y 03 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SPORT 8,211 2,955 8,211 1,642 128BHP RH/0648A/10 Y 10 PEUGEOT 5008 SPORT HDI 26,279 4,204 25,454 4,072 RH/0649A/10 Y 08 FORD S-MAX 2.0 TDCI 23,138 5,553 21,868 5,248 TITANIUM RH/0650A/10 Y 09 PEUGEOT 308 HDI 1.6 S 15,958 2,234 14,442 2,021 90BHP RH/0651A/10 Y 09 PEUGEOT 308 1.6 HDI S 16,112 2,255 14,596 2,043 90BHP RH/0652A/10 Y 07 MAZDA 6 2.0 TDI TS 12,373 2,969 7,800 1,872 143BHP RH/0653A/10 Y 05 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 9,325 1,865 6,900 1,380 CTDI EXEC RH/0654A/10 Y 06 MITSUBISHI COLT 1.1 MIRAGE 5,416 866 4,000 640 RH/0655A/10 Y 99 BMW M3 E36 11,071 3,985 7,000 2,520 EVOLUTION RH/0656A/10 Y 09 FORD FIESTA 1.4 TDCI 15,520 2,172 13,750 1,925 STYLE RH/0657A/10 Y 07 TOYOTA AVENSIS 1.8 VVTI 12,738 3,566 8,400 2,352 T3 RH/0658A/10 Y 03 TOYOTA AVENSIS 1.8 VVTI 12,738 3,566 9,236 2,586 T3 RH/0659A/10 Y 08 CITROEN GRAND C4 22,297 4,459 18,000 3,600 PICASSO 1.6 HDI RH/0660A/10 Y 08 BMW X5 E70 30D SE 60,884 21,918 54,000 19,440 RH/0661A/10 Y 06 BMW 320 E90 D M 20,366 4,073 17,000 3,400 SPORT RH/0662A/10 Y 93 PORSCHE 911 CARREREA 2 24,000 8,640 19,200 6,912 RH/0663A/10 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E250 BE SPORT 71,560 17,174 63,500 15,240 RH/0665A/10 Y 03 MERCEDES-BENZ E270 CDI 16,973 4,752 9,807 2,745 AVANTGARDE RH/0666A/10 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 16,510 3,302 15,267 3,053 COMFORTLINE RH/0667A/10 Y 05 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 115BHP 10,093 2,018 8,587 1,717 RH/0668A/10 Y 06 MAZDA 6 2.0 TD TS2 12,245 2,938 9,300 2,232 141BHP RH/0669A/10 Y 89 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.8 GTI 16V 4,175 1,336 2,000 640 RH/0670A/10 Y 99 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2 27,000 9,720 21,500 7,740 RH/0671A/10 Y 07 FORD S-MAX 1.8 TDCI 20,896 5,015 19,430 4,663 ZETEC RH/0672A/10 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 20,894 4,178 18,900 3,780 TDCI EDGE RH/0673A/10 Y 08 RENAULT SCENIC 1.5 DCI 18,314 2,930 14,682 2,349 DYNAMIQUE RH/0674A/10 Y 01 BMW M5 400BHP 19,186 6,906 10,500 3,780 RH/0675A/10 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI SPORT 19,986 3,997 17,000 3,400 140BHP RH/0676A/10 Y 07 FORD MONDEO 2.0 10,692 2,138 8,500 1,700 TDCI LX RH/0677A/10 Y 04 AUDI A6 1.9 TDI SE 10,508 2,521 9,000 2,160 130BHP RH/0678A/10 Y 07 LEXUS IS 200D 2.2 TD SE 19,831 4,759 15,750 3,780 RH/0679A/10 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN 1.9 TDI 14,864 3,567 14,000 3,360 SE RH/0680A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 35,079 8,418 32,256 7,741 CC GT RH/0681A/10 Y 02 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.6 2,944 706 2,468 592 VVTI T3

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RH/0682A/10 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI S 15,086 3,017 12,500 2,500 140PS 4DR RH/0683A/10 Y 08 FORD KA STYLE 3DR 7,823 1,564 6,800 1,360 RH/0684A/10 Y 00 BMW 328 CI E46 2DR 7,168 2,293 5,000 1,600 RH/0685A/10 N 90 MAZDA MX-5 1.6 S/TOP 2,000 640 0 0 RH/0686A/10 N 06 FORD MONDEO 2.0 7,825 1,878 0 0 TDCI LX RH/0688A/10 Y 10 AUDI A4 2.0 TD1 S LINE 42,173 6,747 34,434 5,509 RH/0689A/10 Y 08 BMW 320 S E92 SE 29,739 4,758 25,000 4,000 RH/0690A/10 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 12,895 1,805 10,300 1,442 STYLE RH/0691A/10 Y 09 FORD FOCUS 1.6 ZETEC 15,796 3,791 12,600 3,024 RH/0692A/10 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 14,414 2,306 11,500 1,840 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/0693A/10 Y 09 FORD FOCUS 1.6 STYLE 13,855 3,325 11,000 2,640 100BHP RH/0694A/10 Y 09 FORD FOCUS 1.6 ZETEC 13,365 3,742 10,600 2,968 RH/0695A/10 Y 07 FORD MONDEO 1.8 LX 8,305 2,325 6,600 1,848 RH/0696A/10 Y 04 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D SE 8,596 1,719 7,500 1,500 RH/0697A/10 Y 03 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 2.0 8,424 2,695 3,500 1,120 TD4 KALAHARI RH/0698A/10 Y 07 SAAB 9-5 1.9 TID 19,411 6,211 15,500 4,960 VECTOR SPORT RH/0699A/10 Y 06 CITROEN C5 1.8 VTR 5DR 7,726 2,163 5,000 1,400 RH/0700A/10 Y 00 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN PININ 3,445 1,240 2,500 900 1.8 GLX GDI 3DR A RH/0701A/10 Y 09 TOYOTA PRIUS 1.8 VVT-I 9,050 1,267 5,430 760 T3 HYBRID 5DR RH/0702A/10 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 12,230 1,956 11,400 1,824 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/0703A/10 Y 05 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0 D SE 12,439 2,487 8,500 1,700 4DR RH/0704A/10 Y 83 FIAT X1/9 SPORTS 3,250 1,170 2,000 720 RH/0705A/10 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 8,872 1,419 7,000 1,120 LX RH/0706A/10 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ ML 350 CDI BE 81,244 29,247 79,750 28,710 SPORT RH/0707A/10 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 350 CDI 83,206 26,625 62,950 20,144 RH/0708A/10 Y 10 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 19,628 2,747 17,750 2,485 STYLE RH/0709A/10 Y 03 CITROEN XSARA 2.0 HDI 3,934 786 3,188 637 PICASSO DESIRE RH/0711A/10 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ 350 CLS CDI 89,777 28,728 62,950 20,144 RH/0712A/10 Y 90 MAZDA MX-5 1.6 2,424 872 2,000 720 RH/0713A/10 Y 05 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 7,970 1,275 6,300 1,008 LX RH/0714A/10 Y 99 PORSCHE BOXSTER 2.5 9,750 3,510 7,000 2,520 RH/0715A/10 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 25,476 4,076 24,750 3,960 RH/0716A/10 Y 09 BMW 318 E90 D M 32,177 5,148 30,000 4,800 SPORT RH/0717A/10 N 96 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V 46 2.8 2,957 1,064 0 0 RH/0719A/10 Y 05 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 9,010 2,162 7,200 1,728 RH/0720A/10 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ 350 CLS CDI 98,840 31,628 70,000 22,400 GRAND EDITION RH/0721A/10 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 10,252 2,460 9,899 2,375 SE

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RH/0722A/10 Y 08 BMW 318 E90 D ES 22,624 3,619 18,000 2,880 RH/0723A/10 Y 09 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 28,183 4,509 22,500 3,600 RH/0724A/10 Y 08 CITROEN C4 1.6 HDI 20,789 4,157 19,142 3,828 RH/0725A/10 N 03 VOLVO XC70 2.4 D5 SE 7,945 2,860 0 0 RH/0726A/10 Y 00 RENAULT MEGANE 1.6 RT 2,000 720 2,000 560 SPORT RH/0727A/10 N 98 FORD FIESTA 1.25 SI 2,000 560 0 0 RH/0728A/10 Y 07 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 15,768 3,153 13,679 2,735 RH/0729A/10 Y 08 BMW 320 D E92 SE 28,797 4,607 27,000 4,320 RH/0730A/10 Y 06 RENAULT GRAND SCENIC 9,172 2,568 8,000 2,240 1.6 VVT DYNAMIQUE RH/0731A/10 Y 06 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 12,748 2,549 10,995 2,199 CTDI EXEC RH/0732A/10 Y 07 FORD FIESTA 1.25 16V 7,247 1,449 6,000 1,200 STYLE RH/0733A/10 Y 07 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 15,097 3,019 12,000 2,400 CI ZETEC RH/0734A/10 Y 07 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 15,114 3,022 12,000 2,400 CTDI EXEC RH/0735A/10 Y 02 NISSAN ALMERA 1.5 S 2,874 689 2,050 492 RH/0736A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.0 TDI SE 22,435 4,487 18,000 3,600 140 BHP RH/0737A/10 Y 07 TOYOTA AVENSIS 2.2 D4D 12,742 3,058 11,500 2,760 T180 RH/0738A/10 Y 99 MERCEDES-BENZ VITO 108D 5DR 7,862 2,830 5,000 1,800 RH/0739A/10 Y 99 BMW 320 (E46) D SE 2,586 930 2,586 517 4DR 136BHP RH/0740A/10 Y 05 NISSAN X-TRAIL 2.2 DCI 16,350 4,578 9,500 2,660 SVE 5DR RH/0741A/10 Y 09 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 32,974 6,594 29,500 5,900 141BHP 5DR A RH/0742A/10 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 24,958 4,991 19,900 3,980 DTEC RH/0743A/10 Y 07 VAUXHALL ASTRA SXI 10,257 2,461 8,000 1,920 RH/0744A/10 Y 08 HONDA CIVIC 2.2I CTDI 16,004 2,560 12,000 1,920 SPORT RH/0745A/10 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 16,121 3,224 12,750 2,550 CTDI SE RH/0746A/10 Y 02 CHRYSLER VOYAGER SE 3,415 1,229 2,803 1,009 RH/0747A/10 Y 06 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI SW X 9,526 1,905 7,350 1,470 LINE RH/0748A/10 Y 10 HYUNDAI I30 1.6 CRDI 20,313 3,250 18,896 3,023 STYLE RH/0749A/10 Y 09 BMW 520 D E60 M 40,520 8,104 37,000 7,400 SPORT RH/0750A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI R 24,736 4,947 22,500 4,500 LINE RH/0751A/10 Y 07 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 21,741 5,217 18,400 4,416 ZETEC RH/0752A/10 N 98 FORD FIESTA 1.3 2,000 ,480 0 0 RH/0753A/10 Y 07 BMW 520 D E60 SE 21,483 5,155 18,990 4,557 RH/0754A/10 Y 09 BMW 520 D E60 SE 32,352 5,176 29,444 4,711 RH/0756A/10 Y 07 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 20,935 5,024 19,000 4,560 ZETEC RH/0757A/10 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 220 CDI 18,242 5,107 16,000 4,480 ELEGANCE RH/0758A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI R 24,736 4,947 22,746 4,549 LINE TDI RH/0759A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 26,113 5,222 23,631 4,726 HIGHLINE CR RH/0760A/10 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI S 13,043 3,652 10,000 2,800 140PS 5DR A

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0761A/10 Y 09 BMW 320 (E90) D M 37,175 7,435 35,132 7,026 SPORT 177BHP 4DR RH/0762A/10 Y 09 BMW 318 E90 D M 35,071 7,014 33,144 6,628 SPORT 4DR A RH/0763A/10 Y 06 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 12,750 2,550 10,936 2,187 115BHP 4DR RH/0764A/10 Y 07 TOYOTA AURIS 1.4 D4D T3 13,377 2,140 11,350 1,816 MMT 5DR A RH/0765A/10 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI 46,654 13,063 33,730 9,444 AVANTGARDE RH/0766A/10 Y 09 FORD S-MAX 2.0 TDCI 26,908 6,457 23,842 5,722 ZETEC RH/0767A/10 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.0 TDI SE 19,386 3,877 14,500 2,900 BHP RH/0768A/10 Y 09 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 16,239 2,273 12,990 1,818 ZETEC RH/0769A/10 Y 10 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D SE 40,508 8,101 33,466 6,693 RH/0770A/10 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 ZETEC 12,385 2,972 9,900 2,376 RH/0771A/10 Y 07 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 23,995 4,799 16,015 3,203 RH/0772A/10 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI SPORT 30,307 9,698 23,650 7,568 RH/0773A/10 Y 00 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN PININ 3,636 1,163 3,000 960 1.8 GLS RH/0774A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.6 TDI S 17,347 2,428 16,394 2,295 RH/0775A/10 N 07 BMW X5 E70 3.0 X 35,462 12,766 0 0 DRIVE SE RH/0776A/10 Y 10 PEUGEOT 5008 ACTIVE 23,699 3,791 23,000 3,680 RH/0777A/10 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 24,305 3,888 23,000 3,680 RH/0778A/10 Y 10 PEUGEOT 5008 ACTIVE 23,699 3,791 22,950 3,672 RH/0779A/10 Y 10 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 17,559 2,458 17,000 2,380 STYLE RH/0780A/10 Y 10 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 27,220 5,444 25,000 5,000 HIGHLINE RH/0781A/10 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 26,126 4,180 24,350 3,896 RH/0783A/10 Y 10 PEUGEOT 308 1.6 HDI S 19,343 2,708 17,816 2,494 RH/0784A/10 N 97 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 2,000 480 0 0 GX RH/0785A/10 Y 08 SKODA OCTAVIA 2.0 TDI 15,496 3,099 12,000 2,400 PD VRS RH/0786A/10 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 CDI BE 50,358 10,071 42,000 8,400 AVANTGARDE RH/0787A/10 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 CDI BE 50,312 10,062 45,500 9,100 AVANTGARDE RH/0788A/10 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 33,593 8,062 29,500 7,080 KOMPRESSOR BE RH/0789A/10 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 CDI BE 50,358 10,071 45,500 9,100 AVANTGARDE RH/0790A/10 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 CDI BE 50,206 10,041 43,500 8,700 AVANTGARDE RH/0791A/10 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 CDI BE 50,050 10,010 46,250 9,250 AVANTGARDE RH/0792A/10 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 CDI BE 53,311 10,662 47,000 9,400 AVANTGARDE RH/0793A/10 Y 08 AUDI A3 1.9 TDI SE 15,689 2,510 12,700 2,032 RH/0794A/10 Y 06 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 13,042 2,608 11,160 2,232 RH/0795A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI R 24,609 4,921 22,592 4,518 LINE RH/0796A/10 Y 09 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S-LINE 38,041 7,608 29,000 5,800 QUATTRO RH/0797A/10 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 GT TDI 19,783 3,956 16,899 3,379 RH/0798A/10 Y 04 CHRYSLER CHEROKEE 8,501 3,060 5,520 1,987 EXTREME SPORT

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RH/0799A/10 Y 10 BMW 318 E90 D M 34,560 4,838 33,000 4,620 SPORT RH/0800A/10 Y 10 BMW 318 E90 D M 34,715 4,860 33,500 4,690 SPORT RH/0801A/10 Y 10 BMW 318 E90 D M 36,043 5,046 34,000 4,760 SPORT RH/0802A/10 Y 09 SKODA SUPERB 2.0 TDI 26,578 6,378 15,000 3,600 CR ELEGANCE RH/0803A/10 Y 09 TOYOTA AURIS 1.3 VVTI 14,391 2,302 12,483 1,997 RH/0804A/10 N 04 PEUGEOT 307 1.4 HDI 4,039 565 0 0 RH/0805A/10 Y 03 CHRYSLER VOYAGER CRD 6,411 2,051 3,771 1,206 RH/0807A/10 Y 06 BMW X5 E53 3.0 D 30,953 11,143 23,750 8,550 SPORT 5DR A RH/0808A/10 Y 06 BMW 520 D E60 SE 4DR 16,458 3,949 16,000 3,840 RH/0809A/10 Y 07 SKODA SUPERB 1.9 10,394 2,078 8,363 1,672 CLASSIC TDI 100BHP RH/0810A/10 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 CDI L 82,192 26,301 66,500 21,280 RH/0811A/10 N 99 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI S 2,000 400 0 0 RH/0812A/10 Y 08 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.6 17,684 4,951 13,775 3,857 VVTI T2 VERSO RH/0813A/10 Y 07 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.6 14,796 4,142 11,000 3,080 VVTI LUNA VERSO RH/0814A/10 Y 09 FORD FOCUS 1.6 ZETEC 15,024 3,605 10,250 2,460 RH/0815A/10 Y 06 NISSAN ALMERA 1.5 SXE 7,428 1,782 5,000 1,200 RH/0816A/10 Y 09 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 31,081 4,972 24,860 3,977 RH/0817A/10 Y 10 KIA CEE’D 1.6 CRDI 17,701 2,832 14,200 2,272 ECODYNAMICS RH/0818A/10 Y 09 BMW 320 D E92 SE 33,689 5,390 30,500 4,880 HIGHLINE RH/0819A/10 Y 09 LEXUS RX 450H 3.5SE 55,022 11,004 41,500 8,300 5DR A RH/0820A/10 Y 06 FORD MONDEO 2.0TD 8,923 1,784 7,500 1,500 CI GHIA 115BHP RH/0821A/10 Y 10 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.6 TDI 24,243 3,394 21,500 3,010 BLUEMOTION RH/0822A/10 Y 09 MAZDA 6 2.2TD SPORT 26,051 5,210 20,000 4,000 RH/0823A/10 Y 09 BMW 520 D E60 M 40,228 8,045 33,000 6,600 SPORT RH/0824A/10 Y 10 BMW 318 E90 D M 34,836 5,573 33,945 5,431 SPORT RH/0825A/10 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 9,020 2,164 7,500 1,800 SE RH/0826A/10 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 CDI 5,731 1,833 3,323 1,063 ELEGANCE RH/0827A/10 N 08 HONDA CIVIC IMA 18,073 2,530 0 0 HYBRID EX RH/0828A/10 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI R 22,509 4,501 22,000 4,400 LINE RH/0829A/10 Y 09 BMW 318 E90 D M 31,520 5,043 30,000 4,800 SPORT RH/0830A/10 Y 10 BMW 318 E90 D M 35,966 5,035 32,000 4,480 SPORT RH/0831A/10 Y 04 VOLVO S60 2.4 D5 SE 4DR 9,542 2,671 6,950 1,946 RH/0832A/10 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TD 13,009 2,081 10,400 1,664 ZETEC 115BHP 5DR RH/0833A/10 N 96 CITROEN AX 10 2,000 400 0 0 DIMENSION RH/0834A/10 Y 06 SKODA SUPERB 2.0 12,403 3,472 8,700 2,436 ELEGANCE RH/0835A/10 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.0 TDI SE 19,188 3,837 16,550 3,310

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0836A/10 Y 07 NISSAN X-TRAIL 2.2 DCI 20,456 6,545 12,000 3,840 SPORT RH/0837A/10 N 05 BMW 320 E90 D M 11,578 2,315 0 0 SPORT RH/0838A/10 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 M 30,004 6,000 26,000 5,200 SPORT RH/0839A/10 Y 06 MAZDA RX-8 14,263 5,134 9,930 3,574 RH/0840A/10 Y 05 VAUXHALL VECTRA CDTI 6,559 1,574 4,827 1,158 SRI RH/0841A/10 Y 04 VOLVO XC90 2.4 D5 17,364 6,251 15,053 5,419 GEATRONIC SE RH/0842A/10 Y 90 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI 16V 4,175 1,336 2,000 640 RH/0843A/10 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 22,811 5,474 21,000 5,040 SPORT RH/0844A/10 Y 07 VAUXHALL ASTRA LIFE CDTI 8,262 1,321 5,118 818 RH/0845A/10 Y 10 BMW 318 E90 D M 36,120 5,056 33,945 4,752 SPORT RH/0846A/10 Y 90 LAND ROVER 110 TD 4C 4,750 1,710 2,000 720 RH/0847A/10 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 15,662 3,132 8,000 1,600 SE RH/0848A/10 Y 03 JAGUAR XJ6 3.0 V6 8,551 3,078 6,417 2,310 RH/0849A/10 Y 99 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2 27,000 9,720 20,000 7,200 LHD RH/0001A/11 N 99 VOLKSWAGEN POLO L 2,000 400 0 0 RH/0002A/11 Y 06 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI 8,117 1,623 5,600 1,120 RH/0003A/11 N 98 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.7 TD/DTI 2,000 480 0 0 RH/0004A/11 Y 10 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 20,484 3,277 18,950 3,032 RH/0005A/11 Y 09 VOLVO XC90 2.4 D5 43,264 13,844 39,000 12,480 ACTIVE RH/0006A/11 N 97 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D CL TDI 2,000 400 0 0 RH/0007A/11 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI R 23,966 4,793 21,976 4,395 LINE RH/0008A/11 Y 08 LEXUS IS 220D 2.2 SE-L 26,062 6,254 24,373 5,849 RH/0009A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 29,100 4,656 21,000 3,360 RH/0010A/11 N 08 NISSAN QASHQAI 15,228 3,045 0 0 RH/0011A/11 Y 09 VAUXHALL CORSA CDTI 12,789 1,790 9,360 1,310 ACTIVE ECOFLEX 3DR RH/0012A/11 Y 10 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI R 25,767 5,153 23,780 4,756 LINE TDI CR RH/0013A/11 Y 09 SEAT LEON 1.9 TDI S 16,697 2,671 12,889 2,062 103BHP 5DR RH/0014A/11 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI 10,263 1,642 9,000 1,440 MATCH 103BHP 5DR RH/0015A/11 Y 03 ROVER 75 1.8T CLUB SE 2,940 940 2,000 640 4DR RH/0016A/11 Y 10 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 20,553 2,877 16,931 2,370 ZETEC RH/0017A/11 Y 09 BMW 320 E90 D M 33,857 5,417 27,989 4,478 SPORT RH/0018A/11 Y 07 VAUXHALL VECTRA CDTI 13,229 2,645 9,450 1,890 SRI SAT NAV RH/0019A/11 Y 10 AUDI A3 1.6 TDI SE 22,985 3,217 22,000 3,080 RH/0021A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E61 SE 27,140 5,428 22,000 4,400 TOURING RH/0022A/11 Y 08 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI 26,675 7,469 25,590 7,165 RH/0023A/11 N 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF COMF 1.4 23,914 3,826 0 0 TSI RH/0025A/11 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 8,046 1,609 6,880 1,376 SE RH/0026A/11 Y 10 BMW 520 D E60 M 40,153 6,424 35,000 5,600 SPORT

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RH/0027A/11 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 24,044 4,808 19,750 3,950 HIGHLINE RH/0028A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 23,153 5,556 10,000 2,400 CI TITANIUM RH/0029A/11 Y 08 RENAULT MEGANE 1.5 DCI 9,130 1,460 7,486 1,197 106 DYNAMIQUE RH/0030A/11 Y 06 VAUXHALL VECTRA CDTI 9,407 2,257 7,950 1,908 DESIGN RH/0031A/11 Y 07 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 15,704 3,768 12,000 2,880 CI TITANIUM 140 RH/0032A/11 Y 10 BMW 320 D E92 M 41,668 6,666 35,500 5,680 SPORT RH/0033A/11 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 CDI BE 47,454 9,490 41,000 8,200 AVANTGARDE RH/0034A/11 Y 07 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 15,259 3,051 13,750 2,750 RH/0035A/11 Y 92 BMW 318I E30 3,250 1,170 2,250 810 RH/0036A/11 Y 10 RENAULT GRAND SCENIC 23,256 3,720 20,800 3,328 1.5 DCI DYNAMIQUE RH/0037A/11 Y 10 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 69,792 22,333 55,000 17,600 3.0 D4D LC4 RH/0038A/11 Y 05 NISSAN ALMERA 1.5 SX 5,812 1,394 4,442 1,066 RH/0039A/11 Y 10 KIA CEE’D 1.6 CRDI 18,509 2,961 14,650 2,344 RH/0040A/11 Y 05 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.4 5,529 1,326 3,750 900 ENVOY RH/0041A/11 Y 05 BMW 320 (E46) D ES 9,662 1,932 9,223 1,844 150BHP 4DR RH/0042A/11 N 10 BMW 318 E90 D M 32,537 5,205 0 0 SPORT RH/0043A/11 Y 10 BMW 320D E92 M 41,788 6,686 40,000 6,400 SPORT 2DR RH/0044A/11 N 08 SEAT LEON 1.9 TDI 11,691 1,870 0 0 STYLANCE RH/0045A/11 Y 10 KIA CEE’D 1.6 CRDI 18,114 2,898 16,900 2,704 RH/0046A/11 Y 10 KIA C’EED 1.6 CRDI 18,037 2,885 16,900 2,704 RH/0047A/11 Y 88 VOLKSWAGEN CARAVELLE 8,000 2,880 8,000 1,064 RH/0049A/11 Y 03 RENAULT SCENIC 1.9 TDI 80 3,481 696 2,000 400 EXPRESSION RH/0050A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 27,410 5,482 22,500 4,500 RH/0051A/11 N 07 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 7,688 1,230 0 0 STYLE RH/0052A/11 Y 11 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 39,080 10,942 36,160 10,124 1.9 DDIS SZ5 RH/0053A/11 N 98 VAUXHALL CORSA 1.7 2,000 320 0 0 BREEZE RH/0054A/11 Y 06 CADILLAC BLS SE 150BHP 18,806 4,513 7,200 1,728 RH/0055A/11 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 15,312 4,287 10,448 2,925 AVANTGARDE RH/0056A/11 N 11 NISSAN QASHQAI 1.5 SE 23,247 5,579 0 0 RH/0057A/11 Y 08 RENAULT GRAND SCENIC 15,820 2,531 13,000 2,080 1.5 DCI DYNAMIQUE RH/0058A/11 Y 08 RENAULT GRAND SCENIC 15,820 2,531 13,000 2,080 1.5 DYNAMIQUE RH/0059A/11 Y 06 FORD MONDEO 2.0 8,219 1,643 6,445 1,289 TDCI ZETEC RH/0060A/11 Y 09 VAUXHALL INSIGNIA 2.0 24,804 4,960 22,600 4,520 CTDI 16V RH/0061A/11 N 08 TOYOTA PRIUS 1.5 T4 11,186 1,566 0 0 HYBRID RH/0062A/11 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.6 TDI 21,046 2,946 17,400 2,436 BLUEMOTION

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0063A/11 Y 11 HYUNDAI SANTE FE 2.2 43,876 12,285 39,800 11,144 CRDI RH/0064A/11 Y 94 BMW 525 I E34 X 24V 3,330 1,198 1,873 674 RH/0065A/11 N 11 BMW 118 D E82 SPORT 20,837 2,917 0 0 RH/0066A/11 N 94 FORD ESCORT 1.6 16V SI 2,000 560 0 0 RH/0067A/11 Y 04 ROVER MG TF 1.8 5,521 1,545 4,232 1,184 RH/0069A/11 Y 08 FORD TRANSIT 8,320 2,995 8,320 1,106 CONNECT 210 LX90 RH/0070A/11 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 CDI LWB 76,503 27,541 66,000 23,760 RH/0071A/11 Y 10 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.6 TDI 24,462 3,424 20,750 2,905 BLUEMOTION CR RH/0072A/11 N 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 4DR 27,958 5,591 0 0 A RH/0073A/11 Y 09 RENAULT GRAND SCENIC 20,948 3,351 18,000 2,880 1.5 DCI RH/0074A/11 Y 05 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D XS 11,113 2,222 9,950 1,990 LTD RH/0075A/11 Y 07 BMW 318 E90 D SE 19,121 3,824 16,000 3,200 RH/0076A/11 Y 08 NISSAN QASHQAI 1.5 DCI 17,087 2,733 14,995 2,399 TEKNA RH/0077A/11 Y 07 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 11,119 2,668 9,500 2,280 CI ZETEC RH/0078A/11 Y 07 TOYOTA AVENSIS 2.2 D4D 10,897 2,615 9,750 2,340 RH/0079A/11 Y 05 BMW 730 D E65 SPORT 21,517 6,885 19,500 6,240 RH/0080A/11 Y 06 KIA SEDONA 2.9 CRDI 7,436 2,379 6,075 1,944 RH/0081A/11 Y 06 FORD MONDEO 2.2 7,932 1,903 6,500 1,560 TDCI ST RH/0082A/11 Y 04 BMW X3 2.5I M SPORT 6,764 2,435 6,134 2,208 RH/0083A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E61 SE 26,163 4,186 23,000 3,680 TOURING RH/0084A/11 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 CDI 66,267 21,205 62,585 20,027 RH/0085A/11 Y 06 SKODA OCTAVIA 1.9 TDI 9,174 1,467 6,975 1,116 PD ELEGANCE RH/0086A/11 Y 04 HUMMER H2 LHD 24,000 8,640 15,475 5,571 RH/0089A/11 Y 04 SEAT IBIZA FR TDI PD 4,888 977 3,500 700 RH/0090A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 14,043 3,370 9,600 2,304 CI GHIA RH/0091A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 11,980 1,916 8,000 1,280 ZETEC RH/0092A/11 N 95 FORD FIESTA 1.1 LHD 2,000 720 0 0 RH/0093A/11 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 CDI BE 50,732 10,146 42,500 8,500 AVANTGARDE RH/0094A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASST 1.9 TDI SE 12,213 2,442 10,000 2,000 RH/0095A/11 Y 09 LEXUS IS 220D 2.2 TD 27,384 5,476 24,575 4,915 RH/0096A/11 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 15,349 3,069 12,280 2,456 TDCI EDGE RH/0097A/11 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK 230 6,584 2,106 5,000 1,600 KOMPRESSOR RH/0098A/11 Y 07 HONDA CIVIC IMA 11,974 1,676 9,500 1,330 HYBRID RH/0099A/11 Y 06 AUDI A3 3.2 S LINE 17,725 6,381 15,000 5,400 QUATTRO RH/0100A/11 Y 10 NISSAN QASHQAI 25,760 4,121 21,438 3,430 ACENTA +2 1.5 DCI RH/0101A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 26,359 5,271 25,700 5,140 RH/0102A/11 Y 09 NISSAN GTR R35 88,400 31,824 68,750 24,750 RH/0103A/11 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.2 E 60PS 7,909 1,265 6,327 1,012 RH/0105A/11 N 98 MAZDA MX5 1.8I CONVT 2,000 560 0 0 RH/0106A/11 N 95 NISSAN MICRA 3,000 600 0 0

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RH/0107A/11 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 200 KOMP 11,107 3,554 9,600 3,072 AVANTGARDE RH/0108A/11 Y 07 SKODA SUPERB 2.0 12,501 3,000 7,000 1,680 ELEGANCE RH/0109A/11 Y 07 BMW 520 D E60 SE 21,657 6,063 16,000 4,480 RH/0110A/11 Y 03 BMW 520 I E60 SE 5,767 1,845 4,600 1,472 RH/0111A/11 N 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 25,586 4,093 0 0 RH/0112A/11 Y 01 MITSUBISHI FTO DE3A 6,807 2,178 4,500 1,440 RH/0113A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 M 26,420 4,227 25,000 4,000 SPORT RH/0114A/11 Y 04 FORD MONDEO 2.0 5,040 1,209 4,000 960 TDCI ZETEC S RH/0115A/11 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ VIANO 2.2 CDI 13,480 4,852 8,640 3,110 AMBIENTE LONG RH/0116A/11 Y 11 PORSCHE PANAMERA 177,000 63,720 162,500 58,500 TURBO RH/0118A/11 Y 08 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 22,025 5,286 17,900 4,296 RH/0119A/11 Y 93 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 81 5,000 1,800 5,000 665 P RH/0120A/11 Y 09 BMW 520 D E60 SE 28,335 4,533 22,665 3,626 RH/0121A/11 Y 05 BMW 525 D E60 M 16,255 5,201 12,520 4,006 SPORT RH/0122A/11 Y 08 AUDI A6 2.7 TDI LE 28,589 8,004 22,000 6,160 MANS 5DR RH/0123A/11 Y 08 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 21,191 5,085 15,000 3,600 SETEC 6 SPEED RH/0124A/11 Y 07 SUZUKI SWIFT 1.6 SPORT 14,336 4,014 10,000 2,800 3DR RH/0125A/11 Y 09 MITSUBISHI COLT 1.3 CZ2 8,158 1,305 6,415 1,026 RH/0126A/11 Y 08 KIA CEE’D 1.6 CRDI 11,657 1,865 11,341 1,814 LS RH/0127A/11 Y 04 VAUXHALL VECTRA 2.0 DTI 3,847 923 2,918 700 LS RH/0128A/11 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN CADDY C20 TDI 11,626 1,546 11,626 50 RH/0129A/11 Y 95 VAUXHALL CAVALIER 1.7 TD 2,000 720 2,000 480 RH/0130A/11 Y 07 BMW 320 E90 D M 15,601 3,120 14,500 2,900 SPORT RH/0131A/11 Y 01 TOYOTA VITZ SCP10 2,000 400 2,000 280 RH/0133A/11 N 95 TOYOTA CARINA E 2.0 GTI 2,000 640 0 0 4DR RH/0134A/11 Y 06 SAAB 9-3 1.9 TID 9,447 2,267 8,860 2,126 VECTOR RH/0137A/11 Y 11 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 CDI 4DR A 103,179 33,017 72,500 23,200 RH/0138A/11 Y 07 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 23,412 4,682 15,356 3,071 141BHP 5DR RH/0139A/11 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 9,793 2,350 7,875 1,890 SPORT 140PS RH/0140A/11 Y 10 CITROEN GRAND C4 24,382 4,876 19,000 3,800 PICASSO 1.6 HDI VTR RH/0141A/11 Y 10 BMW 520 D E60 SE 30,711 4,913 30,711 4,152 RH/0142A/11 Y 05 SAAB 9-3 1.9 TID 7,083 1,699 4,780 1,147 VECTOR 150BHP 4DR RH/0143A/11 Y 07 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 14,036 2,807 13,500 2,700 138BHP 4DR RH/0144A/11 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 13,184 4,218 9,000 2,880 KOMPRESSOR CLASSIC SE 4DR RH/0145A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 4DR 21,978 3,516 15,160 2,425 RH/0146A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 12,403 1,984 10,000 1,600 ZETEC CLIMATE

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0148A/11 Y 92 PORSCHE 911 CARERRA 2 16,000 5,760 11,000 3,960 964 RH/0149A/11 Y 09 SKODA FABIA 1.4 2 TDI 12,111 1,695 10,500 1,470 RH/0150A/11 N 91 NISSAN FIGARO FK10 6,800 1,632 0 0 RH/0151A/11 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 CDI BE SE 47,202 9,440 39,950 7,990 RH/0154A/11 Y 10 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 29,267 8,194 25,500 7,140 ZETEC RH/0155A/11 Y 05 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 12,948 3,107 9,800 2,352 GHIA RH/0156A/11 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 14,010 3,362 8,000 1,920 SPORT RH/0157A/11 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 24,359 4,871 19,000 3,800 RH/0160A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI 11,400 1,824 10,000 1,600 RH/0161A/11 N 96 TOYOTA CARINA E 2.0 2,000 720 0 0 TDGS RH/0162A/11 Y 03 BMW 320 E46 D SPORT 5,401 1,080 4,320 864 RH/0163A/11 Y 07 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 13,886 2,777 12,000 2,400 RH/0164A/11 Y 91 SAAB 900 TURBO 2.0S 3,500 1,260 2,000 720 16V 2DR RH/0165A/11 Y 10 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 24,837 4,967 24,113 4,822 HIGHLINE+ 108BH RH/0167A/11 Y 00 AUDI CABRIOLET 2DR 4,750 1,710 3,200 1,152 RH/0168A/11 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ A160 CDI 21,707 4,341 19,000 3,800 CLASSIC RH/0169A/11 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI S LINE 21,376 5,985 18,000 5,040 MTRONIC RH/0170A/11 N 10 NISSAN QASHQAI 1.5 DCI 22,576 3,612 0 0 +2 N-TEC RH/0171A/11 Y 10 BMW X1 S DRIVE 18D 28,909 4,625 27,000 4,320 SE 5DR RH/0172A/11 Y 08 KIA CEE’D 1.6 CRDI 9,849 1,575 8,500 1,360 LS 5DR RH/0173A/11 Y 09 VOLVO S40 1.6D DRIVE 24,142 3,379 20,895 2,925 SE LUX 4DR RH/0174A/11 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E250 CDI BE 54,615 10,923 45,000 9,000 SPORT 4DR RH/0175A/11 Y 82 FORD ESCORT XR3 2,250 810 2,000 720 RH/0177A/11 Y 10 NISSAN QASHQAI +2 N- 24,252 4,850 23,440 4,688 TEC 1.5D 5DR RH/0178A/11 Y 10 BMW 730 D F01 M 86,158 24,124 70,000 19,600 SPORT RH/0179A/11 Y 10 CITROEN C4 1.6 HDI VTR 21,749 3,479 18,000 2,880 PLIUS RH/0180A/11 Y 08 SEAT ALHAMBRA 2.0 17,622 4,934 16,000 4,480 TDI REFERENCE RH/0181A/11 N 96 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 ELEGANCE 2,000 720 0 0 RH/0182A/11 Y 08 BMW Z4 2.0I SE 22,866 6,402 21,800 6,104 ROADSTER RH/0183A/11 Y 10 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 37,803 7,560 31,000 6,200 TITANIUM X RH/0184A/11 Y 05 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 3,272 523 2,620 419 STUDIO RH/0185A/11 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 GT TDI 11,264 2,252 8,495 1,699 RH/0186A/11 Y 98 BMW 318 E36 1.8I 5,572 1,783 2,650 848 CABRIOLET RH/0187A/11 Y 03 BMW M3 E46 3.2 11,883 4,277 8,600 3,096 RH/0188A/11 Y 05 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 GT TDI 10,453 2,090 8,420 1,684 RH/0189A/11 Y 10 JAGUAR XF 3.0 D LUXURY 40,697 11,395 39,895 11,170 RH/0190A/11 Y 06 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI 13,658 3,824 9,200 2,576 RH/0191A/11 Y 10 BMW 730 D F01 M 85,818 24,029 71,000 19,880 SPORT

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RH/0192A/11 Y 08 VAUXHALL VECTRA 1.9 CDTI 10,255 2,051 9,400 1,880 EXCLUSIV 118BH RH/0193A/11 Y 10 HYUNDAI I30 CRDI 17,866 2,501 14,500 2,030 COMFORT 5DR RH/0194A/11 Y 11 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 CDI BE 80,328 19,278 71,000 17,040 AVANTGARDE 5DR RH/0195A/11 Y 08 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 20,973 5,033 18,000 4,320 ZETEC 6 SPEED RH/0196A/11 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ A160 CDI 21,427 4,285 18,000 3,600 CLASSIC SE 5DR A RH/0197A/11 Y 04 AUDI A6 3.0 TDI 7,991 2,876 6,320 2,275 QUATTRO SE RH/0198A/11 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 CDI SPORT 36,130 8,671 24,500 5,880 RH/0199A/11 Y 08 SKODA SUPERB 1.9 16,478 3,295 11,750 2,350 ELEGANCE TDI RH/0200A/11 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 10,954 3,067 8,500 2,380 VERSO T/SPIRIT RH/0201A/11 Y 84 PANTHER KALLISTA 6,500 2,340 5,200 1,872 RH/0202A/11 Y 08 SUZUKI SX4 1.6 GLX 7,310 1,754 5,848 1,403 RH/0203A/11 Y 10 PEUGEOT 308 1.6 HDI S 15,083 2,111 14,300 2,002 RH/0204A/11 Y 08 CITROEN GRAND C4 16,413 3,282 13,450 2,690 PICASSO HDI VTR RH/0206A/11 Y 01 BMW 320 D SE 5,576 1,115 2,400 480 RH/0207A/11 Y 07 BMW 520 D E60 M 20,441 4,905 15,075 3,618 SPORT RH/0208A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 M 28,056 7,855 21,000 5,880 SPORT RH/0209A/11 Y 07 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 1.6 10,345 2,896 6,950 1,946 ENERGY 16V RH/0210A/11 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 11,197 2,239 10,000 2,000 T3 X 5DR RH/0211A/11 Y 11 CITROEN C4 PICASSO 1.8I 26,123 7,314 20,000 5,600 LX RH/0213A/11 Y 08 SUZUKI SWIFT ZC71S 8,699 1,739 6,085 1,217 RH/0214A/11 Y 01 BMW 318 E46 1.9I 3,304 925 2,000 560 RH/0215A/11 N 09 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 14,106 1,974 0 0 ZETEC RH/0216A/11 Y 09 BMW 320 E90 D SE 22,256 3,560 17,800 2,848 RH/0217A/11 Y 10 BMW 730 D F01 SE 78,415 21,956 72,500 20,300 RH/0218A/11 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 GT TDI 12,122 2,424 11,600 2,320 SPORT RH/0219A/11 Y 11 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 46,308 9,261 41,000 8,200 TITANIUM RH/0220A/11 Y 09 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 27,720 4,435 21,000 3,360 120PS START RH/0221A/11 Y 03 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 2,600 624 2,000 480 VVTI T2 RH/0222A/11 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1.9 TDI S 9,876 1,580 6,950 1,112 103BHP RH/0223A/11 N 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI 13,294 2,127 0 0 MATCH RH/0224A/11 Y 98 BMW 323 I E36 2,775 999 2,000 720 RH/0225A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 STYLE 10,896 3,050 8,075 2,261 100 RH/0226A/11 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ GL 320 CDI 43,063 15,502 40,000 14,400 RH/0227A/11 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 7,376 1,770 3,880 931 AVANTGARDE RH/0228A/11 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 19,712 3,153 17,732 2,837 T2

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0229A/11 N 08 SKODA OCTAVIA 1.9 TDI 15,671 2,507 0 0 PD RH/0230A/11 Y 01 HONDA S2000 11,134 4,008 8,700 3,132 RH/0232A/11 Y 08 BMW 320 E90 D SE 17,718 2,834 16,000 2,560 RH/0234A/11 Y 09 CITROEN GRAND PICASSO 20,724 4,144 14,400 2,880 1.6 HDI VTR PLUS RH/0235A/11 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T2 17,787 2,845 16,000 2,560 RH/0236A/11 Y 01 BMW 320 E46 D SE 5,265 1,053 2,400 480 RH/0237A/11 Y 00 BMW 318 E36 1.7TDS SE 3,127 1,125 2,000 720 COMPACT RH/0238A/11 Y 08 CITROEN GRAND C4 16,584 3,316 14,700 2,940 PICASSO 1.6 HDI 16V S RH/0239A/11 Y 10 FORD MONDEO 2.0 27,374 4,379 21,000 3,360 TDCI ZETEC RH/0240A/11 Y 09 HYUNDAI I30 1.6 COMFORT 16,915 2,368 13,000 1,820 CRDI RH/0241A/11 Y 10 BMW 520 D F10 SE 39,410 6,305 36,000 5,760 RH/0242A/11 Y 06 FORD MONDEO 2.0 7,493 1,798 6,700 1,608 TDCI ZETEC 130BHP RH/0243A/11 Y 07 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 11,166 2,233 10,000 2,000 CI ZETEC 125BHP RH/0244A/11 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 9,339 1,494 6,500 1,040 LX RH/0248A/11 Y 05 BMW 320 E46 SE 150BHP 9,094 1,818 7,275 1,455 RH/0249A/11 Y 10 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 30,436 7,304 22,450 5,388 CC 138BHP RH/0250A/11 Y 10 BMW 318 E90 D M 35,193 5,630 31,000 4,960 SPORT RH/0251A/11 Y 10 BMW 530 D F07 SE GT 71,132 19,916 58,000 16,240 RH/0252A/11 Y 05 TOYOTA COROLLA 2.0 10,939 2,625 6,750 1,620 D4D VERSO T SPIRIT RH/0253A/11 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 GT TDI 15,433 3,703 11,500 2,760 170PS RH/0254A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.0 TDI SE 17,073 3,414 15,250 3,050 140 BHP RH/0255A/11 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 12,159 2,431 10,000 2,000 RH/0260A/11 Y 08 AUDI A3 2.0 TDI SPORT 16,553 3,310 10,000 2,000 RH/0263A/11 Y 10 BMW 520 D F10 SE 39,639 6,342 31,000 4,960 RH/0264A/11 Y 08 BMW 525 D E60 M 27,675 7,749 26,493 7,418 SPORT RH/0265A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TD 11,232 1,797 10,389 1,662 ZETEC 115 BHP RH/0266A/11 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 22,030 4,406 17,800 3,560 DTEC RH/0267A/11 Y 96 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 16,000 5,760 7,500 2,700 RH/0268A/11 Y 08 RENAULT MEGANE 1.5 DCI 10,597 1,695 10,597 1,483 106 DYNAMIQUE RH/0269A/11 Y 05 VAUXHALL VECTRA 1.9 CDTI 6,931 1,663 5,950 1,428 ELITE RH/0270A/11 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS 2.2 D4D 28,254 5,650 17,500 3,500 TR RH/0271A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 17,046 3,409 15,750 3,150 SPORT RH/0273A/11 Y 10 BMW 318 E90 D M 35,094 4,913 29,000 4,060 SPORT 4DR RH/0274A/11 Y 10 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 30,818 7,396 27,000 6,480 ZETEC 138BHP

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RH/0275A/11 Y 01 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI 3,446 964 2,675 749 ELEGANCE SE 5DR A RH/0277A/11 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 8,367 1,673 6,405 1,281 T2 5DR RH/0279A/11 Y 94 TOYOTA CELICA GT 3,750 1,350 2,000 720 RH/0280A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 15,514 3,102 11,928 2,385 TDCI TITANIUM 125 RH/0282A/11 Y 06 FORD MONDEO 2.0TD 8,903 2,136 6,300 1,512 CI 130BHP TITANIU RH/0284A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI S 11,905 2,381 8,800 1,760 140 PS 4DR RH/0285A/11 Y 08 BMW 320 I E92 SE 2DR 21,797 4,359 19,600 3,920 RH/0286A/11 Y 09 MITSUBISHI GRANDIS 2.0 DID 29,691 8,313 20,565 5,758 ELEGANCE 5DR RH/0287A/11 Y 10 BMW 318 E90 D M 32,922 5,267 32,000 5,120 SPORT RH/0288A/11 Y 10 TOYOTA AVERNSIS D4D 21,723 3,475 19,317 3,090 TR RH/0289A/11 Y 07 VAUXHALL MERIVA CDTI 6,114 978 4,890 782 ENERGY RH/0290A/11 Y 08 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 24,108 5,785 21,980 5,275 RH/0291A/11 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 8,956 1,432 8,004 1,280 GHIA RH/0292A/11 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.6 TDI 20,244 2,834 18,000 2,520 BLUEMOTION RH/0293A/11 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 7,836 1,253 5,270 843 LX RH/0294A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 11,810 1,889 10,250 1,640 STYLE RH/0295A/11 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 14,610 2,922 13,000 2,600 RH/0296A/11 Y 08 BMW 318 E91 D SE 22,456 3,592 18,000 2,880 TOURING RH/0297A/11 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 15,303 3,060 12,250 2,450 RH/0298A/11 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 19,005 3,801 15,187 3,037 DTEC RH/0299A/11 Y 00 TOYOTA YARIS 1.3 VERSO 2,000 720 2,000 400 RH/0300A/11 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T3S 12,769 2,553 10,000 2,000 RH/0301A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 13,111 2,622 10,500 2,100 TDCI EDGE RH/0302A/11 Y 05 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI SE 7,198 1,439 6,500 1,300 115BHP RH/0303A/11 Y 08 VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 1.9 12,697 3,047 9,360 2,246 BREEZE PLUS CDTI RH/0304A/11 Y 02 MERCEDES-BENZ C180 ELEGANCE 6,748 2,429 3,995 1,438 RH/0306A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E61 SE 25,943 4,150 17,435 2,789 TOURING RH/0307A/11 Y 05 BMW 116 I ES 7,811 2,187 7,000 1,960 RH/0308A/11 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ E220 CDI BE SE 39,063 9,375 30,000 7,200 RH/0309A/11 Y 07 VAUXHALL ASTRA CLUB 1.3 6,599 877 6,599 50 CDTI RH/0310A/11 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 11,038 2,207 7,750 1,550 T4 RH/0311A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 23,746 3,799 17,847 2,855 RH/0312A/11 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 14,033 2,806 11,000 2,200 RH/0313A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TD 10,143 1,622 9,000 1,440 ZETEC 115BHP RH/0315A/11 Y 05 NISSAN X-TRAIL 2.2 DCI 13,318 3,729 7,170 2,007 SVE RH/0316A/11 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 CDI BE 49,540 11,889 38,000 9,120 SPORT

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0317A/11 Y 06 MERCEDES-BENZ S320 CDI LWB 32,869 11,832 26,975 9,711 RH/0318A/11 Y 11 PEUGEOT 308 1.6 HDI S 20,720 2,900 18,200 2,548 110BHP RH/0319A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 12,162 1,945 9,729 1,556 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/0320A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 28,356 4,536 22,685 3,629 RH/0323A/11 Y 10 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 30,971 7,433 27,099 6,503 ZETEC RH/0324A/11 Y 09 VOLVO S80 2.0D SE 30,380 6,076 24,255 4,851 RH/0326A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 21,713 3,474 17,000 2,720 RH/0327A/11 Y 06 MITSUBISHI PAJERO SWB 20,600 4,326 11,250 4,050 RH/0328A/11 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 23,543 4,708 15,000 3,000 RH/0330A/11 Y 87 LAND ROVER 90 LR 4C 3,750 1,350 3,750 200 RH/0331A/11 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI S 9,849 2,363 8,500 2,040 RH/0332A/11 N 08 FORD MONDEO 2.0 13,271 3,185 0 0 ZETEC TDCI RH/0333A/11 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN GLOF TDI S 110PS 16,708 2,673 14,500 2,320 RH/0334A/11 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 20,290 3,246 14,000 2,240 BLUEMOTION RH/0335A/11 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 7,719 1,235 5,250 840 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/0336A/11 N 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 15,011 3,002 0 0 HIGHLINE RH/0338A/11 Y 07 FIAT SCUDO 17,486 5,595 13,000 4,160 PANORAMA 120 MJET RH/0339A/11 Y 08 VAUXHALL VECTRA LIFE 10,913 3,055 9,000 2,520 RH/0340A/11 Y 08 MAZDA 6 2.0 TD TS2 16,825 3,365 14,500 2,900 RH/0341A/11 Y 08 VOLVO S40 2.0D SE 15,124 3,024 14,000 2,800 RH/0344A/11 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 19,287 3,085 15,000 2,400 RH/0345A/11 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 19,405 3,881 17,000 3,400 141BHP RH/0346A/11 Y 10 VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN MATCH 29,705 7,129 24,600 5,904 TDI RH/0347A/11 N 10 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.6I 16V 16,089 3,217 0 0 EXCLUSIVE RH/0348A/11 Y 07 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 17,076 4,781 8,000 2,240 GHIA RH/0349A/11 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 CDI 25,365 6,087 21,500 5,160 ELEGANCE RH/0350A/11 Y 04 PEUGEOT 407 2.0 HDI S 5,438 1,087 3,000 600 RH/0351A/11 Y 86 FORD SIERRA RS 7,750 2,790 4,000 1,440 COSWORTH RH/0352A/11 Y 90 BMW 320 I 3,500 1,260 3,500 1,120 RH/0353A/11 Y 11 NISSAN LEAF EV 32,192 4,506 32,192 4,506 SPOILER RH/0354A/11 Y 09 BMW 320 D E92 M 31,166 4,986 29,500 4,720 SPORT RH/0356A/11 N 00 FORD FOCUS 2.0 GHIA 2,000 720 0 0 RH/0357A/11 Y 09 CHRYSLER VOYAGER 44,098 15,875 39,112 14,080 GRAND CRD TOURING RH/0358A/11 Y 10 FORD S-MAX 2.0 TDCI 32,828 7,878 27,500 6,600 ZETEC RH/0360A/11 Y 07 FORD MONDEO 2.0 10,083 2,419 7,500 1,800 TDCI ZETEC RH/0361A/11 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 15,303 3,060 14,200 2,840 RH/0362A/11 N 10 BMW 520 D F10 41,024 6,563 0 0 RH/0363A/11 Y 08 PEUGEOT 308 1.6 HDI 12,857 2,057 11,700 1,872 RH/0364A/11 Y 08 HYUNDAI I30 CRDI 15,469 2,475 11,500 1,840 PREMIUM

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RH/0365A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9 D TDI S 11,068 1,770 10,000 1,600 RH/0366A/11 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 10,354 1,656 8,300 1,328 TITANIUM RH/0367A/11 Y 07 PEUGEOT 207 1.6HDI SW 9,772 1,563 7,500 1,200 SPORT RH/0368A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 13,454 3,228 8,500 2,040 CI GHIA RH/0369A/11 Y 09 MITSUBISHI COLT 1.3 CZ2 7,816 1,563 6,200 1,240 RH/0370A/11 N 96 VAUXHALL CORSA 1.4 LS 2,000 640 0 0 RH/0371A/11 N 08 VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN 1.9 TDI 16,464 3,951 0 0 SE RH/0373A/11 Y 08 RENAULT MEGANE 1.5 DCI 12,263 1,962 7,500 1,200 DYNAMIQUE RH/0374A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 12,710 2,033 11,000 1,760 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/0377A/11 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 25,528 5,105 21,000 4,200 141BHP RH/0378A/11 N 11 VOLKSWAGEN CARAVELLE 2.0 49,610 15,875 0 0 TDI SE RH/0379A/11 N 07 VAUXHALL VECTRA 1.9 CDTI 9,778 1,955 0 0 DESIGN RH/0380A/11 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN BORA 1.9 TDI SE 4,897 979 4,400 880 RH/0381A/11 Y 10 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 30,971 7,433 29,500 7,080 ZETEC RH/0382A/11 N 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 14,017 2,803 0 0 HIGHLINE RH/0383A/11 Y 09 BMW 520 D E60 M 31,894 5,103 29,500 4,720 SPORT RH/0384A/11 Y 06 RENAULT SCENIC 1.5 DCI 7,442 1,190 5,600 896 OASIS 105 5DR RH/0385A/11 Y 08 AUDI Q7 4.2 TDI QTO 46,994 16,917 35,000 12,600 SLINE 321 BHP RH/0386A/11 N 08 VAUXHALL CORSA CDTI SXI 8,953 1,432 0 0 3DR RH/0388A/11 Y 04 FORD MONDEO 2.2 5,769 1,384 5,300 1,272 TDCI ST 153BHP 5DR RH/0389A/11 N 08 PEUGEOT 308 1.6HDI S 11,471 1,835 0 0 RH/0390A/11 Y 08 AUDI A3 2.0 TDI SPORT 18,244 3,648 16,500 3,300 RH/0391A/11 Y 10 MAZDA 6 2.2 TD TS 25,700 4,112 21,000 3,360 RH/0392A/11 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 6,596 1,319 5,500 1,100 T3 X RH/0393A/11 N 81 MERCEDES-BENZ 230 E 2,000 200 0 0 RH/0394A/11 Y 10 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 24,290 4,858 23,000 4,600 HIGHLINE RH/0395A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E61 SE 23,292 3,726 20,000 3,200 TOURING RH/0396A/11 Y 10 FORD MONDEO 2.0 29,346 5,869 25,000 5,000 TDCI TITANIUM RH/0398A/11 Y 09 MAZDA 6 2.0 D TS 16,605 3,321 13,300 2,660 RH/0399A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.0 TDI SE 16,738 3,347 15,000 3,000 RH/0400A/11 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 14,033 2,806 11,300 2,260 RH/0401A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 13,111 2,622 11,000 2,200 TDCI EDGE RH/0402A/11 Y 98 BMW 318 E36 1.8I 5,572 1,783 2,250 720 CABRIOLET RH/0403A/11 Y 07 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 14,188 2,837 12,700 2,540 RH/0404A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 16,366 3,927 15,000 3,600 HIGHLINE CR RH/0405A/11 Y 08 LEXUS IS 220D 2.2 TD SE 19,632 4,711 15,000 3,600 RH/0406A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E600 SE 24,311 4,862 20,000 4,000 RH/0407A/11 Y 07 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 9,083 1,816 8,000 1,600 CI LX

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0408A/11 Y 08 FORD FIESTA 1.25 16V 7,496 1,199 6,500 1,040 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/0409A/11 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 9,801 1,960 8,500 1,700 SE RH/0410A/11 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCO 2.0 21,179 3,388 20,000 3,200 TDI GT RH/0411A/11 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN SHARRAN 1.9 TDI 8,418 2,020 7,000 1,680 CARAT RH/0412A/11 Y 06 SAAB 9-3 1.9 TID 10,259 2,051 8,200 1,640 VECTOR 120 BHP 5DR RH/0413A/11 Y 10 BMW 318 E90 D M 34,075 4,770 28,800 4,032 SPORT 4DR RH/0414A/11 Y 10 FORD MONDEO 2.0 23,497 3,759 20,000 3,200 TDCI ZETEC RH/0415A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.4 TDI SE 10,179 1,425 9,050 1,267 RH/0416A/11 Y 09 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 26,374 6,329 22,800 5,472 ZETEC RH/0417A/11 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 17,973 3,594 15,500 3,100 TDCI ZETEC RH/0418A/11 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 13,260 2,652 10,500 2,100 CTDI SPORT RH/0419A/11 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 8,375 1,340 7,000 1,120 LX RH/0420A/11 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 8,221 1,315 6,600 1,056 LX RH/0421A/11 Y 08 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 23,040 5,529 18,000 4,320 138BHP 4DR RH/0424A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 4DR 21,526 3,444 14,900 2,384 RH/0425A/11 Y 97 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.8 6,052 2,178 2,000 720 CABRIOLET 75 BHP 2DR RH/0426A/11 Y 11 TOYOTA AURIS 1.3 DUAL 20,258 3,241 18,232 2,917 VVTI TR 5DR RH/0430A/11 Y 08 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 23,421 5,621 20,545 4,930 GHIA 140 5DR RH/0431A/11 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 18,245 3,649 16,500 3,300 TDCI TITANIUM 125 RH/0432A/11 Y 00 ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SERAPH 47,000 16,920 44,000 15,840 RH/0433A/11 N 11 BMW 520 D F10 M 50,298 8,047 0 0 SPORT RH/0434A/11 Y 09 BMW 520 D SE E60 BUS 29,357 4,697 26,700 4,272 EDITION RH/0435A/11 Y 04 CITROEN C3 1.6 PLURIEL 2,871 689 2,000 480 RH/0436A/11 Y 04 AUDI A3 1.6 8,847 2,123 6,700 1,608 RH/0438A/11 Y 10 BMW 730 D FO1 M 87,190 24,413 74,500 20,860 SPORT 4DR AUTO RH/0441A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 14,575 3,498 12,200 2,928 CI TITANIUM 140 RH/0442A/11 N 97 SKODA FELICIA 1.3 LXI 2,000 480 0 0 RH/0443A/11 Y 10 FORD MONDEO 2.0 23,651 3,784 22,000 3,520 TDCI ZETEC RH/0444A/11 Y 10 BMW 730 D FO1 SE 4DR 73,816 20,668 69,300 19,404 A RH/0445A/11 Y 10 BMW 530 D F10 SE 4DR 58,618 14,068 53,250 12,780 A RH/0446A/11 Y 05 RENAULT VEL SATIS 2.2 DCI 5,040 1,411 3,780 1,058 PRIVILEDGE RH/0447A/11 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 24,883 3,981 24,000 3,840 141BHP 4DR

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RH/0448A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 13,372 2,674 10,500 2,100 TDCI EDGE 125 5G RH/0449A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 12,457 1,993 9,000 1,440 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/0450A/11 Y 05 FORD GALAXY 1.9 TD 11,553 2,772 8,400 2,016 GHIA 128BHP RH/0451A/11 Y 10 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 19,007 2,660 16,650 2,331 TITANIUM RH/0452A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 M 24,233 3,877 19,500 3,120 SPORT 4DR RH/0453A/11 N 04 FORD FOCUS 1.6 ZETEC 4,230 1,015 0 0 99BHP 5DR RH/0454A/11 Y 04 NISSAN TERRANO 11 2.7 5,903 2,125 4,000 1,440 TDI SE LWB RH/0455A/11 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 CDI BE SE 41,795 8,359 35,400 7,080 RH/0456A/11 N 08 BMW 320 E90 D 18,541 2,966 0 0 EDITION SE RH/0457A/11 Y 11 MERCEDES-BENZ GL 350 CDI BE 127,618 45,942 102,500 36,900 RH/0458A/11 Y 11 MERCEDES-BENZ S 350 BLUE TEC 123,976 34,713 105,000 29,400 LWB RH/0459A/11 Y 05 JAGUAR X-TYPE 2.0D 8,593 1,718 6,444 1,288 SPORT RH/0460A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 23,414 3,746 21,500 3,440 RH/0461A/11 Y 07 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 10,680 2,563 6,240 1,497 CI RH/0462A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 14,278 2,855 12,000 2,400 CI ZETEC RH/0463A/11 Y 10 PEUGEOT 308 1.6 HDI SE CC 26,322 4,211 23,000 3,680 2DR RH/0464A/11 Y 05 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 8,731 2,095 7,425 1,782 138BHP RH/0465A/11 Y 10 BMW 730 D FOI SE 4DR 72,592 20,325 66,500 18,620 A RH/0466A/11 Y 09 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 25,175 4,028 18,500 2,960 143PS RH/0467A/11 N 98 AUDI A4 1.8 SE 125BHP 2,000 640 0 0 4DR RH/0468A/11 Y 08 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.3 CDTI 10,086 1,613 8,980 1,436 LIFE 89BHP 5DR RH/0469A/11 Y 90 BMW 325I SPORT 4,750 1,710 3,000 1,080 RH/0470A/11 Y 06 VOLVO XC90 2.4 D5 SE 22,718 8,178 16,524 5,948 RH/0471A/11 Y 10 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 30,971 7,433 27,070 6,496 ZETEC 138BHP RH/0472A/11 Y 10 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 30,971 7,433 27,750 6,660 ZETEC RH/0473A/11 Y 95 BMW M3 E36 6,308 2,270 3,888 1,399 RH/0474A/11 N 11 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.0D 40,892 9,814 0 0 SE RH/0475A/11 Y 03 MAZDA 6 2.0 TDI TS 3,507 981 3,000 840 RH/0476A/11 Y 03 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 2,393 574 2,190 525 VVTI T2 3DR RH/0477A/11 Y 08 BMW 318 E90 D ES 19,034 3,045 14,000 2,240 RH/0478A/11 Y 10 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 29,739 7,137 27,750 6,660 ZETEC 138BHP RH/0479A/11 Y 08 BMW 318 E90 D SE 20,713 3,314 16,950 2,712 RH/0480A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 4DR 21,575 3,452 18,950 3,032 RH/0481A/11 N 07 VAUXHALL VECTRA 1.9 CDTI 11,577 3,241 0 0 SRI RH/0482A/11 Y 08 AUDI A3 1.9 TDI SPORT 16,291 2,606 14,000 2,240 RH/0483A/11 Y 07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 13,518 3,244 12,000 2,880 SE RH/0484A/11 Y 10 PEUGEOT 5008 1.6 HDI 22,114 3,538 20,000 3,200

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0486A/11 Y 09 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 CDI 37,184 11,898 32,968 10,549 ELEGANCE 4DR A RH/0487A/11 Y 10 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2.2 40,328 12,904 34,750 11,120 CRDI 7ST STYLE 5D RH/0488A/11 N 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T3S 10,126 2,025 0 0 5DR RH/0489A/11 Y 05 BMW 320 (E46) CD 11,225 2,245 9,460 1,892 SPORT 150BHP 2DR RH/0490A/11 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 18,366 3,673 17,000 3,400 141BHP 4DR RH/0491A/11 Y 10 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 16,252 2,275 14,400 2,016 ZETEC 109BHP 5D RH/0492A/11 Y 06 OPEL VECTRA 1.9 CDTI 4,614 1,107 2,625 630 ELEGANCE LHD 5 RH/0493A/11 Y 08 FORD S-MAX 1.8 TDCI 19,827 4,758 15,860 3,806 ZETEC 125PS 6SP RH/0494A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 11,075 1,772 6,478 1,036 TITANIUM 115BHP RH/0495A/11 N 98 BMW 320 E46 I 4DR 2,000 720 0 0 RH/0496A/11 Y 10 BMW 520D F10 SE 4DR 44,122 7,059 41,000 6,560 A RH/0497A/11 Y 10 BMW 520 D F10 M 47,834 7,653 40,847 6,535 SPORT 4DR A RH/0498A/11 Y 10 BMW 320 (E90) D M 40,026 6,404 33,500 5,360 SPORT 4DR RH/0499A/11 Y 07 BMW 520 D E60 M 21,079 5,058 18,000 4,320 SPORT 4DR RH/0500A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 14,334 2,866 10,000 2,000 TDCI EDGE 125 5G RH/0501A/11 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 18,534 3,706 17,000 3,400 141BHP 4DR RH/0502A/11 N 09 BMW 320D E92 M 13,994 2,239 0 0 SPORT 2DR RH/0503A/11 Y 07 BMW 520 D E60 SE 4DR 20,476 5,733 15,500 4,340 A RH/0505A/11 Y 11 RENAULT LAGUNA 2.0 DCI 34,560 5,529 26,000 4,160 GT LINE TOM RH/0506A/11 Y 05 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI S LINE 8,441 1,688 7,670 1,534 113BHP RH/0507A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 13,714 2,742 12,500 2,500 HIGHLINE 105PS RH/0508A/11 N 96 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.4 SE 2,000 480 0 0 RH/0509A/11 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 6,773 1,354 5,100 1,020 T4 RH/0510A/11 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 14,039 2,807 11,300 2,260 T3 X RH/0511A/11 Y 08 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.3 CDTI 9,187 1,469 7,500 1,200 LIFE RH/0512A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 13,231 2,646 12,000 2,400 SE RH/0513A/11 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ B180 2.0 CDI 23,757 3,801 21,500 3,440 SPORT RH/0514A/11 Y 08 SKODA OCTAVIA 1.9 TDI 10,589 1,694 6,800 1,088 PD 8V CLASSIC RH/0515A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI S 10,957 1,753 10,000 1,600 RH/0516A/11 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 13,880 2,776 11,000 2,200 RH/0518A/11 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 CDI BE 41,541 8,308 36,000 7,200 ELEGANCE

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RH/0519A/11 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 8,292 1,326 7,300 1,168 LX RH/0520A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 14,339 2,867 9,600 1,920 CI ZETEC RH/0521A/11 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T2 17,510 2,801 17,100 2,736 RH/0522A/11 Y 08 FORD S-MAX 1.8 TDCI 18,705 4,489 15,250 3,660 ZETEC RH/0523A/11 N 11 VOLKSWAGEN EOS 1.4 TSI 122 SE 32,863 6,572 0 0 RH/0524A/11 Y 01 BMW 320 E46 D SE 5,542 1,108 2,500 500 RH/0525A/11 Y 10 PEUGEOT 5008 1.6 HDI 22,114 3,538 18,950 3,032 SPORT RH/0526A/11 Y 10 PEUGEOT 5008 1.6 HDI 22,114 3,538 19,000 3,040 SPORT RH/0527A/11 Y 10 PEUGEOT 5008 1.6 HDI 22,114 3,538 18,950 3,032 SPORT RH/0528A/11 Y 07 KIA SORENTO XE-C 14,075 1,871 8,000 1,064 RH/0529A/11 Y 08 FORD S-MAX 2.00 TDCI 19,227 4,614 15,300 3,672 TITANIUM RH/0530A/11 Y 04 BMW 320 E46 CD SPORT 8,163 1,632 7,000 1,400 RH/0531A/11 Y 10 FORD FIESTA 1.25 12,656 2,024 10,000 1,600 RH/0533A/11 Y 07 CITROEN C5 1.6 HDI 6,992 1,118 5,593 894 RH/0534A/11 Y 08 HONDA CIVIC 2.2I CTDI 13,062 2,089 10,450 1,672 EX RH/0535A/11 Y 10 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDIO 23,457 4,691 19,100 3,820 R LINE RH/0536A/11 Y 06 VAUXHALL VECTRA 1.9 CTDI 6,231 1,246 4,000 800 EXCLUSIVE RH/0537A/11 Y 94 AUDI CABRIOLET 2.0 4,500 1,620 2,000 720 RH/0538A/11 Y 11 VOLKSWAGEN CARAVELLE 49,610 15,875 37,676 12,056 EXEC TDI RH/0539A/11 N 99 LEXUS IS 200 2.0 SE 4DR 2,123 764 0 0 A RH/0540A/11 Y 08 SKODA SUPERB TDI 11,571 2,314 9,400 1,880 CLASSIC RH/0541A/11 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 9,022 1,804 7,600 1,520 T3 X RH/0542A/11 Y 10 HYUNDAI 130 1.6 COMFORT 17,057 2,387 13,500 1,890 RH/0543A/11 N 11 VOLKSWAGEN CADDY MAXI 24,338 4,867 0 0 KOMBI RH/0544A/11 Y 11 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 36,222 7,244 33,000 6,600 ZETEC RH/0545A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 M 24,445 3,911 19,500 3,120 SPORT RH/0546A/11 Y 10 HYUNDAI I30 1.6 COMFORT 17,929 2,510 14,000 1,960 RH/0547A/11 Y 08 VOLVO S40 2.0D SE SPORT 18,746 3,749 14,000 2,800 RH/0548A/11 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 6,568 1,313 4,540 908 COLOUR RH/0549A/11 Y 04 ROVER MG TF 3,629 1,306 2,700 972 SUNSTORM RH/0550A/11 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 9,563 2,295 6,500 1,560 T3 RH/0551A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9 TDI 11,633 1,861 10,000 1,600 MATCH RH/0552A/11 Y 00 FORD ESCORT GHIA 2,000 200 500 50 RH/0553A/11 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 20,456 4,091 17,500 3,500 CI RH/0554A/11 Y 10 HYUNDAI I30 PREMIUM 20,544 2,876 14,000 1,960 RH/0555A/11 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 5,476 1,095 4,000 800 HIGHLINE TDI RH/0556A/11 Y 08 VOLVO V50 2.0D SE LUX 19,481 3,896 15,000 3,000 RH/0557A/11 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 12,154 2,430 9,750 1,950 CTDI SE RH/0558A/11 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T4 21,844 3,495 20,000 3,200 TOURER

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0559A/11 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ E270 CDI 9,178 2,569 7,500 2,100 AVANTGARDE RH/0560A/11 Y 08 MERCEDES-BENZ C220 CDI SPORT 26,514 6,363 24,000 5,760 RH/0561A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI 12,903 2,064 10,070 1,611 MATCH RH/0562A/11 Y 07 FORD S-MAX 2.0 TDCI 15,238 3,657 13,482 3,235 ZETEC RH/0563A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 15,451 3,090 13,000 2,600 CI ZETEC RH/0564A/11 Y 07 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 CDI 26,275 7,357 16,450 4,606 ELEGANCE RH/0565A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 14,339 2,867 10,600 2,120 CI ZETEC RH/0566A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 13,225 2,645 10,600 2,120 TDCI EDGE RH/0567A/11 Y 08 RENAULT LAGUNA 1.5 DCI 11,617 1,858 9,500 1,520 DYNAMIQUE RH/0568A/11 Y 06 NISSAN NOTE 1.4 S 4,361 872 3,700 740 RH/0569A/11 Y 85 FORD ESCORT 2,750 990 2,000 640 CABRIOLET RH/0571A/11 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN 1.9 TDI 10,376 2,490 8,300 1,992 SE RH/0572A/11 Y 07 TOYOTA RAV 4 2.0 VVTI 19,008 6,082 15,855 5,073 XT5 5DR A RH/0573A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 17,549 3,509 12,000 2,400 CI TITANIUM RH/0574A/11 Y 10 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 38,051 9,132 32,000 7,680 TITANIUM RH/0575A/11 Y 08 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 19,557 4,693 18,000 4,320 ZETEC 5 SP RH/0576A/11 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS 2.2 D4D 8,507 2,041 6,950 1,668 T SPIRIT RH/0577A/11 Y 08 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.6 15,291 4,281 12,555 3,515 VVTI T2 VERSO RH/0578A/11 Y 07 BMW 520 D E60 M 19,598 4,703 15,650 3,756 SPORT RH/0579A/11 Y 10 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 28,539 3,995 23,000 3,220 RH/0580A/11 Y 06 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.3 CDTI 6,470 1,035 5,349 855 LIFE RH/0581A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 13,446 2,689 11,250 2,250 CI EDGE RH/0582A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 21,498 3,439 18,000 2,880 RH/0583A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 21,075 3,372 17,600 2,816 RH/0584A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI 11,502 1,840 9,800 1,568 MATCH RH/0587A/11 Y 10 MERCEDES-BENZ E200 CDI BE 47,122 9,424 39,500 7,900 AVANTGARDE RH/0589A/11 Y 84 OPEL MANTA GTE 3,250 1,170 3,250 780 RH/0590A/11 Y 08 CITROEN GRAND C4 16,866 3,373 14,080 2,816 PICASSO 1.6 HDI VTR RH/0591A/11 Y 07 BMW 520 D E60 SE 18,459 4,430 15,000 3,600 RH/0592A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 12,183 1,949 9,000 1,440 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/0593A/11 Y 07 SKODA SUPERB 2.0 TDI 11,270 2,704 5,000 1,200 ELEGANCE RH/0594A/11 Y 09 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 25,871 5,174 19,425 3,885 DTEC RH/0595A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 13,079 2,615 9,400 1,880 TDCI EDGE 125 5G RH/0596A/11 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 14,706 2,941 12,550 2,510 RH/0597A/11 Y 08 BMW 318 E90 D SE 20,456 3,272 16,950 2,712

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RH/0598A/11 Y 11 VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN 2.0 TDI 38,641 7,728 35,500 7,100 SE BLUEMOTION RH/0599A/11 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI R 20,140 4,028 14,000 2,800 LINE RH/0600A/11 Y 10 BMW 318 E90 D M 32,224 5,155 28,600 4,576 SPORT RH/0601A/11 Y 10 BMW 318 E90 D M 33,535 4,694 31,000 4,340 SPORT RH/0602A/11 Y 08 BMW 318 E90 D 21,030 3,364 20,750 3,320 EDITION ES RH/0603A/11 Y 08 VOLVO S80 2.0D SE 24,781 4,956 16,250 3,250 RH/0604A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 22,141 3,542 17,000 2,720 RH/0605A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 22,162 3,545 17,000 2,720 RH/0606A/11 Y 07 BMW 320 E90 D SE 14,422 2,884 11,800 2,360 RH/0607A/11 Y 10 FORD GALAXY 2.00 27,373 6,569 26,000 6,240 TDCI ZETEC RH/0609A/11 Y 10 HYUNDAI I30 PREMIUM 20,698 2,897 14,950 2,093 CRDI RH/0610A/11 Y 06 LEXUS IS 220D 2.2 4DR 7,971 1,913 6,700 1,608 RH/0611A/11 Y 03 SUZUKI SWIFT HT51S 2,459 491 2,000 320 RH/0612A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 12,760 2,041 10,500 1,680 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/0613A/11 Y 89 TOYOTA STARLET 1.0 GL 2,000 720 2,000 320 RH/0614A/11 Y 08 VAUXHALL CORSA CDTI 5,894 783 5,894 200 RH/0615A/11 Y 08 AUDI A3 1.9 TDI SE 15,122 2,419 11,000 1,760 RH/0616A/11 Y 08 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 20,758 5,812 13,000 3,640 GHIA RH/0617A/11 Y 08 BMW 320 D E92 SE 23,559 3,769 19,600 3,136 RH/0618A/11 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 18,599 3,719 16,000 3,200 DTEC RH/0619A/11 Y 06 MAZDA 6 2.0 TD SPORT 9,940 2,385 7,250 1,740 RH/0620A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 10,046 1,607 8,000 1,280 STYLE RH/0621A/11 Y 08 BMW 318 E91 D SE 20,742 3,318 17,200 2,752 TOURING RH/0622A/11 Y 10 BMW 520 D E60 SE BUS 35,517 7,103 30,200 6,040 EDITION RH/0623A/11 Y 08 BMW X5 W703 49,884 15,962 42,500 13,600 RH/0624A/11 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 17,348 4,857 14,900 4,172 RH/0625A/11 Y 08 CITROEN C4 SX HDI 13,340 1,867 9,270 1,297 RH/0626A/11 Y 97 MAZDA BONGO 7,000 931 4,400 585 FRIENDEE RH/0627A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 M 28,742 5,748 26,000 5,200 SPORT RH/0628A/11 Y 05 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T3 8,430 1,686 7,000 1,400 RH/0629A/11 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 9,847 1,575 8,000 1,280 LX RH/0630A/11 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.4 TWIST 2,054 739 2,054 492 RH/0631A/11 N 99 FORD FIESTA 2,000 480 0 0 RH/0632A/11 Y 11 BMW X5 E70 3.0 X 83,948 26,863 80,000 25,600 DRIVE 30DM SPT RH/0633A/11 Y 10 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 37,820 7,564 27,975 5,595 TITAMIUM X RH/0634A/11 Y 10 MITSUBISHI COLT 1.3 CZ2 9,781 1,369 7,740 1,083 CLEAR TEC 3DR RH/0635A/11 Y 93 SATURN SC2 LHD 2,850 1,026 2,850 720 RH/0636A/11 Y 11 CITROEN C3 1.4 HDI 19,040 2,665 17,351 2,429 CONNEXION 5DR

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0637A/11 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI SE 9,108 1,457 7,500 1,200 103BHP 5DR RH/0638A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI 12,772 2,043 10,070 1,611 MATCH 103BHP 5DR RH/0639A/11 Y 10 HYUNDAI I30 1.6 COMFORT 17,186 2,406 14,100 1,974 CRDI 5DR RH/0640A/11 N 11 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO 40,390 14,540 0 0 GSR TC-SST 4DR A RH/0641A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E61 SE 25,864 4,138 18,950 3,032 TOURING RH/0642A/11 Y 04 MERCEDES-BENZ VIANO 2.2 CDI 12,653 4,555 8,000 2,880 AMBIENTE EXTRA RH/0643A/11 Y 09 HYUNDAI I30 1.6 COMFORT 15,833 2,216 12,145 1,700 CRDI RH/0644A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 13,417 2,683 9,800 1,960 TDCI EDGE RH/0645A/11 Y 07 FORD FOCUS TDCI 8,356 1,336 7,300 1,168 STUDIO RH/0646A/11 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 8,591 1,718 8,250 1,650 COLOUR RH/0647A/11 Y 10 MAZDA 6 2.2 TD TS2 22,712 4,542 16,988 3,397 RH/0648A/11 Y 07 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 10,359 2,486 6,500 1,560 CI 130BHP RH/0649A/11 Y 07 FORD MONDEO 2.0 8,771 1,754 6,700 1,340 TDCI ZETEC RH/0650A/11 Y 09 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 14,477 2,026 11,250 1,575 ECONETIC 109BHP RH/0651A/11 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 9,780 1,564 8,800 1,408 LX 89BHP 5DR RH/0652A/11 Y 09 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 24,721 5,933 21,300 5,112 ZETEC 138BHP RH/0653A/11 Y 08 VOLVO S40 1.6 D S 4DR 15,432 2,469 12,250 1,960 RH/0654A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 13,563 2,712 12,400 2,480 HIGHLINE 105PS RH/0655A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 11,789 1,650 10,500 1,470 ZETEC 109 BHP RH/0656A/11 Y 09 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 14,065 1,969 12,500 1,750 ZETEC 109BHP RH/0657A/11 Y 10 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 16,547 2,316 14,400 2,016 ZETEC 109BHP RH/0658A/11 Y 09 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 12,768 1,787 12,500 1,750 ZETEC 109BHP RH/0659A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 10,877 1,522 10,500 1,470 SYTLE 90BHP RH/0660A/11 Y 09 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 22,463 3,594 22,000 3,520 141BHP 4DR RH/0661A/11 Y 08 SKODA SUPERB TDI 10,309 2,061 9,500 1,900 CLASSIC RH/0662A/11 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 13,727 2,745 9,500 1,900 RH/0663A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.0 TDI SE 15,133 3,026 10,500 2,100 RH/0664A/11 N 98 CITROEN XANTIA 1.9 TD 2,000 560 0 0 RH/0665A/11 Y 09 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 23,492 3,758 21,000 3,360 RH/0666A/11 Y 08 CITROEN C4 1.6 HDI 14,391 2,878 14,300 2,860 RH/0667A/11 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 15,150 3,030 14,500 2,900 RH/0668A/11 Y 08 CITROEN GRAND PICASSO 16,528 3,305 14,495 2,899 C4 RH/0669A/11 Y 09 BMW 318 E90 D SE 23,933 3,829 20,000 3,200 RH/0670A/11 Y 08 FORD C MAX 1.8 TDCI 13,116 2,623 12,130 2,426 ZETEC

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RH/0671A/11 Y 10 FORD MONDEO 2.0 22,047 3,527 18,975 3,036 TDCI ZETEC RH/0672A/11 Y 08 BMW 320E90 D ES 17,463 2,794 15,000 2,400 RH/0673A/11 Y 08 CITROEN C4 1.6 HDI 14,391 2,878 13,995 2,799 PICASSO VTR RH/0674A/11 Y 10 BMW 318 E90 D M 32,506 5,200 27,500 4,400 SPORT RH/0675A/11 Y 88 MERCEDES-BENZ G-WAGEN 300 8,000 2,880 4,000 1,440 GDS RH/0676A/11 Y 09 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 25,841 6,201 25,000 6,000 GHIA RH/0677A/11 Y 08 LEXUS IS 220D 2.2 18,222 4,373 17,500 4,200 RH/0678A/11 Y 08 FORD S-MAX 2.0 TDCI 17,349 4,163 15,228 3,654 EDGE RH/0679A/11 Y 06 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 7,628 1,220 6,800 1,088 STUDIO RH/0681A/11 Y 08 BMW 320 D E91 SE 21,207 3,393 16,000 2,560 TOURING RH/0682A/11 Y 10 PEUGEOT 5008 1.6 HDI 21,667 3,466 19,900 3,184 SPORT RH/0683A/11 Y 08 SAAB 9-3 1.9 TID 10,279 2,055 9,250 1,850 AIRFLOW RH/0684A/11 Y 04 ALFA ROMEO 166 2.0 TS LUSSO 5,086 1,830 4,000 1,440 RH/0686A/11 Y 08 BMW 320 D E92 SE 2DR 22,126 3,540 17,700 2,832 RH/0687A/11 Y 05 ROVER 45 GSI 2,677 642 2,406 577 RH/0688A/11 Y 09 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 25,495 6,118 19,500 4,680 ZETEC RH/0689A/11 Y 06 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 10,775 2,586 9,200 2,208 138BHP RH/0690A/11 Y 11 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 29,587 4,142 26,000 3,640 B’MOTION TECH RH/0692A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 13,105 2,621 8,950 1,790 CI EDGE 125 RH/0693A/11 Y 08 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 22,121 6,193 18,000 5,040 RH/0694A/11 Y 08 BMW 320 D E91 23,225 3,716 16,310 2,609 EDITION RH/0695A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI 11,378 1,820 10,000 1,600 MATCH 1.BHP RH/0696A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 12,932 2,586 9,000 1,800 TDCI EDGE 125 5G RH/0697A/11 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 11,152 2,230 9,000 1,800 T2 RH/0698A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 14,712 2,942 13,100 2,620 HIGHLINE RH/0699A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 20,849 3,335 18,360 2,937 RH/0702A/11 Y 09 BMW 520 D E61 SE BUS 31,522 5,043 20,800 3,328 EDITION RH/0703A/11 N 99 VOLVO S40 1.8 XS 2,000 720 0 0 RH/0704A/11 Y 11 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 48,963 11,751 42,000 10,080 TITANIUM X RH/0705A/11 Y 10 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 21,686 4,337 18,000 3,600 CI ZETEC RH/0706A/11 N 02 BMW 316 E46 1.8I 2,463 689 0 0 RH/0707A/11 N 90 LANCIA DELTA 8,000 2,880 0 0 INTERGRALE 16V LHD RH/0708A/11 N 11 FORD MONDEO 2.0 23,267 3,722 0 0 TDCI ZETEC RH/0709A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI S 10,736 1,717 10,000 1,600 RH/0711A/11 Y 11 HYUNDAI 130 1.6 COMFORT 18,520 2,592 15,950 2,233 RH/0712A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 15,823 3,797 12,500 3,000 CI TITANIUM RH/0713A/11 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T2 16,240 2,598 15,250 2,440

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0714A/11 Y 07 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 12,222 2,444 9,870 1,974 RH/0715A/11 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 20,352 3,256 16,800 2,688 RH/0716A/11 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T4 20,353 3,256 17,000 2,720 TOURER RH/0717A/11 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 18,876 3,020 16,150 2,584 RH/0718A/11 Y 10 HYUNDAI I30 PREMIUM 20,487 2,868 13,959 1,954 CRDI RH/0719A/11 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI 143PS 19,664 3,932 17,200 3,440 RH/0720A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 13,079 2,615 10,500 2,100 TDCI EDGE RH/0721A/11 Y 08 VOLVO S40 2.0D S 13,439 2,687 10,500 2,100 RH/0722A/11 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 17,761 3,552 15,400 3,080 RH/0723A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 12,504 2,000 8,950 1,432 STYLE RH/0724A/11 Y 10 BMW 730 D F01 SE 72,759 20,372 64,835 18,153 RH/0725A/11 Y 08 VAUXHALL CORSA CDTI 8,488 1,188 6,750 945 ECOFLEX DESIGN RH/0726A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 14,181 2,836 9,230 1,846 CI ZETEC RH/0727A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 S E60 SE 22,027 3,524 21,000 3,360 RH/0728A/11 Y 11 BMW 320 E90 D 32,959 5,273 31,400 5,024 RH/0729A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 22,155 3,544 21,000 3,360 RH/0730A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 24,348 4,869 21,369 4,273 RH/0731A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 M 23,669 3,787 17,000 2,720 SPORT RH/0732A/11 Y 10 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 34,963 6,992 32,000 6,400 SP RH/0733A/11 Y 10 PEUGEOT 3008 1.6 HDI 19,396 3,103 19,000 3,040 RH/0734A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI 11,378 1,820 9,850 1,576 MATCH RH/0735A/11 Y 09 BMW 320 D E92 M 33,062 5,289 26,707 4,273 SPORT RH/0736A/11 Y 10 FORD S-MAX 1.8 TDCI 28,040 6,729 26,250 6,300 RH/0737A/11 Y 09 RENAULT SCENIC 1.5 DCI 18,127 2,900 15,458 2,473 DYNAMIQUE RH/0738A/11 Y 08 BMW 525 D E60 M 26,405 7,393 20,000 5,600 SPORT RH/0739A/11 Y 08 VOLVO S40 2.0D SE SPORT 18,367 3,673 15,300 3,060 RH/0740A/11 Y 08 SAAB 9-5 1.9 TID 14,342 4,015 11,000 3,080 VECTOR RH/0741A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 13,968 2,234 12,120 1,939 ZETEC CLIMATE RH/0742A/11 Y 10 BMW 730 D F01 M 80,606 22,569 64,000 17,920 SPORT RH/0743A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 21,791 3,486 18,750 3,000 RH/0744A/11 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 13,574 2,714 12,250 2,450 RH/0745A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TD 11,646 1,863 10,789 1,726 ZETEC RH/0746A/11 Y 08 VAUXHALL VECTRA 1.9 CDTI 9,752 1,950 7,500 1,500 EXCLUSIVE RH/0747A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 12,046 1,927 9,000 1,440 ZETEC RH/0748A/11 Y 09 HONDA CIVIC 2.2I CTDI 16,330 2,612 15,381 2,460 SE RH/0749A/11 Y 11 MERCEDES-BENZ E250 CDI BR 52,828 8,452 42,000 6,720 AVANTGARDE 4DR A RH/0750A/11 Y 08 VAUXHALL ASTRA CDTI LIFE 9,729 1,556 7,250 1,160 88BHP 5DR RH/0751A/11 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI SE 6,214 1,242 5,246 1,049

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RH/0752A/11 Y 08 BMW 318 E91 D ES 18,841 3,014 14,485 2,317 TOURING RH/0753A/11 Y 08 BMW 320DE93SE 31,185 6,237 29,995 5,999 RH/0754A/11 Y 10 CITROEN GRAND PICASSO 22,730 4,546 19,500 3,900 C4 1.6 HDI RH/0755A/11 Y 05 SAAB 9-3 1.9 VECTOR 8,872 2,129 6,500 1,560 RH/0756A/11 Y 06 PEUGEOT 206 1.4 HDI SW 4,693 657 3,800 532 RH/0757A/11 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 15,877 3,810 9,600 2,304 RH/0758A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 22,176 3,548 17,308 2,769 RH/0759A/11 Y 08 VOLVO S80 2.0D SE 24,515 4,903 17,800 3,560 RH/0760A/11 Y 05 MERCEDES-BENZ C200 CDI SPORT 10,526 2,947 8,000 2,240 EDITION RH/0761A/11 Y 07 CITROEN C5 2.2D HDI VTX 8,987 2,156 4,000 960 RH/0764A/11 Y 03 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 6,360 1,272 4,000 800 T SPIRIT RH/0765A/11 Y 05 AUDI A4 1.9 HDI SE 8,558 1,711 8,000 1,600 RH/0766A/11 Y 05 CITROEN C8 2.0 HDI SX 9,044 2,532 6,950 1,946 RH/0767A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 11,145 1,560 10,500 1,470 STYLE 90BHP RH/0769A/11 Y 03 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2.7 V6 4,300 1,548 3,000 1,080 RH/0770A/11 N 97 ROVER 416 TOURER 2,000 560 0 0 RH/0771A/11 N 01 PEUGEOT 206 1.1 STYLE 2,000 400 0 0 RH/0772A/11 Y 10 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI 30,663 4,906 30,000 4,800 RH/0773A/11 Y 11 AUDI A5 2.0 TDI 46,605 7,456 41,478 6,636 SPORTBACK RH/0775A/11 Y 09 RENAULT MEGANE 1.5 DCI 15,747 2,204 14,250 1,995 106 DYNAMIQUE RH/0776A/11 Y 10 RENAULT GRAND SCENIC 20,692 3,310 20,000 3,200 1.5 DCI RH/0777A/11 Y 09 RENAULT GRAND SCENIC 15,459 2,473 15,250 2,440 1.5 DCI DYNAMIQUE RH/0778A/11 Y 11 BMW 520 D F11 M 52,300 8,368 49,000 7,840 SPORT RH/0779A/11 Y 10 BMW 318 E90 D M 32,660 5,225 29,000 4,640 SPORT RH/0780A/11 N 00 FORD FOCUS 1.6 ZETEC 2,000 480 0 0 RH/0781A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.9 TDI 13,931 2,786 12,700 2,540 HIGHLINE RH/0782A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 M 23,773 3,803 18,450 2,952 SPORT RH/0783A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 21,683 3,469 17,750 2,840 RH/0784A/11 N 01 OPEL ZAFIRA 2.0 DTI 2,000 560 0 0 COMFORT RH/0785A/11 Y 10 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 23,567 4,713 20,500 4,100 HIGHLINE CR RH/0786A/11 Y 02 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN PININ 4,386 1,578 3,000 1,080 2.0 GDI ELEGANCE RH/0787A/11 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 6,023 1,204 4,358 871 HIGHLINE TDI RH/0788A/11 Y 10 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 23,414 3,746 20,500 3,280 RH/0789A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 13,699 2,191 9,500 1,520 TDCI ECONETIC RH/0790A/11 Y 11 MERCEDES-BENZ 350 GL CDI BE 131,164 47,219 114,349 41,165 RH/0792A/11 Y 08 MAZDA 6 2.0 TD TS2 16,540 3,308 13,250 2,650 RH/0793A/11 Y 10 FORD S-MAX 2.0 TDCI 27,248 6,539 22,585 5,420 ZETEC RH/0794A/11 Y 11 KIA SPORTAGE 1.7 26,894 5,378 25,470 5,094 CRDI RH/0795A/11 Y 08 MAZDA 6 2.0 D TS 12,684 3,044 9,574 2,297

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0796A/11 Y 08 FORD S-MAX 1.8 TDCI 18,709 4,490 15,500 3,720 TITANIUM RH/0797A/11 Y 09 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 22,831 5,479 20,000 4,800 ZETEC 5SPEED RH/0798A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 13,132 2,626 10,000 2,000 TDCI EDGE 125 5G RH/0799A/11 N 01 CITROEN XSARA 2.0 HDI L 2,000 400 0 0 RH/0800A/11 Y 10 BMW X5 E70 3.0 79,312 25,379 72,500 23,200 XDRIVE RH/0801A/11 Y 11 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 18,176 2,544 17,500 2,450 ZETEC RH/0802A/11 Y 11 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 18,176 2,544 17,200 2,408 ZETEC RH/0803A/11 Y 10 FORD GALAXY 2.0 TDCI 37,666 9,039 37,000 8,880 TITANIUM RH/0804A/11 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 19,940 3,190 17,500 2,800 RH/0805A/11 Y 11 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 18,176 2,544 16,950 2,373 ZETEC RH/0806A/11 Y 11 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 18,176 2,544 17,050 2,387 ZETEC RH/0807A/11 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 18,745 2,999 17,450 2,792 RH/0808A/11 Y 10 PEUGEOT 5008 1.6 HDI 21,590 3,454 18,950 3,032 SPORT RH/0809A/11 Y 10 FORD MONDEO 2.0 17,482 3,496 14,500 2,900 TDCI EDGE RH/0810A/11 Y 10 PEUGEOT 5008 HDI SPORT 21,667 3,466 18,950 3,032 RH/0811A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 12,550 3,012 10,750 2,580 CI EDGE RH/0812A/11 Y 00 CITROEN RELAY 1000D 9,000 1,197 7,000 931 RH/0813A/11 Y 08 AUDI A5 2.7 TDI SPORT 26,977 7,553 25,000 7,000 RH/0814A/11 Y 10 HYUNDAI I800 CRDI STYLE 22,537 7,211 17,500 5,600 RH/0815A/11 Y 06 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 9,822 1,964 7,500 1,500 T3 S 5DR RH/0816A/11 Y 10 VAUXHALL ASTRA CDTI 16,488 2,308 15,500 2,170 ECOFLEX ES RH/0817A/11 N 99 FORD PUMA 1.7 3DR 2,000 560 0 0 RH/0818A/11 Y 09 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 24,744 4,948 19,000 3,800 143PS RH/0819A/11 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T2 15,886 2,541 13,500 2,160 4DR RH/0820A/11 Y 11 BMW X5 E70 3.0 X 77,757 24,882 70,000 22,400 DRIVE RH/0821A/11 Y 08 CITROEN GRAND C4 15,447 3,089 12,750 2,550 PICASSO 1.6 HDI RH/0822A/11 Y 10 BMW 318 E90 D M 32,861 4,600 25,000 3,500 SPORT 4DR RH/0823A/11 Y 08 BMW 320 D E91 23,828 3,812 18,250 2,920 EDITION SE 5DR RH/0824A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 13,029 1,824 10,750 1,505 TITANIUM 4DR RH/0825A/11 Y 08 FORD S-MAX 1.8TDCI 17,764 4,263 14,000 3,360 ZETEC 125PS RH/0826A/11 Y 07 FORD FOCUS C-MAX 1.6 10,512 1,681 7,250 1,160 TDCI ZETEC RH/0827A/11 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS 2.2 D4D 13,824 3,317 12,000 2,880 T SPIRIT RH/0828A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9 D TDI 11,378 1,820 11,000 1,760 MATCH RH/0829A/11 Y 09 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1.9 TDI SE 13,415 2,146 11,000 1,760 105BHP RH/0830A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 10,955 1,533 10,000 1,400 STYLE

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RH/0831A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 11,002 1,760 10,750 1,720 STYLE RH/0832A/11 Y 10 FORD MONDEO 2.0 24,991 3,998 21,500 3,440 TDCI TITANIUM RH/0833A/11 Y 08 BMW 318 E90 D 18,995 3,039 14,000 2,240 EDITION ES RH/0834A/11 Y 08 RENAULT MEGANE 1.6 VVT 11,399 3,191 10,250 2,870 DYNAMIQUE RH/0835A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 12,957 2,591 9,500 1,900 CI EDGE RH/0836A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI 11,260 1,801 10,500 1,680 MATCH RH/0837A/11 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 13,844 2,768 12,500 2,500 RH/0838A/11 Y 86 FORD CAPRI LASER 3,500 1,260 2,000 720 RH/0839A/11 Y 06 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 PLUS GT 11,873 2,849 7,880 1,891 RH/0840A/11 Y 09 SKODA OCTAVIA TDI 16,921 3,384 11,900 2,380 VRS RH/0841A/11 N 94 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.3I 2,000 720 0 0 GLI RH/0843A/11 N 00 VOLVO S40 1.6 XS 2,000 640 0 0 RH/0844A/11 Y 11 BMW 520 D F10 M 44,579 7,132 42,700 6,832 SPORT RH/0845A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 13,710 2,742 9,900 1,980 TDCI ZETEC RH/0846A/11 Y 07 AUDI A6 TDI 2.0 SE 17,249 4,139 15,700 3,768 RH/0847A/11 Y 08 SKODA OCTAVIA 2.0 TDI 12,436 2,487 9,600 1,920 VRS RH/0849A/11 Y 08 CITROEN C4 1.6 HDI 14,097 2,819 12,750 2,550 PICASSO RH/0851A/11 Y 07 MAZDA 6 2.0 TD SPORT 11,393 2,734 8,000 1,920 RH/0852A/11 Y 08 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 15,492 3,098 13,300 2,660 5 RH/0853A/11 Y 11 FORD MONDEO 2.0 28,737 4,597 25,950 4,152 TDCI TITAIUM X RH/0854A/11 Y 10 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.6 TDI 22,064 3,088 18,950 2,653 BLUEMOTION RH/0855A/11 Y 09 CITROEN GRAND C4 19,316 3,863 17,495 3,499 PICASSO 1.6 HDI RH/0856A/11 Y 08 CITROEN GRAND C4 16,360 3,272 14,750 2,950 PICASSO RH/0857A/11 Y 10 FORD MONDEO 2.0 21,549 4,309 19,500 3,900 TDCI TITANIUM RH/0858A/11 N 10 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T4 23,411 3,745 0 0 RH/0859A/11 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D T4 21,182 3,389 19,950 3,192 RH/0860A/11 N 10 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 15,121 2,116 0 0 ZETEC RH/0861A/11 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 19,940 3,190 18,700 2,992 RH/0862A/11 Y 09 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 18,745 2,999 17,750 2,840 RH/0863A/11 Y 10 BMW 330 D E92 M 56,418 13,540 36,000 8,640 SPORT HIGHLINE RH/0864A/11 Y 94 FORD FIESTA 1.3 LX 2,000 720 2,000 480 RH/0865A/11 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 25,090 4,014 19,000 3,040 141 BHP RH/0867A/11 Y 08 VAUXHALL VECTRA 1.9 CDTI 10,902 2,180 8,700 1,740 EXCLUSIVE RH/0868A/11 Y 09 FORD FIESTA 1.6 TDCI 10,368 1,451 8,290 1,160 ECONETIC RH/0869A/11 Y 04 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 2.0 7,225 1,445 6,500 1,300 T4 RH/0870A/11 Y 07 FORD FOCUS 1.8 TDCI 10,866 1,738 9,300 1,488 ZETEC

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0871A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 21,587 3,453 17,500 2,800 RH/0872A/11 Y 07 VAUXHALL VECTRA 1.9 CDTI 7,913 1,582 6,700 1,340 EXCLUSIVE RH/0873A/11 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 1.8 18,539 3,707 15,500 3,100 TDCI RH/0874A/11 Y 04 SUBARU LEGACY 2.0 4DR 4,049 1,133 3,500 980 RH/0875A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 M 23,011 3,681 20,800 3,328 SPORT RH/0876A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E61 SE 23,294 3,727 21,450 3,432 TOURING RH/0877A/11 Y 11 BMW X5 E70 4.4 111,805 40,249 81,700 29,412 XDRIVE RH/0878A/11 Y 04 TOYOTA CELICA 1.8 VVTL- 6,488 2,076 5,790 1,852 I T SPORT RH/0879A/11 N 95 NISSAN TERRANO 11 TD 2,000 720 0 0 SEEKER RH/0881A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 20,398 3,263 16,500 2,640 RH/0882A/11 Y 10 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI 37,995 7,599 26,636 5,327 RH/0883A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI SE 14,799 2,959 11,500 2,300 RH/0884A/11 N 01 RENAULT SCENIC 1.4 16V 2,000 560 0 0 AUTHENTIQUE RH/0885A/11 Y 11 VOLVO V70 2.4 D5 SE LUX 50,394 12,094 40,000 9,600 RH/0886A/11 Y 08 VOLVO S40 2.0D SE SPORT 17,869 3,573 12,500 2,500 RH/0887A/11 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 M 29,503 5,900 22,000 4,400 SPORT RH/0888A/11 N 10 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1.6 TDI S 14,565 2,330 0 0 RH/0889A/11 Y 08 PEUGEOT 407 1.6 HDI 11,311 1,809 7,500 1,200 RH/0890A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 13,179 2,635 9,500 1,900 CI EDGE RH/0891A/11 Y 10 PEUGEOT 5008 1.6 HDI 21,444 3,431 19,000 3,040 SPORT RH/0892A/11 Y 10 PEUGEOT 3008 SPORT 20,315 3,250 18,450 2,952 RH/0893A/11 Y 11 PEUGEOT 5008 1.6 HDI 23,328 3,732 21,000 3,360 RH/0894A/11 Y 11 PEUGEOT 5008 1.6 HDI 23,251 3,720 21,400 3,424 SPORT RH/0895A/11 Y 11 PEUGEOT 5008 1.6 HDI 23,251 3,720 20,500 3,280 SPORT RH/0896A/11 Y 11 PEUGEOT 5008 1.6 HDI 23,356 3,736 21,500 3,440 SPORT RH/0897A/11 Y 08 VOLVO V50 1.6 D 13,520 2,163 10,000 1,600 RH/0898A/11 Y 10 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D TR 23,170 3,707 21,995 3,519 RH/0899A/11 Y 09 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TD 20,730 4,975 16,500 3,960 RH/0900A/11 Y 11 KIA SPORTAGE 1.7 26,345 5,269 25,470 5,094 CRDI 2WD RH/0901A/11 N 07 FORD FOCUS 2.0 TDCI 11,290 1,806 0 0 GHIA RH/0902A/11 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0TDI SE 18,003 3,600 14,600 2,920 141BHP RH/0903A/11 Y 09 FORD S-MAX 2.0 TDCI 23,092 4,618 17,950 3,590 ZETEC RH/0904A/11 Y 04 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4 3,426 822 3,084 740 VVTI T2 RH/0905A/11 Y 08 BMW 520D E60 M 24,228 3,876 22,650 3,624 SPORT RH/0906A/11 Y 08 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 11,416 1,826 9,500 1,520 RH/0907A/11 Y 08 VOLVO S40 2.0D SE 14,312 2,862 11,000 2,200 RH/0908A/11 Y 08 BMW 520D SE 20,838 3,334 16,500 2,640 RH/0909A/11 Y 03 BMW 530 TD E39 6,104 1,953 4,900 1,568 RH/0910A/11 N 09 FORD FIESTA 1.25 10,102 1,616 0 0 STYLE RH/0911A/11 Y 96 MERCEDES-BENZ E280 T 3,100 1,116 2,000 720

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RH/0912A/11 Y 10 FORD MONDEO 2.0 17,982 3,596 17,000 3,400 TDCI EDGE RH/0913A/11 Y 10 FORD MONDEO 2.0 22,096 4,419 18,000 3,600 TDCI TITANIUM RH/0914A/11 Y 10 TOYOTA AVENSIS D4D 20,174 3,227 18,500 2,960 RH/0915A/11 Y 05 SUBARU LEGACY B4 2.0I 7,069 1,696 5,000 1,200 BL5 NON- TURBO RH/0916A/11 Y 09 BMW 116 I ES 16,652 2,664 13,500 2,160 RH/0917A/11 Y 08 BMW 320 E90 D SE 20,268 4,053 18,000 3,600 RH/0918A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 16,229 3,894 12,500 3,000 SE RH/0919A/11 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SE 21,004 3,360 18,500 2,960 RH/0920A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 15,166 3,033 11,000 2,200 CI GHIA RH/0921A/11 Y 09 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 24,568 4,913 17,500 3,500 DTEC EX RH/0922A/11 Y 08 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI S LINE 25,864 5,172 18,000 3,600 RH/0923A/11 Y 08 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 17,243 4,138 14,500 3,480 HIGHLINE RH/0924A/11 Y 08 BMW X6 E71 XDRIVE 48,348 15,471 42,000 13,440 RH/0925A/11 Y 05 PEUGEOT 407 2.0 HDI S 6,536 1,307 4,668 933 RH/0926A/11 Y 08 MAZDA 6 2.0 TD TS2 15,650 3,130 11,200 2,240 RH/0927A/11 Y 08 MAZDA 6 2.0 TD S 138BHP 13,450 2,690 11,350 2,270 RH/0928A/11 Y 08 MAZDA 6 2.0 TD TS2 15,252 3,050 11,900 2,380 RH/0929A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 TD 12,957 2,591 9,800 1,960 RH/0930A/11 Y 95 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO 2.9 3,219 1,158 2,000 720 VR6 RH/0931A/11 Y 08 BMW 320 D E91 ES 19,493 3,118 16,400 2,624 TOURING RH/0932A/11 Y 07 FORD GALAXY 1.8 TDCI 17,262 4,142 12,800 3,072 RH/0933A/11 N 07 AUDI A4 1.9 TDI 11,591 2,318 0 0 RH/0934A/11 Y 08 AUDI A3 2.0 TDI 15,301 3,060 14,165 2,833 RH/0935A/11 Y 08 BMW 120 D SE 16,304 2,608 14,950 2,392 RH/0936A/11 Y 07 AUDI A6 2.0 TDI SE 17,024 4,085 15,992 3,838 RH/0937A/11 N 11 RENAULT GRAND SCENIC 23,199 3,711 0 0 1.5 DCI RH/0938A/11 Y 11 TOYOTA AURIS HYBRID 27,785 2,389 25,900 2,126 T-SPIRIT RH/0939A/11 Y 11 BMW X5 E70 3.0 75,010 24,003 71,382 22,842 XDRIVE RH/0940A/11 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 18,750 3,750 16,000 3,200 DTEC RH/0942A/11 Y 03 VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN 1.9 HDI 2,736 875 2,000 640 LHD RH/0945A/11 Y 08 FORD MONDEO 1.8 14,490 2,898 12,200 2,440 TDCI TITANIUM RH/0947A/11 Y 10 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0 TDI 22,746 4,549 18,000 3,600 RH/0950A/11 Y 08 HONDA ACCORD 2.2I 12,678 2,535 10,300 2,060 CTDI SPORT RH/0951A/11 Y 08 PEUGEOT 307 1.6 HDI 8,168 1,306 6,631 1,060 RH/0003A/12 Y 09 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCI 13,753 1,925 12,250 1,715 RH/0004A/12 Y 09 FORD GALAXY 2.2 TDCI 25,256 7,071 22,000 6,160 GHIA RH/0007A/12 Y 04 MINI ONE 1.4D 6,327 1,012 5,680 908 RH/0010A/12 Y 08 CITROEN GRAND PICASSO 17,629 3,525 14,218 2,843 C4 1.6 HDI RH/0012A/12 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 20,763 3,322 17,950 2,872 RH/0013A/12 Y 08 BMW 520 D E60 SE 21,007 3,361 18,950 3,032 RH/0029A/12 N 11 PEUGEOT 207 1.4 ACCESS 14,107 2,821 0 0

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

2003-2012 Category B

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RH/0007A/03 Y 02 FIAT SUN TRAVELLER 46,939 6,242 46,666 6,206 KNAUS 2.3D 3DR RH/0046A/03 N 98 FIAT EURA A585TD 27,000 3,591 0 0 LHD 3DR RH/0067A/03 Y 99 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.7 TD 9,571 1,272 7,800 1,037 ENVOY 3DR RH/0070A/03 Y 86 FORD TRANSIT 4DR 5,000 665 4,200 558 RH/0080A/03 N 85 VOLKSWAGEN CARAVELLE 3DR 5,670 754 0 0 RH/0107A/03 Y 96 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 2.5 12,681 1,686 8,400 1,117 300 TDI H-T 3D RH/0121A/03 Y 99 OPEL FRONTERA 2.2 25,427 3,381 11,068 1,472 DTH 3DR RH/0164A/03 N 84 MERCEDES-BENZ 207D 2.4D LHD 3,500 465 0 0 3DR RH/0176A/03 N 89 MITSUBISHI PAJERO 2.5 TD 1,933 257 0 0 5DR RH/0181A/03 N 98 VAUXHALL BRAVA D/CAB 6,119 813 0 0 2WD 4DR RH/0182A/03 N 88 ROMAHOME RASCAL 99 180 1.0 5,000 665 0 0 3DR RH/0190A/03 Y 90 LEYLAND DAF LDV 400 2.5D 9,000 1,197 7,000 931 3DR RH/0194A/03 Y 03 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 42,076 5,596 34,500 4,588 3.0 D4D GX 3DR RH/0200A/03 N 87 DETHLEFFS 2.5D LHD 3DR 7,500 997 0 0 RH/0209A/03 N 90 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 7,000 931 0 0 CARTHAGO LHD 4DR RH/0217A/03 Y 96 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 2.5 12,053 1,603 7,896 1,050 300 TDI H-T 3 RH/0229A/03 N 86 RENAULT TRAFFIC T 1000 4,500 598 0 0 4DR RH/0244A/03 N 87 DEHLER PROFI LHD 4DR 6,000 798 0 0 RH/0016A/04 N 88 TALBOT EXPRESS 5,000 665 0 0 EXPLORER 3DR RH/0019A/04 N 00 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.7 TD 5,162 686 0 0 ENVOY 3DR RH/0030A/04 Y 02 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 33,692 4,481 24,597 3,271 3.0D D4D GX 3DR RH/0047A/04 Y 01 HYMER SWING 554 LHD 33,000 4,389 32,000 4,256 3DR RH/0062A/04 N 95 VOLKSWAGEN LT35 8,655 1,151 0 0 RH/0081A/04 Y 87 FORD TRANSIT 180 4,000 532 2,000 266 RH/0089A/04 N 03 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 3.2 DID 29,205 3,884 0 0 CLASSIC SWB RH/0098A/04 Y 94 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V 26 2.8 8,115 1,079 6,700 891 3DR RH/0100A/04 Y 96 MITSUBISHI CHALLENGER 2.8 11,119 1,478 10,187 1,354 K97 5DR RH/0118A/04 Y 90 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 9,775 1,300 7,300 970 CAMPER RH/0121A/04 Y 96 ISUZU TROOPER UBS 69 11,391 1,515 10,100 1,343 5DR RH/0128A/04 N 92 FORD TRANSIT 190 5DR 4,000 532 0 0 CAMPER RH/0152A/04 N 01 VAUXHALL ASTRA1.7 9,206 1,224 0 0 ENVOYDTI RH/0165A/04 Y 95 CI MERIDIAN L590 25,000 3,325 22,000 2,926

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RH/0185A/04 Y 98 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.7 5,121 681 1,970 262 RH/0196A/04 Y 99 MITSUBISHI CHALLENGER 13,286 1,767 12,400 1,649 RH/0200A/04 Y 88 RENAULT TRAFFIC 5,500 731 4,200 558 RH/0205A/04 N 97 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 9,451 1,256 0 0 RH/0206A/04 N 89 LAND ROVER 90 4C SW DT 3,500 465 0 0 RH/0003A/05 Y 00 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 33,000 4,389 25,800 3,431 RH/0028A/05 Y 98 FIAT DUCATO 94 1.4 15,000 1,995 11,000 1,463 RH/0059A/05 Y 93 EURA MOBIL 560 LHD 17,000 2,261 15,500 2,061 RH/0114A/05 Y 96 BURSTNER A538 29,000 3,857 25,250 3,358 RH/0118A/05 Y 96 WOHNMOBIL MERIDIAN 660 9,353 1,243 380 50 RH/0121A/05 N 95 AUTOSLEEPER EXECUTIVE 27,000 3,591 0 0 RH/0129A/05 Y 95 FIAT VAN 7,895 1,050 4,369 581 RH/0130A/05 Y 89 RENAULT T35 5,000 665 2,000 266 RH/0142A/05 Y 97 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 9,996 1,329 380 50 RH/0145A/05 Y 87 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCARAVAN 6,000 798 4,625 615 RH/0152A/05 N 99 MITSUBISHI PAJERO 16,702 2,221 0 0 RH/0184A/05 Y 87 FORD MOTORCARAVAN 4,000 532 2,875 382 TRANSIT 100 RH/0204A/05 Y 95 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V 7,556 1,004 5,317 707 RH/0222A/05 N 95 TOYOTA HILUXSURF 7,683 1,021 0 0 RH/0224A/05 Y 91 RENAULT MOTORCARAVAN 7,500 997 7,000 931 RH/0239A/05 Y 97 CI MOTORCARAVAN 23,000 3,059 19,800 2,633 RH/0240A/05 Y 89 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCARAVAN 11,280 1,500 7,250 964 RH/0256A/05 Y 01 NISSAN D22 14,607 1,942 10,305 1,370 RH/0273A/05 Y 93 FRANKIA MOTORCARAVAN 17,000 2,261 14,800 1,968 RH/0274A/05 Y 03 RENAULT CLIO 1.5 DCI 9,411 1,251 7,500 997 RH/0277A/05 Y 99 ISUZU TROOPER 3.0 8,675 1,153 7,000 931 DT/TD CITATION SWB RH/0286A/05 Y 90 HOLDSWORTH MOTORCARAVAN 7,000 931 6,450 857 RH/0297A/05 Y 04 SWIFT MOTORCARAVAN 39,000 5,187 37,400 4,974 RH/0315A/05 Y 97 KNAUS MOTORCARAVAN 29,000 3,857 24,000 3,192 RH/0323A/05 N 03 ISUZU TROOPER 18,843 2,506 0 0 RH/0326A/05 Y 90 MERCEDES-BENZ MOTORCARAVAN 8,000 1,064 7,700 1,024 RH/0336A/05 N 99 NISSAN NAVARA 11,886 1,580 0 0 RH/0006A/06 N 00 DETHLEFFS MOTORCARAVAN 30,000 3,990 0 0 GLOBETROTTER RH/0034A/06 Y 87 TALBOT MOTORCARAVAN 10,000 1,330 6,900 917 EXPRESS RH/0100A/06 Y 04 NISSAN PATHFINDER 22,602 3,006 19,500 2,593 RH/0109A/06 Y 92 WEINSBURG MOTORCARAVAN 17,000 2,261 13,000 1,729 METEOR 541 LHD RH/0137A/06 N 02 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT 14,884 1,979 0 0 RH/0171A/06 Y 89 AUTOSLEEPER MOTORCARAVAN 10,000 1,330 9,250 1,230 RH/0175A/06 Y 84 MERCEDES-BENZ MOTORCARAVAN 9,000 1,197 3,460 460 RH/0179A/06 Y 03 MITSUBISHI TRITON 12,964 1,724 10,000 1,330 RH/0229A/06 Y 00 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 6,000 798 3,750 498 RH/0231A/06 N 96 CI MOTORCARAVAN 23,000 3,059 0 0 RIVIERA RH/0240A/06 N 06 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 32,332 4,300 0 0 RH/0261A/06 Y 98 BURSTNER MOTORCARAVAN 29,000 3,857 25,750 3,424 ERIBA RH/0278A/06 N 06 FORD RANGER 36,747 4,887 0 0 RH/0284A/06 Y 01 FIAT DUCATO 1.4 TON 18,000 2,394 17,000 2,261 BIG VOL RH/0285A/06 Y 00 FORD TRANSTIL 100L 10,000 1,330 8,000 1,064 RH/0286A/06 Y 94 FORD TRANSIT 100L 6,000 798 5,500 731 RH/0289A/06 Y 00 FIAT DUCATO 15,000 1,995 11,500 1,529

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0298A/06 Y 98 ISUZU MU 8,808 1,171 6,000 798 RH/0301A/06 Y 95 FIAT DUCATO 12,000 1,596 10,000 1,330 RH/0328A/06 Y 96 FORD MOTORCARAVAN 14,000 1,862 12,166 1,618 TRANSIT HI- CUBE RH/0340A/06 Y 02 RENAULT CLIO 1.5 7,922 1,053 5,000 665 RH/0349A/06 Y 93 FRANKIA MOTORCARAVAN 14,000 1,862 12,289 1,634 RH/0350A/06 Y 95 CI MOTORCARAVAN 15,000 1,995 13,324 1,772 RH/0351A/06 N 92 DETHLEFFS MOTORCARAVAN 12,000 1,596 0 0 RH/0352A/06 Y 96 MONTANA MOTORCARAVAN 16,000 2,128 13,143 1,748 MI RH/0353A/06 Y 87 KARMANN MOTORCARAVAN 10,000 1,330 5,865 780 RH/0354A/06 Y 94 CI MOTORCARAVAN 14,000 1,862 13,140 1,747 RH/0355A/06 Y 90 FORD POPULAR 5,625 748 4,919 654 RH/0364A/06 Y 88 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCARAVAN 6,000 798 4,650 618 RH/0378A/06 Y 06 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 27,018 3,593 24,316 3,234 RH/0442A/06 N 01 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 11,429 1,520 0 0 RH/0014A/07 Y 89 AUTOHOMES MOTORCARAVAN 7,000 931 6,000 798 RH/0017A/07 N 05 BMW R1200 9,143 1,216 0 0 RH/0028A/07 Y 96 FIAT DUCATO 12,000 1,596 10,600 1,409 RH/0032A/07 Y 03 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 3.2 DID 18,598 2,473 6,050 804 4WORK SWB RH/0053A/07 N 92 TOYOTA HILUX SURF 2,768 368 0 0 LN130 5DR A RH/0067A/07 Y 91 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCARAVAN 8,000 1,064 7,000 931 RH/0088A/07 Y 01 SWIFT MOTORCARAVAN 36,000 4,788 33,300 4,428 RH/0090A/07 N 97 LDV MOTORCARAVAN 5,000 665 0 0 400 CONVOY LWB RH/0096A/07 Y 90 TALBOT MOTORCARAVAN 10,000 1,330 9,300 1,236 EXPRESS 5DR RH/0108A/07 Y 04 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT 22,958 3,053 18,000 2,394 RH/0116A/07 N 00 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 17,816 2,369 0 0 RH/0122A/07 Y 89 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCARAVAN 6,000 798 5,000 665 RH/0130A/07 Y 05 FIAT MOTORCARAVAN 39,000 5,187 38,300 5,093 TRIGANO TRIBUTE RH/0142A/07 Y 96 FRANKIA MOTORCARAVAN 22,000 2,926 20,000 2,660 A610 LHD RH/0177A/07 N 98 ISUZU TROOPER DUTY 3,632 483 0 0 RH/0179A/07 Y 95 AUTOTRAIL MOTORCARAVAN 23,000 3,059 19,500 2,593 CHEYENNE 584 RH/0206A/07 N 88 RENAULT MOTORCARAVAN 5,000 665 0 0 TRAFFIC T1000 RH/0213A/07 Y 95 EURA MOBIL MOTOR 23,000 3,059 17,600 2,340 CARAVAN KOLIBRI LHD 4DR RH/0215A/07 Y 91 FENDT MOTORCARAVAN 10,000 1,330 9,000 1,197 RH/0216A/07 Y 99 ISUZU TROOPER 6,892 916 3,600 478 RH/0239A/07 Y 82 FORD MOTORCARAVAN 3,000 399 1,250 166 RH/0243A/07 N 91 FORD TRANSIT 5,000 665 0 0 RH/0263A/07 Y 00 SUZUKI VITARA 6,965 926 6,000 798 RH/0265A/07 Y 94 MERCEDES-BENZ MOTORCARAVAN 12,000 1,596 9,000 1,197 RH/0268A/07 Y 04 NISSAN TERRANO 17,532 2,331 14,500 1,928 RH/0274A/07 Y 06 TOYOTA HILUX 41,043 5,458 29,735 3,954 RH/0300A/07 Y 05 HYMER MOTORCARAVAN 45,000 5,985 43,100 5,732 RH/0309A/07 N 89 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCARAVAN 7,000 931 0 0 RH/0366A/07 Y 87 LAND ROVER 90 3,500 465 2,700 359 RH/0374A/07 Y 03 NISSAN PATHFINDER 14,458 1,922 11,916 1,584

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RH/0378A/07 Y 04 MITSUBISHI L200 24,371 3,241 18,500 2,460 RH/0379A/07 Y 91 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCARAVAN 11,000 1,463 8,600 1,143 RH/0392A/07 Y 89 HOBBY MOTORCARAVAN 14,000 1,862 9,900 1,316 RH/0394A/07 N 04 MITSUBISHI L200 18,208 2,421 0 0 RH/0396A/07 N 95 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCARAVAN 10,500 1,396 0 0 LHD RH/0398A/07 Y 07 MITSUBISHI L 200 DID D/CAB 46,864 6,232 37,600 5,000 TRITON 165BHP RH/0400A/07 Y 92 HYMER MOTORCARAVAN 15,000 1,995 14,100 1,875 544 LHD 2DR RH/0402A/07 N 97 FORD TRANSIT MOTOR 5,000 665 0 0 CARAVAN RH/0412A/07 Y 96 RIMOR MOTORCARAVAN 26,000 3,458 18,000 2,394 KORSARO LHD RH/0421A/07 Y 89 MERCEDES-BENZ MOTORCARAVAN 4,500 598 3,600 478 308D RH/0424A/07 Y 03 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.7 TD/DTI 6,591 876 4,800 638 ENVOY RH/0470A/07 N 99 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.7 2,358 313 0 0 RH/0476A/07 Y 90 MACHZONE MOTORCARAVAN 12,000 1,596 8,500 1,130 RH/0492A/07 Y 93 C I MOTORCARAVAN 14,000 1,862 12,375 1,645 RIVA RH/0499A/07 Y 05 MITSUBISHI L200 23,293 3,097 21,280 2,830 RH/0514A/07 Y 88 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCARAVAN 4,000 532 3,240 430 RH/0521A/07 Y 00 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 9,600 1,276 6,799 904 RH/0524A/07 N 05 MITSUBISHI L200 21,927 2,916 0 0 RH/0528A/07 Y 04 AUDI A6 20,365 2,708 17,200 2,287 RH/0002A/08 Y 04 NISSAN PATHFINDER 17,260 2,295 15,150 2,014 RH/0010A/08 N 87 AUTOSLEEPER MOTORCARAVAN 8,000 1,064 0 0 RH/0028A/08 Y 90 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCARAVAN 5,000 665 3,900 518 RH/0035A/08 Y 05 TOYOTA HILUX 19,515 2,595 15,000 1,995 RH/0036A/08 Y 03 TOYOTA HILUX 16,157 2,148 14,000 1,862 RH/0044A/08 Y 03 NISSAN NAVARA 2.5 SE 19,113 2,542 13,300 1,768 RH/0057A/08 N 08 TOYOTA HILUX 39,712 5,281 0 0 RH/0063A/08 N 05 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 35,000 4,655 0 0 RH/0064A/08 N 02 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 15,402 2,048 0 0 RH/0082A/08 Y 91 FORD MOTORCARAVAN 10,000 1,330 4,500 598 RH/0088A/08 Y 01 CITROEN XSARA 4,352 578 3,300 438 RH/0092A/08 Y 04 NISSAN TERRANO 15,074 2,004 13,400 1,782 RH/0116A/08 Y 04 TOYOTA HILUX 16,463 2,189 13,005 1,729 RH/0149A/08 Y 88 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCARAVAN 5,000 665 2,900 385 RH/0152A/08 N 00 LA STRADA MOTORCARAVAN 24,000 3,192 0 0 RH/0156A/08 Y 02 DETHLEFFS MOTORCARAVAN 31,000 4,123 29,000 3,857 RH/0158A/08 Y 88 HOBBY MOTORCARAVAN 10,000 1,330 8,500 1,130 RH/0182A/08 Y 06 TOYOTA HILUX 24,911 3,313 19,624 2,609 RH/0184A/08 Y 04 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 20,866 2,775 15,200 2,021 RH/0187A/08 Y 92 BEDFORD MOTORCARAVAN 5,000 665 4,000 532 RH/0191A/08 Y 94 FORD MOTORCARAVAN 17,000 2,261 12,200 1,622 RH/0196A/08 Y 08 VAUXHALL ASTRA 23,505 3,126 20,080 2,670 RH/0213A/08 Y 90 BURSTNER MOTORCARAVAN 17,000 2,261 13,500 1,795 RH/0222A/08 Y 05 ISUZU TROOPER 14,517 1,930 9,100 1,210 RH/0244A/08 Y 06 TOYOTA HILUX 3.0 D4D 32,198 4,282 19,949 2,653 D/CAB VIGO G RH/0291A/08 Y 06 ISUZU RODEO 21,077 2,803 18,900 2,513 RH/0319A/08 Y 04 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 19,926 2,650 14,933 1,986 RH/0328A/08 N 02 VAUXHALL ASTRA 4,180 555 0 0 RH/0333A/08 Y 90 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCARAVAN 7,000 931 6,500 864 RH/0336A/08 Y 98 RENAULT MOTORCARAVAN 16,000 2,128 7,500 997 TRAFFIC

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

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RH/0345A/08 N 08 MCLOUIS MOTORCARAVAN 3,900 518 0 0 RH/0386A/08 Y 06 TOYOTA HILUX 31,996 4,255 24,000 3,192 RH/0419A/08 Y 91 LAIKA MOTORCARAVAN 12,000 1,596 7,000 931 RH/0442A/08 Y 07 TOYOTA HILUX 42,685 5,677 30,000 3,990 RH/0444A/08 Y 05 MITSUBISHI L200 18,392 2,446 15,000 1,995 RH/0477A/08 Y 01 RENAULT MASTER LH35 12,000 1,596 9,500 1,263 TDE RH/0492A/08 N 04 MITSUBISHI L200 D/CAB TD 17,631 2,344 0 0 WARRIOR RH/0521A/08 Y 96 RIMOR MOTORCARAVAN 19,000 2,527 14,300 1,901 EUROPEO RH/0542A/08 N 00 FIAT DUCATO 8,000 1,064 0 0 RH/0554A/08 Y 98 HYMER MOTORCARAVAN 24,000 3,192 20,200 2,686 CAMP 544 RH/0570A/08 Y 98 FIAT DUCATO 10,513 3,153 19,712 2,621 RH/0589A/08 Y 90 LEISURE DRIVE MOTORCARAVAN 9,000 1,197 4,700 625 RH/0633A/08 Y 93 COMPASS MOTORCARVAN 16,000 2,128 13,750 1,828 RH/0656A/08 Y 08 TOYOTA HILUX 43,158 5,740 37,995 5,053 RH/0673A/08 Y 03 FORD F150 27,000 3,591 25,000 3,325 RH/0689A/08 Y 06 MITSUBISHI L 200 DID D/CAB 33,625 4,472 21,400 2,846 RH/0820A/08 N 02 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 3.2 DID 12,521 1,665 0 0 CLASSIC SWB 3DR RH/0827A/08 Y 05 NISSAN TERRANO 13,829 1,839 12,250 1,629 RH/0833A/08 Y 97 LA STRADA MOTORCARAVAN 19,000 2,527 15,250 2,028 V4 RH/0884A/08 Y 00 FORD MOTORCARAVAN 17,000 2,261 13,750 1,828 RH/0889A/08 Y 04 NISSAN PATHFINDER 14,603 1,942 12,650 1,682 RH/0898A/08 Y 05 TOYOTA HILUX 18,864 2,508 14,400 1,915 RH/0918A/08 Y 04 MITSUBISHI L200 14,805 1,969 12,250 1,629 RH/0947A/08 N 00 AUTOHOMES MOTORCARAVAN 20,000 2,660 0 0 RH/1003A/08 Y 96 IVECO MOTORCARAVAN 9,000 1,197 6,000 798 RH/1045A/08 Y 93 MERCEDES-BENZ MOTORCARAVAN 7,000 931 4,200 558 308D RH/1048A/08 Y 08 FORD RANGER 3.0 TDCI 36,382 4,838 29,660 3,944 WILDTRAK 4DR RH/0010A/09 Y 06 NISSAN NAVARA 22,350 2,972 16,250 2,161 RH/0020A/09 Y 93 FORD MOTORCARA 13,000 1,729 6,000 798 TRANSIT WESTFALIA RH/0079A/09 Y 05 TRIGANO MOTORCARAVAN 32,000 4,256 26,000 3,458 TRIBUTE RH/0085A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA HILUX 2.5 19,702 2,620 14,500 1,928 TD/D4D D/CAB RH/0103A/09 Y 89 BURSTNER MOTORCARAVAN 9,000 1,197 7,000 931 RH/0109A/09 Y 01 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 2.5 6,955 925 6,210 825 TD5 RH/0132A/09 Y 99 HYMER MOTORCARAVAN 36,000 4,788 32,000 4,256 BR599 DREAMLINE RH/0137A/09 Y 92 AUTOHOMES MOTORCARAVAN 12,000 1,596 7,000 931 FORD TRANSIT POP RH/0149A/09 Y 05 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT 18,813 2,502 9,500 1,263 2.5 EQUIPPE RH/0166A/09 Y 04 POSSL MOTORCARAVAN 24,000 3,192 20,000 2,660 RH/0189A/09 Y 05 LMC MOTORCARAVAN 36,000 4,788 33,500 4,455 LIBERTY 662 TI LH RH/0273A/09 Y 04 PEUGEOT 206 5,553 738 3,500 465

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RH/0332A/09 Y 05 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 3.2 DID 25,919 3,447 13,730 1,826 FIELD RH/0364A/09 Y 92 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCARAVAN 8,500 1,130 4,000 532 CALIFORNIA LHD RH/0378A/09 Y 05 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 23,204 3,086 14,000 1,862 RH/0384A/09 Y 06 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 25,360 3,372 12,000 1,596 RH/0389A/09 Y 07 NISSAN NAVARA 24,164 3,213 19,600 2,606 RH/0397A/09 Y 06 MITSUBISHI L 200 30,908 4,110 14,800 1,968 RH/0484A/09 Y 02 FORD TRANSIT 280SWB 7,683 1,021 4,600 611 RH/0532A/09 N 90 FORD MOTORCARAVAN 6,500 864 0 0 TRANSIT 80 POPULA RH/0573A/09 Y 08 NISSAN NAVARA LONG 32,964 4,384 26,400 3,511 WAY DOWN RH/0583A/09 Y 03 NISSAN NAVARA 2.5 DI 10,987 1,461 9,000 1,197 RH/0590A/09 Y 05 NISSAN NAVARA 2.5 D1 16,637 2,212 12,500 1,662 RH/0594A/09 Y 03 VAUXHALL ASTRA 4,736 629 4,250 565 RH/0612A/09 Y 91 HYMER MOTORCARAVAN 12,000 1,596 9,000 1,197 RH/0628A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA HILUX 3.0 D4D 18,140 2,412 14,000 1,862 D/CAB RH/0635A/09 N 94 TOYOTA HILUXSURF 1,977 262 0 0 RH/0637A/09 Y 08 FORD RANGER 29,782 3,961 21,577 2,869 THUNDER RH/0674A/09 Y 06 NISSAN NAVARA 2.5 24,180 3,215 19,300 2,566 AVENTURA RH/0697A/09 Y 08 MITSUBISHI L200 36,244 4,820 22,455 2,986 RH/0702A/09 Y 04 MITSUBISHI L200 D/CAB TD 15,189 2,020 10,500 1,396 WARRIOR RH/0723A/09 Y 04 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 20,878 2,776 14,500 1,928 RH/0744A/09 N 09 NISSAN PATHFINDER 35,365 4,703 0 0 RH/0747A/09 Y 04 MITSUBISHI L200 D/CAB TD 13,563 1,803 9,750 1,296 LIFE RH/0766A/09 Y 98 MERCEDES-BENZ MOTORCARAVAN 13,000 1,729 10,000 1,330 RH/0778A/09 N 08 VOLKSWAGEN KOMBI 35,948 4,781 0 0 RH/0829A/09 Y 06 MITSUBISHI L200 24,364 3,240 19,000 2,527 RH/0840A/09 Y 07 NISSAN NAVARA 28,239 3,755 20,000 2,660 RH/0842A/09 Y 05 MITSUBISHI L200 18,032 2,398 11,250 1,496 RH/0881A/09 Y 04 NISSAN NAVARA 2.5 DI 9,419 1,252 8,000 1,064 4WD RH/0896A/09 Y 04 ISUZU TFS 2.5 TD D/CAB 10,236 1,361 6,500 864 RH/0931A/09 Y 05 FORD FIESTA 7,419 986 5,400 718 RH/0936A/09 Y 06 NISSAN NAVARA 25,557 3,399 16,342 2,173 OUTLAW DCI RH/0945A/09 Y 06 MITSUBISHI L200 21,006 2,793 13,500 1,795 RH/0982A/09 Y 01 NISSAN TERRANO II 207 5,838 776 3,800 505 TDI RH/0997A/09 Y 06 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.7 CDTI 8,961 1,191 5,000 665 ENVOY 3DR RH/1007A/09 Y 04 PEUGEOT 206 1.4 HDI 3 DR 5,446 724 3,500 465 RH/1039A/09 Y 05 FORD FOCUS 1.8TD I 8,298 1,103 4,500 598 ZETEC 3DR RH/1060A/09 Y 09 TOYOTA HILUX D4D 36,324 4,831 34,000 4,522 D/CAB INVINCIBLE 4DR RH/1085A/09 Y 06 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 3.2 DID 26,030 3,461 14,744 1,960 WARRIOR SWB RH/1119A/09 Y 03 MITSUBISHI L200 D/CAB TD 10,107 1,344 5,000 665 GL 4DR RH/1140A/09 Y 04 TOYOTA HILUX 2.5 D4D 12,531 1,666 10,024 1,333 280EX D/CAB

1128 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

APPEAL NO OUTCOME YR IND MAKE MODEL ORIGINAL VRT REVISED REVISED OMSP OMSP VRT

RH/1155A/09 Y 07 NISSAN NAVARA 28,121 3,740 21,000 2,793 OUTLAW DCI 2.5 RH/1169A/09 Y 05 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT 15,270 2,030 8,200 1,090 2.5 CLASSIC RH/1174A/09 Y 90 FORD TRANSIT 80 5,000 665 3,250 432 RH/1176A/09 Y 93 LMC MOTORCARAVAN 13,000 1,729 10,000 1,330 LIBERTY LHD RH/1180A/09 Y 04 MITSUBISHI L200 DID D/CAB 19,447 2,586 11,500 1,529 WARR RH/1198A/09 Y 07 TOYOTA HILUX D4D 30,257 4,024 20,000 2,660 D/CAB RH/1212A/09 Y 06 NISSAN TERRANO SE TDI 18,769 2,496 8,500 1,130 RH/1227A/09 Y 02 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 5,341 710 4,900 651 TD4 SWB 3DR RH/1245A/09 Y 06 MITSUBISHI L200 D/CAB TD 20,398 2,712 13,900 1,848 TROJAN LTH 04DR RH/1260A/09 Y 05 MITSUBISHI L200 13,675 1,818 8,482 1,128 RH/1262A/09 Y 97 FIAT MOTORCARAVAN 9,500 1,263 7,600 1,010 RH/1266A/09 N 88 TALBOT MOTORCARAVAN 5,000 665 0 0 RH/1291A/09 Y 01 SUZUKI GRAND-VITARA 5,067 673 2,900 385 2.0 TD 05DR RH/1293A/09 Y 06 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 12,257 1,630 7,155 951 RH/1297A/09 Y 06 NISSAN NAVARA 24,919 3,314 16,756 2,228 RH/1307A/09 Y 96 REIMO MOTORCARAVAN 12,000 1,596 8,750 1,163 RH/1319A/09 Y 02 BENIMAR MOTORCARAVAN 30,000 3,990 380 50 EUROPE 6000 RH/1330A/09 Y 03 MITSUBISHI L200 D/CAB TD 12,875 1,712 8,500 1,130 ANIMAL RH/1352A/09 Y 05 MITSUBISHI L200 D/CAB TD 17,631 2,344 12,000 1,596 WARRIOR 04DR RH/1358A/09 Y 05 FORD TRANSIT 280 2.4 10,447 1,389 6,333 842 LWB RH/1365A/09 Y 08 TOYOTA HILUX 3.0 D4D 28,463 3,785 23,750 3,158 C/CAB HL3 4DR RH/1373A/09 Y 07 NISSAN NAVARA 2.5 28,124 3,740 15,500 2,061 AVENTURA RH/1378A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA HILUX 3.0 D4D 21,707 2,887 12,000 1,596 D/CAB RH/1386A/09 N 00 IVECO FORD EUROTECH 5DR 16,461 2,189 0 0 RH/1399A/09 Y 06 NISSAN NAVARA 25,304 3,365 15,400 2,048 OUTLAW DCI 2.5 RH/1417A/09 Y 05 MITSUBISHI L200 D/CAB TD 15,896 2,114 13,500 1,795 4LIFE RH/1442A/09 Y 92 AUTOSLEEPER MOTORCARAVAN 9,000 1,197 5,000 665 RECRO 3DR RH/1455A/09 Y 98 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORHOME 7,500 997 5,000 665 RH/1463A/09 Y 02 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.7 TD/DTI 3,095 411 2,300 305 LS RH/1477A/09 Y 90 TALBOT MOTORCARAVAN 8,500 1,130 5,000 665 HIGHWAYMAN XPRESS RH/1499A/09 Y 08 NISSAN NAVARA LONG 25,432 3,382 22,400 2,979 WAY DOWN RH/1506A/09 N 02 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT 9,038 1,202 0 0 TD ANIMAL RH/1538A/09 Y 89 NISSAN MOTORCARAVAN 6,000 798 4,000 532 D21 RH/1543A/09 Y 87 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCARAVAN 4,000 532 3,000 399 CARAVELLE CL

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RH/1558A/09 Y 98 AURTOCRUISE MOTORCARAVAN 17,000 2,261 13,000 1,729 STARLIFE RH/1566A/09 Y 07 MITSUBISHI L 200 DID D/CAB 37,952 5,047 18,000 2,394 DIAMOND 165BHP RH/1579A/09 Y 86 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCARAVAN 2,500 332 2,000 266 TRANSPORTER LHD RH/1605A/09 N 04 NISSAN NAVARA 2.5 DI 10,155 1,350 0 0 4WD RH/1617A/09 Y 07 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT 27,448 3,650 15,000 1,995 2.5 TD RH/1619A/09 Y 05 MAZDA B2500 D/CAB 12,110 1,610 9,000 1,197 RH/1621A/09 Y 04 CHRYSLER JEEP GRAND 13,405 1,782 10,000 1,330 CHEROKEE CRD RH/1622A/09 Y 86 BEDFORD MOTORCARAVAN 2,500 332 1,800 239 RASCAL 99 RH/1652A/09 N 99 FORD TRANSIT 7,500 997 0 0 CAMPER RH/1682A/09 Y 94 HERALD MOTORCARAVAN 15,489 2,060 12,500 1,662 RH/1731A/09 Y 00 FIAT MOTORCARAVAN 10,000 1,330 8,000 1,064 DUCATO RH/1780A/09 Y 07 TOYOTA HILUX 3.0 D4D 23,879 3,175 17,000 2,261 D/CAB VIGO RH/1786A/09 Y 06 MITSUBISHI L 200 DID D/CAB 19,351 2,573 14,000 1,862 RH/1793A/09 Y 06 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT 17,543 2,333 10,500 1,396 2.5 EQUIPE RH/1806A/09 Y 98 GMC SIERRA C1500 5,500 731 4,000 532 LHD 2DR A RH/1811A/09 N 90 DETHLEFFS MOTORCARAVAN 6,000 798 0 0 LHD RH/1830A/09 Y 05 TOYOTA HILUX 3.0 D4D 16,317 2,170 14,500 1,928 VIGO D/CAB RH/0027A/10 N 08 NISSAN NAVARA LONG 22,893 3,044 0 0 WAY RH/0047A/10 Y 08 NISSAN NAVARA DCI 19,227 2,557 17,000 2,261 TREK RH/0050A/10 Y 94 IVECO MOTORCARAVAN 5,000 665 3,500 465 TURBO DAILY RH/0140A/10 Y 05 MITSUBISHI L200 D/CAB TD 17,808 2,368 9,600 1,276 WARRIOR RH/0148A/10 Y 03 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 2.0 5,756 765 3,000 399 TD SWB RH/0174A/10 Y 10 TOYOTA HILUX 3.0 D4D 39,858 5,301 33,341 4,434 D/CAB INVINCIBL RH/0176A/10 Y 05 HYMER MOTORCARAVAN 39,000 5,187 35,000 4,655 EXSIS LHD RH/0195A/10 Y 02 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT 7,065 939 5,000 665 2.5 EQUIPE RH/0196A/10 Y 97 LDV MOTORCARAVAN 5,000 665 2,500 332 400 CONVOY RH/0261A/10 Y 05 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT 13,992 1,860 8,800 1,170 2.5 EQUIPPE RH/0275A/10 Y 92 SWIFT MOTORCRAVAN 7,000 931 5,600 744 520 GXL RH/0364A/10 Y 03 NISSAN TERRANO 2.7 TD 8,056 1,071 5,000 665 RH/0369A/10 Y 05 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT 13,688 1,820 7,500 997 2.5 CLASSIC RH/0413A/10 Y 05 NISSAN TERRANO TD SE 12,039 1,601 3,870 514 SWB RH/0421A/10 N 90 AUTOTRAIL MOTORCARAVAN 8,000 1,064 0 0 CHEROKEE RH/0546A/10 Y 03 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT 8,819 1,172 5,000 665 2.5 EQUIPPE RH/0556A/10 Y 06 FORD FIESTA 1.4 TDCI3 5,432 722 4,000 532

1130 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Michael Noonan.]

APPEAL NO OUTCOME YR IND MAKE MODEL ORIGINAL VRT REVISED REVISED OMSP OMSP VRT

RH/0572A/10 N 10 ISUZU RODEO DENVER 31,668 4,211 0 0 MAX 4DR RH/0589A/10 Y 98 LDV MOTORCARAVAN 6,500 864 5,000 665 400 CONVOY LWB RH/0594A/10 Y 89 VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCARAVAN 3,500 465 2,500 332 LT 3 RH/0631A/10 Y 07 FIAT DUCATO 33 LWB 14,928 1,985 9,400 1,250 RH/0664A/10 Y 05 NISSAN TERRANO TD SE 11,058 1,470 6,172 820 SWB RH/0687A/10 N 10 TOYOTA HILUX 2.5 D4D 31,127 4,139 0 0 D/CAB RH/0710A/10 N 04 NISSAN TERRANO 2.7 TD 3,757 499 0 0 RH/0718A/10 Y 08 TOYOTA HILUX 3.0 D4D 26,090 3,469 19,851 2,640 D/CAB RH/0755A/10 Y 90 LAND ROVER 90 4C SE DT 2,612 347 1,250 166 RH/0806A/10 Y 06 FORD RANGER 2.5 TDCI 18,569 2,469 9,250 1,230 THUNDER RH/0020A/11 Y 97 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN 3,250 432 2,250 50 RH/0048A/11 Y 05 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT 11,141 1,481 9,800 1,303 2.5 CLASSIC RH/0068A/11 N 05 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 3.2 DID 8,127 1,080 0 0 ELEGANCE RH/0087A/11 Y 04 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V 9,289 1,235 9,000 1,197 RH/0088A/11 Y 99 MITSUBISHI PAJERO V 26 2.8 3,495 464 1,750 232 RH/0117A/11 Y 07 FORD TRANSIT 200 11,626 1,546 11,626 50 CONNECT RH/0132A/11 Y 05 NISSAN D22 2.5 DI 4X4 11,845 1,575 7,310 972 RH/0135A/11 N 02 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.9D TDI 3,484 463 0 0 88BHP 3DR RH/0136A/11 Y 08 VAUXHALL ASTRA CLUB 7,466 992 7,466 50 CDTI 3DR RH/0152A/11 Y 95 RENAULT TRAFFIC T1100 6,000 798 4,800 638 RH/0153A/11 Y 06 RENAULT MASTER LM35 13,212 1,757 13,212 50 DCI LWB RH/0158A/11 N 11 SWIFT MOTORCARAVAN 45,000 5,985 0 0 686 ESCAPE RH/0159A/11 N 11 SWIFT MOTORCARAVAN 45,000 5,985 0 0 686 ESCAPE RH/0166A/11 N 11 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 38,542 5,126 0 0 LC3 D4D A 5DR RH/0176A/11 N 08 PEUGEOT 207 1.4HDI DT 8V 7,494 996 0 0 3DR RH/0212A/11 Y 87 FORD TRANSIT 190 3,000 399 1,500 199 RH/0231A/11 N 11 MERCEDES-BENZ VIANO 50,116 6,665 0 0 ANBIENTE LONG RH/0233A/11 Y 90 CITROEN MOTORCARAVAN 4,000 532 3,200 425 C25 RH/0258A/11 Y 06 VAUXHALL MOTORCARAVAN 11,400 2,394 6,575 1,380 MOVANO RH/0259A/11 N 01 VOLVO V70 2.4 XC 3,016 401 0 0 RH/0278A/11 N 04 MITSUBISHI L200 D/CAB TD 5,558 739 0 0 WARRIOR 4DR RH/0305A/11 Y 11 ADRIA MOTORCARAVAN 47,500 6,317 45,000 5,985 RH/0321A/11 Y 10 KNAUS MOTORCARAVAN 65,000 8,645 60,000 7,980 700 G RH/0322A/11 Y 11 DETHLEFFS WHITE MAGIC 85,000 11,305 80,000 10,640 LOW PROFILE RH/0329A/11 Y 11 VAUXHALL ASTRA CLUB 18,130 2,411 18,130 50 CDTI RH/0343A/11 N 04 MITSUBISHI L200 D/CAB TD 5,613 746 0 0 WARRIOR

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APPEAL NO OUTCOME YR IND MAKE MODEL ORIGINAL VRT REVISED REVISED OMSP OMSP VRT

RH/0355A/11 N 02 LAND ROVER FREELANDER 2.0 4,550 605 0 0 TD4 GS RH/0359A/11 N 81 AUSTIN MORRIS MINI 95 3,250 432 0 0 RH/0397A/11 N 90 AUTOHOMES MOTORCARAVAN 6,000 798 0 0 CAMELOT RH/0422A/11 Y 11 DETHLEFFS GLOBRBUS T14 62,000 8,246 57,500 7,647 LOW PROFILE RH/0423A/11 Y 05 BURSTNER MOTORCARAVAN 45,000 5,985 35,000 4,655 A747 RH/0437A/11 N 00 AUTOSLEEPER MOTORCARAVAN 19,000 2,527 0 0 SYNBOL RH/0532A/11 Y 11 LMC MOTORCARAVAN 56,000 7,448 42,305 5,626 LIBERTY RH/0570A/11 Y 00 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 313/35 10,000 1,330 5,000 665 CDI RH/0588A/11 Y 00 MITSUBISHI L300 10,625 1,413 3,722 495 RH/0680A/11 Y 04 TOYOTA HI ACE D4D LWB 7,000 931 5,000 665 RH/0700A/11 Y 95 MAZDA MOTORCARAVAN 6,000 798 4,000 532 BONGO RH/0701A/11 Y 06 BMW X5 3.0D E53 LE 20,606 2,740 13,000 1,729 MANS BLUE RH/0768A/11 N 08 ELDDIS MOTORCARAVAN 28,704 3,817 0 0 AUTOQUEST 115 RH/0791A/11 Y 11 NISSAN INTERSTAR 2.5 35,020 4,657 25,500 3,391 LM 120 RH/0866A/11 N 11 HYMER MOTORCARAVAN 73,000 9,709 0 0 T654 CL

National Pensions Reserve Fund 68. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money currently held in the National Pensions Reserve Fund; if he will provide an appropriate chart showing the pattern of changes in the value of the fund since 1 January 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4456/12]

Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan): I am informed by the National Treasury Management Agency, as Manager of the National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF), that the provisional total value of the Fund was €14.5 billion at 31 December 2011, comprising the Discretionary Portfolio of €5.4 billion and the Directed Portfolio currently held at €9.1 billion pending completion of an independent valuation review of the Fund’s investments in Allied Irish Banks. Quoted investments in the Discretionary Portfolio were valued at close of business on 31 December 2011 and investments in indirect investment vehicles were based on the most recently available valuations as at that date. Final year-end valuations in respect of the Dis- cretionary Portfolio and the Directed Portfolio will be provided in the NPRF Commission’s Annual Report for 2011 which is expected to be published in the middle of 2012. At 31 December 2010 the total value of the Fund was €22.7 billion, comprising the Discretionary Portfolio of €15.1 billion and the Directed Portfolio of €7.6 billion. At 31 December 2009 the total value of the Fund was €22.3 billion, comprising the Dis- cretionary Portfolio of €15.3 billion and the Directed Portfolio of €7.0 billion. 2009 was the first year in which investments were made under the direction of the Minister for Finance in securities issued by Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Banks. At 31 December 2008 the total value of the Fund was €16.1 billion. At 31 December 2007 the total value of the Fund was €21.1 billion. At 31 December 2006 the total value of the Fund was €18.9 billion. 1132 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

Budget Deficits 69. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline in tabular form the annual budget deficit for each year since 1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4465/12]

Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan): The Exchequer balance for each of the years 1995-2011 is set out in Table 1. The 1995-2009 figures are taken from the September 2011 Budgetary and Economic Statistics publication. The 2010 figure is from the 2010 Finance Accounts. The 2011 figure is taken from the end-December 2011 Exchequer Statement. As the figures show, in seven of the seventeen years covered, the Exchequer Account was actually in surplus as opposed to deficit.

Table 1: Exchequer Balance 1995-2011

Year

1995 -0.80 1996 -0.55 1997 -0.30 1998 0.95 1999 1.51 2000 3.18 2001 0.65 2002 0.09 2003 -0.98 2004 0.03 2005 -0.50 2006 2.26 2007 -1.62 2008 -12.71 2009 -24.64 2010 -18.74 2011 -24.92

The General Government balance for each of the years 1995-2011 is presented in Table 2. For the years 1995-2006, the figures are taken from the website of the Central Statistics Office. For the years 2007-2010, the figures are taken from the November 2011 Maastricht Statistical Returns to Eurostat. For 2011, the figure is the estimated outturn as per Budget 2012. As the figures show, in ten of the seventeen years covered, a General Government surplus was recorded. The Deputy should be aware that the 2010 General Government deficit of €48.84 billion includes the full €30.85 billion in Promissory Notes committed to Anglo Irish Bank, Irish Nationwide Building Society and Educational Building Society. The 2010 Exchequer balance was not affected by these Promissory Notes.

Table 2: General Government Balance 1995-2011

Year General Government Balance General Government Balance € billions % of GDP

1995 -1.09 -2.0 1996 -0.06 -0.1

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Year General Government Balance General Government Balance € billions % of GDP

1997 0.76 1.1 1998 1.86 2.4 1999 2.46 2.7 2000 4.99 4.7 2001 1.05 0.9 2002 -0.46 -0.4 2003 0.56 0.4 2004 2.07 1.4 2005 2.66 1.6 2006 5.13 2.9 2007 0.12 0.1 2008 -13.21 -7.3 2009 -22.79 -14.2 2010 -48.84 -31.3 2011 -15.62 -10.1

Bank Guarantee Scheme 70. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 17 January 2012, if he will provide this information for covered banks only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4466/12]

Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan): The following table provides a breakdown of Irish resident private sector deposits held in the resident offices of credit institutions covered by the ELG scheme between January 2003 and November 2011. I have been advised by the Central Bank of Ireland that due to legislation covering confidential statistical information, the publishing of the requested level of dis-aggregation by product category is not possible at this time.

Total Private Sector Households Non-financial Insurance corporations Corps/Pension Funds and OFIs

31 Jan 2003 66,901 37,090 17,339 12,472 28 Feb 2003 68,781 37,664 17,884 13,233 31 Mar 2003 68,731 37,819 17,550 13,362 30 Apr 2003 69,739 38,228 17,753 13,758 30 May 2003 69,890 38,761 17,734 13,395 30 Jun 2003 70,788 39,059 18,214 13,516 31 Jul 2003 71,133 39,206 18,461 13,466 29 Aug 2003 72,168 39,696 18,953 13,518 30 Sep 2003 73,076 40,007 19,029 14,039 31 Oct 2003 74,010 40,331 19,864 13,815 28 Nov 2003 73,136 40,684 19,017 13,435 31 Dec 2003 75,601 41,051 20,073 14,477 30 Jan 2004 74,784 41,570 19,116 14,097 27 Feb 2004 76,456 42,963 19,088 14,405 31 Mar 2004 76,001 42,820 19,177 14,004

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[Deputy Michael Noonan.] Total Private Sector Households Non-financial Insurance corporations Corps/Pension Funds and OFIs

30 Apr 2004 77,655 43,732 20,009 13,914 31 May 2004 78,911 44,157 20,108 14,646 30 Jun 2004 80,285 44,587 20,621 15,077 30 Jul 2004 81,724 45,777 21,454 14,493 31 Aug 2004 81,486 45,787 21,524 14,174 30 Sep 2004 82,007 45,391 21,695 14,921 29 Oct 2004 83,846 45,079 22,585 16,182 30 Nov 2004 82,958 44,716 22,087 16,155 31 Dec 2004 87,017 45,976 23,697 17,344 31 Jan 2005 86,424 45,949 23,268 17,206 28 Feb 2005 86,591 46,436 23,292 16,863 31 Mar 2005 86,589 46,825 22,707 17,057 29 Apr 2005 88,108 47,718 22,803 17,587 31 May 2005 89,846 48,148 23,472 18,227 30 Jun 2005 91,419 49,054 24,170 18,195 29 Jul 2005 92,507 49,952 25,088 17,467 31 Aug 2005 93,830 50,536 25,134 18,160 30 Sep 2005 94,511 51,155 24,955 18,401 28 Oct 2005 96,526 52,156 25,925 18,445 30 Nov 2005 95,902 51,677 25,633 18,592 30 Dec 2005 101,777 53,924 28,448 19,406 31 Jan 2006 99,709 53,325 26,753 19,631 28 Feb 2006 100,146 53,747 26,401 19,997 31 Mar 2006 101,581 54,487 27,297 19,798 28 Apr 2006 103,477 55,478 28,107 19,892 31 May 2006 103,668 55,119 28,048 20,501 30 Jun 2006 107,148 56,522 29,408 21,219 31 Jul 2006 108,509 57,523 29,900 21,086 31 Aug 2006 110,763 58,850 30,483 21,429 29 Sep 2006 112,360 60,005 30,581 21,774 31 Oct 2006 114,560 60,631 31,378 22,550 30 Nov 2006 112,442 59,545 30,974 21,923 29 Dec 2006 115,825 61,432 32,168 22,225 31 Jan 2007 115,811 61,358 31,417 23,037 28 Feb 2007 115,302 61,774 30,837 22,691 30 Mar 2007 116,501 62,885 30,907 22,709 30 Apr 2007 118,236 63,746 31,725 22,766 31 May 2007 118,515 64,362 31,240 22,913 29 Jun 2007 119,479 64,963 31,255 23,261 31 Jul 2007 121,149 65,443 31,456 24,250 31 Aug 2007 121,306 66,332 32,094 22,880 28 Sep 2007 122,471 67,170 32,479 22,821 31 Oct 2007 122,875 67,464 31,334 24,077 30 Nov 2007 121,144 67,362 30,009 23,773 31 Dec 2007 124,172 68,288 31,661 24,223 31 Jan 2008 123,454 68,495 30,256 24,703

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Total Private Sector Households Non-financial Insurance corporations Corps/Pension Funds and OFIs

29 Feb 2008 122,961 68,717 29,294 24,950 31 Mar 2008 124,763 68,879 29,772 26,113 30 Apr 2008 123,950 69,122 29,799 25,029 30 May 2008 124,098 69,587 30,156 24,355 30 Jun 2008 125,989 69,542 30,281 26,165 31 Jul 2008 125,621 69,625 29,628 26,367 29 Aug 2008 126,235 70,212 29,306 26,718 30 Sep 2008 130,216 68,709 28,557 32,950 31 Oct 2008 131,356 70,900 31,814 28,642 28 Nov 2008 130,259 70,307 30,648 29,304 31 Dec 2008 130,150 70,999 31,292 27,860 30 Jan 2009 126,404 70,582 30,331 25,491 27 Feb 2009 126,653 70,756 29,847 26,050 31 Mar 2009 125,715 70,460 28,577 26,678 30 Apr 2009 126,089 71,477 28,166 26,447 29 May 2009 126,832 71,609 28,299 26,925 30 Jun 2009 126,564 71,298 28,079 27,187 31 Jul 2009 127,630 71,688 28,650 27,292 31 Aug 2009 128,553 71,676 29,563 27,314 30 Sep 2009 130,447 71,517 29,066 29,864 30 Oct 2009 132,640 72,034 29,659 30,947 30 Nov 2009 132,167 71,784 29,030 31,353 31 Dec 2009 132,363 72,338 28,717 31,308 29 Jan 2010 131,741 72,541 28,749 30,450 26 Feb 2010 131,477 72,500 27,846 31,131 31 Mar 2010 129,548 71,773 27,047 30,728 30 Apr 2010 129,158 72,125 26,645 30,388 31 May 2010 129,090 71,660 26,645 30,784 30 Jun 2010 128,518 70,506 27,407 30,606 30 Jul 2010 127,966 70,755 26,599 30,612 31 Aug 2010 127,194 70,095 26,776 30,323 30 Sep 2010 124,689 69,951 25,871 28,867 29 Oct 2010 124,950 69,854 25,978 29,117 30 Nov 2010 117,015 67,041 24,064 25,909 31 Dec 2010 113,670 66,732 23,938 23,001 31 Jan 2011 111,863 65,747 23,578 22,538 28 Feb 2011 108,618 64,710 23,008 20,900 31 Mar 2011 106,309 63,854 21,749 20,706 29 Apr 2011 108,235 63,821 21,558 22,855 31 May 2011 107,482 62,930 21,602 22,950 30 Jun 2011 103,548 62,822 21,234 19,492 29 Jul 2011 102,575 62,439 21,169 18,967 31 Aug 2011 102,233 61,955 21,400 18,878 30 Sep 2011 102,100 62,493 20,810 18,797 28 Oct 2011 101,845 62,800 21,638 17,407 30 Nov 2011 101,437 62,030 21,370 18,037

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FÁS Training Programmes 71. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the practical arrangements in place to assist unemployed workers from the construction industry to get back into new training courses where they are told that while they may have an excellent track record of work in their particular field for a long number of years because they have no formal certificates they are not eligible to go on many of the new training courses because of the lack of previous formal educational certificates; if he will give practical instructions to assist persons caught in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4419/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills (Deputy Ciarán Cannon): I understand from FÁS that it is not appropriate to change the entry profile for these type of courses because the nature of the course is built on the learner having prior knowledge as ultimately the graduates from these programmes will work for ordinary house holders and occupants/owners of commercial enterprises. FÁS must be able to stand over the quality of the training that these graduates receive in the context of standards of competence/prior qualifications for safety around, for example, plumbing and live electrical systems and panels. This prior competence needs to be transparent in the form of a recognised qualification. In that regard recognition of prior learning is a possible option. If the learner was registered with FÁS or ANCO then application should be made to FÁS for recognition of prior learning. However, if the learner was never registered with FÁS then application to FETAC for award determination should be made. In relation to the formal recognition of trade related work experience of the person in question FAS have informed me that those with trade related work experience can validate their competence through the apprenticeship system. To avail of this the person must: 1. Register as an apprentice with a FÁS approved employer; 2. Submit a portfolio of evidence and application for Phase exemptions. No applicant will be awarded a full exemption and all applicants will be required to undertake a minimum of phases 6 and 7.

Schools Building Projects 72. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a project (details supplied) will be advanced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4199/12]

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn): The brief and schedule of accommodation for the school building project referred to by the Deputy has been completed. The next phase of the process for the appointment of a design team will be the publication of invitations to tender on the Governments e-tenders website. Officials from my Department will contact the school authority when the tendering process is about to commence. The current position of all projects on the school building programme, including this project may be viewed on my Department’s website at www.education.ie. Details in relation to projects are updated regularly during the year.

School Enrolments 73. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the advice he will offer to parents of children about to reach school-going age in an area (details supplied) which seems to fall outside the catchment area for local schools, if he has any role in asking schools to re- examine their catchment areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4215/12]

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn): The question of enrolment in individual schools is the responsibility of the managerial authority of those schools. My Depart- ment’s main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all

1137 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers pupils seeking places. In this regard, the Government’s Medium Term Infrastructure and Capi- tal Investment Framework, which was published on 10th November 2011, sets out the demographic challenge facing the education system in the coming years. In view of the need to ensure that every child has access to a school place, the delivery of major school projects and smaller projects devolved to schools to meet the demographic demands nationally, as well as the demands in the area to which the Deputy refers, will be the main focus for capital investment in schools in the coming years. I have previously committed to publishing shortly a five year plan outlining the school building projects to be constructed in that time. It is the responsibility of individual managerial authorities of schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998. In this regard a board of management may find it necessary to restrict enrolment to children from a particular area or a particular age group or, occasionally, on the basis of some other criterion. This selection process and the enrolment policy on which it is based must be non-discriminatory and must be applied fairly in respect of all applicants. Section 29 of the Education Act 1998, provides parents with an appeal process where a board of management of a school or a person acting on behalf of the Board refuses enrolment to a student. Where a school refuses to enrol a pupil, the school is obliged to inform parents of their right under Section 29 of the Education Act 1998 to appeal that decision to either the relevant Vocational Education Committee or to the Secretary General of my Department. The National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) is the statutory agency which can assist parents who are experiencing difficulty in securing a school place for their child. The Board can be contacted at National Educational Welfare Board, National Headquarters, 16-22 Green Street, Dublin 7 or by telephone at 01-8738700.

Modern Language Teaching 74. Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the stated ambition to develop new markets for Irish exporters in the BRIC countries, if he will advise on the number of secondary schools that offer Portuguese, Russian and Chinese to leaving certificate level; the number of third level institutes that offer these languages; the number of students currently taking courses in each one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4222/12]

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn): There are a range of foreign languages available on the curriculum in schools -- French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese and Arabic. Chinese and Portuguese are not on the curriculum. A Post Primary Languages Initiative has been in place since 2000 with the objective of diversifying language provision in schools, focusing particularly on Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Russian. 81% of second level pupils study three languages, Irish, English and a continental language, to completion of upper second level, and over 70% of schools offer two foreign languages or more. Russian is offered as a curricular language as part of the Post-Primary languages initiative. It is offered in 20 schools and 625 students are currently studying Russian. The State Examinations Commission also provides examinations in a range of “non-curricular EU languages”, including Portuguese. Students at third level have access to a wide range of foreign language courses that can be taken as core subjects or in combination with a range of other disciplines. Details of Portuguese, Russian and Chinese language programmes which are offered in the third level institutions are available on the Qualifax website www.qualifax.ie. There are no statistics available to my

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[Deputy Ruairí Quinn.] Department regarding the numbers of students studying those languages in third level institutions.

State Examinations 75. Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the numbers of students that have sat leaving certificate higher level, maths, physics, chemistry, biology and applied maths in the years 2006 to 2011 in tabular form, if he can provide details of those who achieved a minimum grade of C3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4223/12]

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn): The information requested by the Deputy is set out in tabular form. It will be seen that participation in Physics has declined, but a greater proportion are taking the subject at higher level than heretofore. Chemistry and Applied Maths have shown modest increases. Biology has expanded rapidly, allied with an increase in the proportion taking the subject at higher level. Participation in higher level Mathematics has declined from a high of 18.9% in 2005 to 15.8% in 2011. In all subjects other than Mathematics, participation is pre- dominantly at the higher level. Across all subjects, students who choose higher level generally score well, with 70-81% gaining at least a grade C3 at higher level. A major programme of reform under Project Maths began in all second level schools in September 2010, building on the experience of 24 project schools which started the initiative in 2008. Project Maths is designed to encourage better understanding of mathematics, to reinforce its practical relevance to everyday life, and to ensure better curriculum continuity across the system. A key objective is to improve grades in Maths and to encourage more students to take the subject at higher level. It has also been agreed to provide 25 bonus CAO points for all candidates who score Grade D3 or above for higher level Maths in the Leaving Cert from 2012. This should incentivise more students to continue with higher level. It is hoped that the bonus points for Maths and the new project maths syllabus, alongside the Government’s Literacy and Numeracy plan, published in July last will improve students’ grasp and grades in Mathematics. The Literacy and Numeracy Plan provides for an increase in the amount of time spent teaching maths in primary schools, by 70 minutes per week as well as a range of other measures to promote improved performance in this area. In regard to science, where students perform above the international average in PISA, I expect to receive revised syllabuses for Leaving Certificate Physics, Chemistry and Biology from the NCCA later this year. A key objective of the revisions is to strengthen the emphasis on investigative approaches and practical assessment. This is seen as important in encouraging more students to study the physical sciences in senior cycle.

Higher Level Leaving Certificate Participation in Science and Maths

Year: 2006

Total candidates: 50,955

Physics Chemistry Biology Phys+Chem Maths Applied combined Maths

Total taking subject 7,335 7,071 24,885 582 49,234 1,323 Nos taking higher level 5,200 5,712 17,048 458 9,018 1,245 per subject

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Physics Chemistry Biology Phys+Chem Maths Applied combined Maths

Higher level participation 70.9% 80.8% 68.5% 78.7% 18.3% 94.1% per subject % scoring at least C3 70.5 75.6 71.6 64.1 82.2 78.6 higher

Year: 2007

Total candidates: 50,870

Physics Chemistry Biology Phys+Chem Maths Applied combined Maths

Total taking subject 7,251 6,926 25,791 538 49,043 1,305 Nos taking higher level 5,223 5,729 17,521 392 8,388 1,222 per subject Higher level participation 72.0% 82.7% 67.9% 72.9% 17.1% 93.6% per subject % scoring at least C3 72.2 78.8 71.7 74.2 80.1 78.8 higher

Year: 2008

Total candidates: 52,144

Physics Chemistry Biology Phys+Chem Maths Applied combined Maths

Total taking subject 7,112 7,114 26,607 598 50,116 1,395 Nos taking higher level 4,929 5,904 18,323 454 8,510 1,288 per subject Higher level participation 69.3% 83.0% 68.9% 75.9% 17.0% 92.3% per subject % scoring at least C3 70.8 78.7 71.5 72.8 77.8 77.9 higher

Year: 2009

Total candidates: 54,196

Physics Chemistry Biology Phys+Chem Maths Applied combined Maths

Total taking subject 6,923 7,403 28,100 519 51,902 1,446 Nos taking higher level 4,693 6,037 20,101 408 8,420 1,333 per subject Higher level participation 67.8% 81.5% 71.5% 78.6% 16.2% 92.2% per subject % scoring at least C3 at 72.9 77.5 70.1 69.8 80.6 78.2 higher

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[Deputy Ruairí Quinn.]

Year: 2010

Total candidates: 54,481

Physics Chemistry Biology Phys+Chem Maths Applied combined Maths

Total taking subject 6,745 7,548 29,249 425 52,290 1,329 Nos taking higher level 4,877 6,298 20,971 355 8,390 1,213 per subject Higher level participation 72.3% 83.4% 71.7% 83.5% 16.0% 91.3% per subject % scoring at least C3 73.3 75.3 70.6 67.3 77.7 80.2 higher

Year: 2011

Total candidates: 54,341

Physics Chemistry Biology Phys+Chem Maths Applied combined Maths

Total taking subject 6,516 7,677 30,349 472 51,991 1,427 Nos taking higher level 4,782 6,272 22,677 379 8,237 1,274 per subject Higher level participation 73.4% 81.7% 74.7% 80.3% 15.8% 89.3% per subject % scoring at least C3 72.9 76 70.2 71.7 80.8 78.4 higher

School Staffing 76. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of all-girl primary schools which will be affected by the reduction in learning support provision to four hours per mainstream teacher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4227/12]

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn): I wish to advise the Deputy that the revised arrangements, which will update schools’ General Allocation Model (GAM) allocations, based on the number of class teaching posts in schools for the previous year, reflect existing arrangements whereby differing pupil teacher ratios are applied under the GAM in relation to boys, girls and mixed schools in order to account for differentials of prevalence of learning difficulty between boys and girls. The ratios which had previously applied are set out in my Departments Circular SP ED 02/05, which is available on www.education.ie. There are no plans to reduce the overall number of learning support/resource teachers provided to schools under the General Allocation Model (GAM). GAM allocations for primary schools will be updated from September 2012, through a redistribution of the existing GAM learning support resources, based on the number of classroom teaching posts in each school in the previous school year, which are themselves based on the preceding years enrolments. The rationale for applying differing ratios for boys and girls schools is based on international literature on the incidence of disability as well as international and national surveys of literacy and numeracy which indicate that there is a greater incidence of disability/learning difficulty in boys than girls. 1141 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

The NCSE Report on the Implementation of the Education for Persons with Special Edu- cational Needs Act, of 2006, also examined a range of sources to establish prevalence rates, including national databases, local and international studies and expert estimates, which indicated significantly higher rates of Mild General Learning Difficulty and Specific Learning Dis- ability prevailing in boys, in comparison to girls. The revised arrangements will apply to all of the all girls primary schools from September 2012 and the actual allocation which will be made for each school will be based on the based on the number of classroom teaching posts in each school in the previous school year.

Schools Building Projects 77. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills when building work will commence for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 which is facing into 16 years in prefabricated accommodation. [4233/12]

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn): As I outlined to the Deputy last week, my Department is currently in the process of acquiring a site for the school to which she refers. An application for planning permission forms part of the site acquisition process. A design for the school was discussed with the school authority and following those discussions a revised school design is currently being finalised.

School Transport 78. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to school transport if he will outline the eligibility criteria and definition of remote area grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4238/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills (Deputy Ciarán Cannon): Under the terms of my Department’s Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kilometres from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Parents of eligible primary children for whom no service is available may apply for a Remote Area Grant towards the cost of private transport arrangements. This grant is payable annually at a fixed daily rate to each eligible family. A similar grant is available at post-primary level.

Teacher Assessment 79. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a system in which teachers are assessed on their performance in view of the fact that many parents continue to pay large sums of money for grinds for children who wish to succeed but because of having a poor class teacher are unable to do so; and the person who is answerable for these inadequacies. [4245/12]

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn): The issue of quality of teaching within a school falls within the remit of the board of management and principal of that school. It is the duty of the board to provide, or cause to be provided, an appropriate education for all students attending the school. In September 2009 my Department issued circulars 59/2009 and 60/2009. These circulars provide a framework for schools to manage underperformance and conduct issues.

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[Deputy Ruairí Quinn.]

In relation to professional competence the procedures recognise that, in the first instance, it is the responsibility of each teacher to maintain appropriate standards and address any professional competence issues he or she may experience. It is also accepted that a significant majority of teachers discharge their duties competently and efficiently, and that the procedures for addressing professional competence issues are aimed at a minority within the profession. The procedures also note that these issues may be of a transient or short-term duration. Where a parental complaint raises an issue of professional competence the parent will be advised that these procedures have been invoked and the outcome of the process.

School Accommodation 80. Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for additional accommodation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4248/12]

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn): My Department is currently considering the application referred to by the Deputy and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority as soon as this process has been completed.

Departmental Bodies 81. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list the members of the new schools establishment group; the way they were appointed; their expert qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4276/12]

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn): Last year I put in place revised procedures and criteria for the establishment of new schools. I also announced as part of the new procedures that an independent review body, the New Schools Establishment Group, would report to me on the proposed patronage arrangements for the new schools following a detailed analysis by my Department of the applications from prospective patrons. Full details of the new procedures and arrangements regarding new schools are available on my Depart- ment’s website. The New Schools Establishment Group is chaired by Dr. Séamus McGuinness who is retired senior lecturer in the Education Department at Trinity College Dublin. The Group also includes Ms. Sylda Langford who is retired Director of the Office of the Minister for Children and also Professor Seán Ó Riain of the Sociology Department of NUI Maynooth.

Schools Building Projects 82. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the delivery of the phased secondary school at Lusk, County Dublin, will also include physical education or a general purpose hall; the size of the amenity hall; the approximate date of its delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4304/12]

83. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the work he proposes to undertake in conjunction with Fingal County Council with regard to the Fingal schools model at the planned Lusk secondary school, County Dublin; when that proposal will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4305/12]

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn): I propose to take Questions Nos. 82 and 83 together.

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The new second level school for Lusk is one of 20 new schools, announced by the Minister in June 2011, to be established in the next 6 years. It will be a post primary school for 1000 pupils and it is anticipated that the first intake of pupils will be in September 2013. The construction of the new school will be delivered in phases. The first phase of accommodation will be capable of catering for a minimum of 350 pupils and comprise of circa 2,400m2. Along with general classroom accommodation, phase one will include specialist accommodation such as music/drama area, business/computer room, science laboratory, art/craft room, home economics, technical graphics and construction studies/engineering/technology rooms. Phase two of the building project will provide over 7000 additional square metres of accommodation to cater for the full projected enrolment of 1000 students. The brief for this phase of the development will include general classrooms, specialist rooms, a Special Educational Needs Unit and ancillary accommodation. The brief will also provide for a PE Hall and, subject to the provision of funding by Fingal County Council, an enhanced Community Facility. The combined PE Hall and Community Facility will comprise just over 2000 square metres of the accommodation to be provided in this phase. It is anticipated that phase two of the new school will be ready for occupation by students in September 2014.

Scoileanna Gaeltachta 84. D’fhiafraigh Joe Higgins den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cénfáth go bhfuil ardú de sheachtar dalta, ó 76 go 83 áéileamh do scoileanna ceithre oide sa Ghaeltacht i gcomparáid le scoileanna lasmuigh den nGaeltacht ina bhfuil ardú de bheirt áéileamh, ó 81 go 83 nuair a chuirtear san áireamh na deacrachtaí faoi leith sna scoileanna Gaeltachta leanaí amhúineadh trí Ghaeilge nach bhfuil an Ghaeilge go líofa acu go léir óntús. [4392/12]

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn): D’oibrigh scoileanna i gceantair Gaeltachta riamh anall an sceideal céanna foirne le scoileanna eile chun críche post mhúinteora ranga a chruthú ag an mbunleibhéal. Bhí sceideal beagánníos fabharaí i bhfeidhm chun ceadú do scoileanna Gaeltachta post a choimeád idir na Bandaí de cheathrar agus dáréag múinteoir ranga.Maidir leis an mbeart buiséadach chun líon na ndaltaí amhéadú a theastaíonn chun post mhúinteora ranga a fháil nó a choimeád i mbunscoil, caitheann sé sa chaoi chéanna leis na bunscoileanna go léir den mhéid seo, is cuma cén áit a bhfuil siad suite. Beidh feidhm ag tairseach níos ísle i gcás na scoileanna DEIS Banda 1 go léir, san áireamh iad siúdatá suite i gceantair Gaeltachta. Os rud é go n-oibríonn an sceideal foirne ar bhonn bandaí rollaithe, táthar ag súil go mbeidh an líon céanna múinteoirí ranga agus atá acu faoi láthair ag formhór na scoileanna beaga, san áireamh iad siúdatá suite i gceantair Gaeltachta, i MeánFómhair 2012. Tiocfaidh méadú ar mheánmhéid na ranganna sa líon sách beag de scoileanna a mbeidh tionchar ag an mbeart buiséadach orthu. Fiú tar éis na mbeart buiséadach, áfach, beidh meánmhéideanna níos fearr ranga acu i gcónaí ná mar a bheidh go tipiciuil ag scoileanna móra nó scoileanna de mhéid mheasartha. Ag uair seo an ghanntanais inár gcuid airgeadais phoiblí ní mórdúinn a chinntiú go n-úsáidtear na hacmhainní rí-luachmhara atá le fáil don chóras oideachais, ach go bhfuil siad teoranta, sa chaoi is fearr gur féidir.

School Staffing 85. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to address the concerns of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 10. [4437/12]

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Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn): I fully acknowledge that the reduction in resources to second level schools will be challenging for schools. However, the change must be seen in the context of the major challenges we have as a Government in trying to shelter public services to the greatest extent that we can in these exceptional times. The net impact on overall teacher numbers in our schools has been minimised to the greatest extent possible. Schools will have autonomy on how best to prioritise its available resources to meet its requirements in relation to guidance and the provision of an appropriate range of subjects to its students. Decisions on how this is done will be taken at school level and I am confident that schools will act in the best interest of students when determining precisely how to use the teaching resources available to them. I have also provided for the filling of 300 Assistant Princi- pal posts in second-level schools over the level originally planned. This will ensure that schools have sufficient management positions to ensure appropriate supports are available for all students. A key priority for me is to continue to prioritise and target available funding at schools with the most concentrated levels of educational disadvantage. All 195 second-level school in DEIS, including the school referred to by the Deputy, will be given targeted support by a more favourable staffing schedule of 18.25:1. This is a 0.75 point reduction compared to the existing PTR of 19:1 that applies in non-fee-paying second-level schools.

Redundancy Payments 86. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4438/12]

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn): A redundancy application from the person referred to by the Deputy was received by my Department on 9th September 2011. Applications are processed in date order of receipt and every effort is being made to process these applications as quickly as possible. Applications received in July 2011 are currently being processed. Extra resources have been assigned to the Redundancy Unit to ensure that Special Needs Assistants that have been made redundant will have their claims for payment processed as quickly as possible. My Department is also now prioritising the processing of redundancy applications from those SNAs who have not obtained alternative employment in a non-teaching capacity in primary, secondary or community/comprehensive schools in the current school year.

Schools Building Projects 87. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the need for a new permanent school building in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4440/12]

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn): The acquisition of a site for the school to which the Deputy refers has reached pre-contract stage and outline Planning Per- mission has been received. The Office of Public Works on behalf of the Department are engaged in pre-contract enquiries in relation to the special conditions within the contract. Due to commercial sensitivities, I am not in a position to comment on the matter any further. Once the site acquisition process is concluded, the proposed school building project will be considered in the context of the capital budget available to my Department for school buildings generally.

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The current status of all projects on the school building programme, including the school in question, may be viewed on my Department’s website at www.education.ie and this will be updated regularly throughout the year. The Government’s Medium Term Infrastructure and Capital Investment Framework, which was published on 10th November 2011, sets out the demographic challenge facing the education system in the coming years. In view of the need to ensure that every child has access to a school place, the delivery of major school projects and smaller projects devolved to schools to meet the demographic demands nationally as well as the demands in the area to which the Deputy refers, will be the main focus for capital investment in schools in the coming years. I have previously committed to publishing shortly a five year plan outlining the school building projects to be constructed in that time.

School Staffing 88. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding fee-paying schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4445/12]

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn): Teachers are allocated on the basis of a pupil teacher ratio of 20:1 in fee-paying schools. Under the recent budget measures this will increase to 21:1 with effect from September, 2012. The budget measures also provide for guidance to be managed in the future by all schools from within their standard staffing allocation. Schools will have autonomy on how best to prioritise its available resources to meet its requirements in relation to guidance and the provision of an appropriate range of subjects to its pupils. Decisions on how this is done are best determined at individual school level. I am confident that schools will act in the best interest of students when determining precisely how to use the teaching resources available to them. A key priority for me is to continue to prioritise and target available funding at schools with the most concentrated levels of educational disadvantage. All 195 second-level school in DEIS will be given targeted support by a more favourable staffing schedule of 18.25:1. This is a 0.75 point reduction compared to the existing PTR of 19:1 that applies in non-fee-paying second- level schools. In order to inform future policy on the potential extent and nature of Exchequer investment, including funding for teacher posts, in the fee-charging sector in future years the Department will conduct a specific analysis on tuition fee income available to schools in the sector and its utilisation.

89. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding staffing at a school (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4460/12]

90. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding staffing at a school (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4461/12]

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn): I propose to take Questions Nos. 89 and 90 together. The Statistics Section of my Department’s website contains extensive data at individual school level in county order. The most recent information available relates to the 2010/2011

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[Deputy Ruairí Quinn.] school year. Statistical information in respect of the current school year is currently being compiled in my Department and is due for publication in September 2012. The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to schools is published annually on my Depart- ment’s website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing schedules for the current school year and for the coming school year were published on my Department’s website in March and December 2011 respectively. My Department’s focus is on implementing the staffing arrangements for the coming school year and I do not propose to divert scarce staffing resources to deal with the individual type queries from the Deputy. My Department will be notifying schools in the coming weeks of the new staffing arrangements for 2012/13 school year.

Schools Building Projects 91. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills when approval will be given for a secondary school in an area (details supplied). [4462/12]

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn): As the Deputy will be aware, in June 2011, I announced that 20 new post-primary schools are to be established in the next six years across a number of locations to meet significantly increasing demographics in those areas. This announcement did not include a proposal to establish a new post-primary school in the area referred to by the Deputy. The Forward Planning Section of my Department will continue to analyse demographic trends to determine the level of additional school provision which will be required into the future. Overall school requirements in the area referred to by the Deputy will be fully considered in this context.

FÁS Training Programmes 92. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an information technology course (details supplied) is no longer offered at third level through FÁS programmes; if his attention has been drawn to the importance of this course and the benefits that accrue to students who participate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4463/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills (Deputy Ciarán Cannon): Micro- soft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): I understand that a Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) course is being piloted by three FÁS Centres with proposed commencement at end of January (Cork)/March (Galway)/April (Tallaght). Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE): To be certified on newer technologies, such as Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Windows Server 2008, or Microsoft SQL Server 2008, I am advised that the Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) is the appropriate certification to pursue. The Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) course offers more up to date certification than the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE). Included below is information, taken from the Microsoft Certification Website. The Certification being offered on the MCITP course is:

I. Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator — Exam 70-646.

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II. Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring — Exam 70-640.

III.Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuring — Exam 70-642.

School Accommodation 93. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in respect of the construction of three new classrooms at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4467/12]

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn): I wish to advise the Deputy that, in 2010, my Department sanctioned a grant of €260,000 to the school to which he refers for the provision of an Autistic Unit and a mainstream classroom. I understand that this building project has now been completed and that the grant has been drawn down in full. My Depart- ment considers that this level of accommodation should be sufficient to meet the school’s current accommodation needs.

Departmental Agencies 94. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the Revenue Commissioners has decided to remove the service of the National Council for the Blind of Ireland telephonists from its Westmeath-Offaly office based in Athlone; and if the decision will be reconsidered. [4193/12]

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Deputy Brendan Howlin): This is a matter primarily for my colleague the Minister for Finance. However, I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the telephonist service in Revenue’s Athlone office was provided on a temporary agency basis by the National Council for the Blind following the retirement of a Revenue employee in 2005. However, the telephone system for the Westmeath-Offaly district needed to be replaced as the older system could no longer provide the required business func- tionality and replacement parts were no longer available. The replacement system, which operates effectively in many Revenue office, enables the service to be provided without the need for an operator thereby resulting in significant cost savings.

Public Service Agreements 95. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Croke Park agreement prohibits the transfer of staff between local authorities apart from surplus staff; the terms in respect of the transfer of staff between local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4314/12]

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Deputy Brendan Howlin): The Public Service Agreement 2010-2014 provides for redeployment of staff within and across each sector of the Public Service including the local government sector. The Agreement sets out the detailed arrangements that apply. The Agreement provides that redeployment in the local government sector “will generally take precedence over recruitment (including fixed term employees), transfers and promotions except in circumstances where special skills are identified or where the post cannot otherwise be filled through redeployment arising from geographical or other constraints, or to meet essential manpower planning and business needs” (para 6.5.5, page 80 of the Agreement).

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County Enterprise Boards 96. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the county enterprise boards that are to be amalgamated as announced last December; the timeframe under which the proposed amalgamations are scheduled to take place; the detailed funding arrangements in place for county enterprise boards in 2012; the total savings expected to be realised from the amalgamation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3943/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): The issue of restructuring the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) is under consideration within my Depart- ment and various options have been considered. It is my intention, however, to ensure that any opportunity presented by CEB restructuring will not simply be about reducing or changing the numbers of CEBs in existence but will be used as an opportunity to fundamentally reform, streamline and revitalise the manner in which the State supports the valuable micro- enterprise sector. In particular, I want to ensure that State support is delivered in a cohesive manner and that there is a targeted local delivery of enterprise support, driven by a national enterprise policy, in a manner which eliminates overlap and duplication and which makes it easier for the end- user to access the necessary supports and services which can help the sustainability and growth of his/her business. Any savings to be made through any restructuring programme will only become known when the final details of the restructuring are agreed. An Exchequer allocation of funding for the CEBs is made each year under the Estimates process. The Capital allocation for 2012 is €15million as, notwithstanding the pressures on public sector finances, the Department has sought to maintain its provision of Exchequer Capi- tal funding for direct supports to CEB micro-enterprise clients (i.e. grants and their range of “soft supports” such as business advice, training and mentoring). Individual allocations of funding are made to each CEB by their CEB Central Coordination Unit (CCU), located within Enterprise Ireland, based on well-established criteria and are being finalised at this time. In addition, subject to additional funding becoming available during the course of the year, full consideration is given by the Department to make such funds available to the CEBs for their micro-enterprise support activities.

Proposed Legislation 97. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress made to date in updating the Industrial and Provident Societies Act; the progress made to date to enshrine the co-operative principles set out by the International Co-operative Alliance or ILO recommendation No. 193; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4400/12]

98. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions he is taking to recognise the 2012 international year of co-operatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4401/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 98 together. Last year, I secured the agreement of Government to draft legislation to ease the regulatory burden on co-operative societies and to make it easier to start up and run a co-operative as an alternative form of enterprise organisation. I hope to publish a Draft Bill during 2012 and I

1149 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers expect that the amendments I am proposing will make the co-operative model more attractive for those wishing to use it. By introducing these legislative changes for co-operatives, the Government is recognising the value of the co-operative business model to our economy, particularly at the present time. The primary objective of these legislative changes is to provide a regulatory environment that is supportive of the co-operative movement and of its capacity to contribute to economic and social well-being into the future. By applying the limited resources of my Department in this way I hope to play my part in facilitating the development of co-operatives in the International Year of Co-operatives. My responsibility lies in the legislative provision for co-operatives in general. Any initiatives to facilitate or promote the development of co-operatives in particular sectors, for example group water schemes, renewable energy or agricultural co-operatives, would be a matter for my colleagues in the respective Government Departments. In relation to ILO recommendation 2002 (R193), this is a matter which will be considered in the context of a wider review of the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts, work on which is dependent to an extent on progress made on the finalisation and enactment of the Companies Bill, which is my priority in this area at present.

Job Creation 99. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which he and or his Department have monitored the number of jobs created on a monthly basis across the economy in each of the past two years to date; the extent of jobs lost for whatever cause in the same period; the degree to which he can address the negative issues and capitalise on the positive with the objective of maximising job opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4404/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): Data on the levels of employment in the economy is compiled by the Central Statistics Office on a quarterly basis through their Quarterly National Household Survey. This survey measures the total numbers in employment and the total number of people unemployed each quarter and records the net annual change in these categories. Figures in respect of the number of jobs created or lost in firms assisted by the enterprise development agencies, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Shannon Development, are compiled annually by Forfás and published in the agency’s Annual Employment Survey. Details of the number of jobs created in agency-assisted companies in 2009 and 2010 set out on Table 1. These are the last two years for which complete information is available. Full data for 2011 will not be available until later this year. However, the IDA has already indicated that it supported the creation of 13,000 new jobs in 2011 and the number of jobs lost in its client companies decreased, resulting in a net increase of over 6,000 jobs. Enterprise Ireland has indicated that employment in its client companies stabilised last year. Building on these positive results, I am currently finalising an Action Plan for Jobs for Government approval which will set out a series of clear actionable measures across Govern- ment to support the creation and retention of jobs across the economy. As well as setting out specific measures to support jobs growth, the Action Plan will seek to address key factors which can act as obstacles to job creation and retention. These include issues such as costs of doing business, access to finance, administrative burdens on business, the need to improve company capability and access to new markets.

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[Deputy Richard Bruton.] Table 1 — Full Time Job Gains/Losses in Enterprise Development Agencies

2009 2010

Job Gains 14,272 17,582 Job Losses 45,927 23,704 Net change -31,655 -6,122 Source: Forfás Annual Employment Survey

Question No. 100 answered with Question No. 29.

Job Losses 101. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which he has identified the ten most commonly given reasons for job losses in the manufacturing, services and commercial sectors; the extent to which he expects to address such issues in the short and medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4406/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): In general terms, business decline, resulting in job losses, often arises due to a combination of issues affecting the long-term viability of a company, rather than a singular difficulty. In this context, some of the most commonly stated primary reasons for business decline and consequent job losses include:

• significant decreases in customer/market demand due to the recession in Ireland and in key trading partners;

• financial difficulties (insolvency, bankruptcy, bad debts, inability to raise finance);

• increased competition from competitor companies (in some cases exacerbated by vola- tility in exchanges rates);

• loss of key customers;

• rationalisation/consolidation/restructuring of Group structures involving the closure of a company unit.

Job creation is central to our economic recovery and the Programme for Government has job creation at its core. The role of my Department is to ensure that we have the right policies in place that will support and grow our enterprise base in order to facilitate job creation. Key areas which I have been working on to support job creation by enterprise include improving access to finance for businesses, reforming the statutory wage setting mechanisms, reducing other costs and administrative burdens for enterprise, improving our export performance and supporting innovation. The programmes supported by my Department and its agencies will be critical in achieving economic growth through promoting the export potential of enterprise in Ireland and driving the Smart Economy. The allocation of €514 million in Capital funding to my Department’s agencies for 2012 will ensure the core programmes of the enterprise agencies are sustained and targeted as well as driving investment in research and development. This investment will drive recovery in the economy by facilitating the winning of foreign direct investments, the growth of indigenous exports and the creation of sustainable jobs. 1151 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

The Government will shortly be publishing its 2012 Action Plan for Jobs which will set out a series of clear actionable measures across Government to support the creation and retention of jobs in a range of the sectors, including the manufacturing, services and the commercial sectors. The Action Plan will be published in the coming weeks, following its approval by Government.

Questions Nos. 102 to 104, inclusive, answered with Question No. 43.

Job Creation 105. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created through the use of modern technology and innovation in each of the past 12 months to date in 2012; the number of jobs lost in this sector in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4410/12]

106. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which Irish firms have accessed and benefitted from innovation and technology assistance directly or indirectly on a monthly basis in each of the past two years to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4411/12]

108. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which job creation opportunities through innovation and technology have been identified throughout the various employment creative sectors; the extent to which these opportunities are likely to be realised in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4413/12]

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton): I propose to take Questions Nos. 105, 106 and 108 together. The Government is determined to address the jobs crisis in a real way. If we are to create the numbers of jobs we need we must build aggressively on the major strengths we have. We recognise that indigenous Irish companies have the potential to significantly increase their trade, in particular their exports, and become real indigenous engines of growth. We have in Ireland a foreign multinational sector that has served us well and we will continue to encourage world leading companies to locate pioneering parts of their businesses here. We must seek to attract international entrepreneurs to start new businesses in Ireland. We are striving to ensure that the companies located in Ireland can lead the world in vital processes that add value and create employment. Ireland’s open economy needs to have the export of goods and services at the heart of its economic strategy. As Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, I have set-out an approach which is focused on economic recovery, by delivering improvements in competitiveness, ensuring companies have access to the finance they need to grow and by prioritising innovation as a key driver of success which will lead to jobs and export growth. In this endeavour, my Department and the relevant State Agencies under its remit, have a clear and steady focus on the potential and opportunities that exist and can be created. Enterprise development Agencies, Enterprise Ireland, IDA and Science Foundation Ireland, provide a spectrum of innovation and technology development programmes, that deliver financial, technical and experiential support to help companies become more innovative, encourage and support competitiveness, and help them grow their sales and exports in order to create a climate in which sustainable employment will grow and expand. It is my view that Innovation and the use of technology will be among the core drivers of job creation in Ireland’s key sectors during 2012 and into the coming years.

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[Deputy Richard Bruton.]

The detailed information which you have requested is not available but I can provide information which will give you a snapshot of the present situation and provide an appreciation of the grave situation and the challenges we, as a Government, face in achieving a turn around. Total employment (full and part time) in Enterprise Ireland client companies stood at 162,692 in 2011. Of these, 141,228 are full-time jobs — a similar number to last year while 21,464 are part-time/contract jobs — a slight increase on last year. During the year 9,076 full- time jobs were created by EI client companies while 9,070 were lost. A gain in part- time/contract jobs of 2,012 was made in 2011 over 2010. Employment in client companies of Enterprise Ireland therefore stabilised during the year 2011. IDA investment is a key stimulator and driver of the economy through its contribution to exchequer finances, exports and R&D. In making his 2011 end of year statement, the Chief Executive Officer of IDA Ireland announced that IDA Ireland’s client companies created over 13,000 new jobs, up 20% on the previous year’s level of 10,897, increasing the total number of those employed directly in companies supported by the agency to almost 146,000. Overall there was a net employment increase of over 6,000. In line with its revised strategy “Horizon 2020” IDA is charged with creating 62,000 direct new jobs by 2014. This stretch target requires IDA to grow job creation from 10,000 in 2010 to 17,000 per annum while reducing job losses through transformation. The total impact from this new jobs creation will be 105,000 jobs by 2014 due to the multiplier effect of FDI jobs. In overall terms IDA and Enterprise Ireland client companies directly accounted for the employment of approximately 300,000 people in the Irish economy. These companies also supported an estimated additional 300,000 indirect jobs. Science Foundation Ireland supports initiatives to make available new scientific knowledge, increased commercial opportunities, and a larger pool of available talent to the Irish workforce — all of which can assist the effort to achieve efficiency and competitiveness gains across various sectors of Ireland’s economy. The number of SFI researcher collaborations with industry in Ireland is in excess of 530 companies. These companies employ over 82,000 people in Ireland and through their connectivity with SFI funded researchers, the companies can avail of new ideas, processes and products to enhance their respective operations. The extent to which companies access and benefit from Innovation and Technology programmes may be seen from the following — Enterprise Ireland has a range of programmes and soft supports focusing on innovation which will support businesses to compete sustainably in international markets. The following were among the supports accessed by businesses over 2010 and 2011:

• 173 new High Potential Start-Up Companies supported.

• 166 client companies were approved financial support in excess of €100,000 for significant R&D projects.

• More than 730 EI client companies undertook R&D projects in excess of €100k in 2011.

• Close to €65m in International Research Funding secured for companies.

• Over 1,000 Innovation Vouchers redeemed by small companies to carry out specific company related research.

• More than 100 licences transferred to industry from research which will be the basis for new developments and opportunities.

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• A total of 225 companies were supported to undertake Lean projects to increase productivity, drive down costs and introduce continuous process improvements in their business.

• In excess of 500 Managers participated on long-course development programmes.

• 137 companies were involved in Technology Centres at end-2011 which facilitates collaborative research on an industry led agenda.

Research, Development and Innovation plays a strategic role as part of Ireland’s FDI land- scape, embedding existing employment and setting the groundwork for increased future employment. In 2011, IDA highlights of the impact of IDA Investment included—

• Over 13,000 new jobs created, up 20% on 2010.

• A record total of 148 investments won, up 17% on the previous year.

• Circa €700 million in new R&D investment.

• 61 new companies investing in Ireland for the first time, up 30% on 2010.

• IDA client companies spend €19 billion in the Irish economy.

• IDA client companies paid €6.9 billion in payroll.

• Of the 148 FDI investments made in 2011, a record number of 61 were from multinational companies investing in Ireland for the first time while 87 were made by existing client companies. Of existing client investments, 46 were expansions while 41 were in research and development.

The remit of Science Foundation Ireland covers the specific areas of Biotechnology, Infor- mation and Communications Technology and Sustainable Energy/Energy Efficiency Tech- nology. SFI investments have had the following impacts—

• Over the past decade SFI has built a community of approx. 3000 researchers in Ireland’s higher education institutes, led by 300 lead scientists.

• Having built a solid research base SFI has constructed 28 large, industry-connected centres, where companies partner with SFI research groups to pursue industrially relevant research.

• 245 SMEs and 237 multinationals now link to SFI research groups, ranging from infor- mal connections to collaborations that involve significant financial sponsorship. The goal of these relationships is to make those companies more competitive via transferring technology and trained people out of the labs and into the companies.

As regards the future I intend to bring about a step change in public investment in research and innovation. The Steering Group on research prioritisation, led by Jim O’Hara, recommended 14 areas of application which should receive the major part of public investment in research because of the potential of these areas to deliver jobs. I am bringing forward proposals to Government imminently to give effect to the recommendations of the Steering Group and focus research funders’ programmes accordingly. I will also be publishing the report of the Steering Group so that the evidence and analysis underpinning the recommendations is available to all stakeholders.

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[Deputy Richard Bruton.]

The Government will shortly be publishing its 2012 Action Plan for Jobs which will highlight the importance of innovation to enterprise growth and job creation. The Action Plan will also identify a number of sectors where Ireland has strengths and can gain a competitive edge and will set out a series of clear actionable measures to maximise job opportunities in those sectors. I am currently finalising the Action Plan for Approval by Government.

Question No. 107 answered with Question No. 22.

Question No. 108 answered with Question No. 105.

Departmental Schemes 109. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the following information on the Tús scheme: the number of positions available; the number that have been taken up as at 13 January 2012; the method used to fill the positions; the type of work being carried out by the participants; the budget provision for the scheme; the effect budget 2012 has made to the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4197/12]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): Tús, the community work placement initiative introduced during 2011, will provide short-term, quality work opportunities for those who are unemployed for more than a year when fully operational. As of 20 January 2012, 2,395 persons are engaged with 5,000 to be employed when Tús is fully operational later this Spring. Tús is focused on those people who are on the live register for 12 months or more and in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance. Participants are identified by the Department of Social Protection by applying the following conditions:

• A person must be unemployed and in receipt of a jobseeker’s payment for at least 12 months, and

• Currently be in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance, and

• Be fully unemployed.

Following selection, participants are referred to one of the 52 Local Development Companies or Údarás na Gaeltachta where their skills and interests are profiled and matched to available positions offered by the community, voluntary and not-for-profit sector locally. In general, all works and services undertaken or delivered by the community and voluntary sectors for the benefit of the general community or specific sectors can be considered eligible. The funds allocated for 2012 amount to €84m.

Social Welfare Appeals 110. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 will receive notification of an appeal for invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4216/12]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that it has not received an appeal from the person concerned. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Depart- ment and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

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111. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection when an oral hearing appeal on a domiciliary care allowance application will take place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4221/12]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in this case. There has been a very significant increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office since 2007 when the intake was 14,070 to 2010 and 2011 when the intake rose to 32,432 and 31,241 respectively. This has significantly impacted on the processing time for appeals which require oral hearings and, in order to be fair to all appellants, they are dealt with in strict chronological order.While every effort is being made to deal with the large numbers awaiting oral hearing as quickly as possible, it is not possible to give a date when the person’s oral hearing will be heard, but s/he will be informed when arrangements have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protec- tion and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

Community Employment Schemes 112. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection, further to her commitment that the current review by her of community employment schemes is being undertaken in consultation with sponsors and CE supervisors at local level, if she will confirm that all schemes in Dublin Central have been contacted by the review group. [4237/12]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): All CE schemes nationally including those in the Dublin Central area have been contacted and have received material relating to Community Employment review.

Social Welfare Appeals 113. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [4240/12]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on 20th June 2011. This application was referred to one of the Depart- ment’s Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on 19th September 2011 advising of the decision. In the case of an application which is refused on medical grounds, the applicant may submit additional information and/or ask for the case to be reviewed or they may appeal the decision directly to the Social Welfare Appeals Office within twenty one days. As yet, an appeal has not been registered in this case.

114. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal against the refusal of jobseeker’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [4261/12]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 3rd January 2012. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. These papers were received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 5th January 2012 and the appeal will, in due course, be assigned to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Social

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[Deputy Joan Burton.] Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

115. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4262/12]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 19th December 2011. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Depart- mental papers and comments by the Social Welfare Services on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the appeal in question will be referred in due course to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

Social Welfare Benefits 116. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Social Protection the current backlog for decisions in the carer’s allowance section of her Department; the length of time it is taking to process an application for carer’s allowance; if she has any proposals to speed up this process considering the anxiety it is causing many families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4274/12]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): The average time taken to award a claim for carer’s allowance in the quarter ending Sept 2011 was 17 weeks. The average time to award for the last quarter of 2011 is unavailable as, due to the phased introduction of a new claims processing system in the carer’s allowance area, new claims are being processed on the new system while older claims are still being processed on the old system. As mentioned above, a major service delivery modernisation project is underway to improve the efficiency of administration of the carer’s allowance scheme. This involves the development of information technology functions and associated business process re-organisation. The first tranche of new carer’s allowance claims began to be processed under the new system in August 2011. It is anticipated that the new system will introduce significant processing efficiencies and a quicker and more responsive service to the customer. Accordingly, the project is being given high priority and involves a significant level of time and commitment from the relevant staff in the Department. This has had a short-term negative impact on claim processing times which is expected to continue until the completion of the modernisation project when all existing carer’s allowance claims will be transferred onto the new processing system. Some 7,800 applications are awaiting a decision at present, down from 8,540 at the beginning of September 2011. I acknowledge that the time taken to process carer’s allowance claims at present is not satisfactory but I am satisfied that the Department is taking appropriate steps to resolve the situation. In addition to dealing with the approximately 330 new carer’s allowance applications that are received each week, overtime working is being applied to help reduce backlogs that have built up chiefly as a result of the effort associated with the service delivery modernisation project. However, it is expected to be a significant number of months before the backlog is reduced to an acceptable level.

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While the new systems and processes will facilitate a significant improvement in overall processing times, it should be noted that some individual claims may continue to take a longer time to process because of their complexity. Entitlement to carer’s allowance is based on satisfying medical, means and residency conditions. In determining entitlement to the allowance, in certain cases unavoidable time lags are involved in making the necessary investigations and inquiries to enable accurate decisions to be made. Delays can also arise if those applying for the allowance are not in a position to supply all the necessary information in support of their claim. In the meantime, if a person’s means are insufficient to meet his or her needs while awaiting a decision on a claim, he or she can apply for a means tested supplementary welfare allowance payment from the department’s community welfare service. Question No. 117 withdrawn.

Community Employment Schemes 118. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection not to cut community employment programmes (details supplied) and not to end allowances for child dependent and income maintenance. [4312/12]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): Community Employment schemes provide a very important and valued contribution to social employment, training and progression for unemployed people. Furthermore, many Community Employment schemes provide vital community services right across the country. There are currently 1,143 CE schemes in operation nationally with 23,300 participants. I have protected the number of places on CE so that the most vulnerable in our society can continue to avail of Community Employ- ment and provide value services to their communities. There are no reductions in the number of CE places for 2012. Following on from changes to the materials grant for Community Employment schemes announced in Budget 2012, I have directed that an initial review of the financial resources of all schemes this is now ongoing and will be completed in March 2012. It is also being carried out in the context that there are community and voluntary sponsoring organisations that receive funding from a multiplicity of state agencies. Alternative sources of support will be examined, particularly with reference to funding from other state agencies to avoid duplication. The review will also seek to establish if income is generated by scheme activity and the potential for utilisation of these funds to cover project costs. The outcomes of this review will provide a clear picture of the core funding required for each scheme. This will assist my Department in ensuring a fair distribution of the funding available for these schemes. I have given assurances to community and voluntary organisations that no Community Employment Scheme will close pending the completion of this review. Those persons currently engaged on a Community Employment (CE) programme and in receipt of any of the following social welfare payments will retain their concurrent payments until they have either exhausted their eligibility to participate on the scheme, they leave the scheme voluntarily or if they are still present on the scheme at the final cut-off date for receipt of the concurrent payment in December 2014.

— One Parent Family Payment

— Deserted Wife’s Benefit

— Widow(er)’s Pension

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[Deputy Joan Burton.]

— Illness Benefit

— Disability Allowance

— Invalidity Pension

— Blind Pension

Persons in receipt of One Parent Family Payment, Deserted Wife’s Benefit and Widow(er)’s Pension will no longer retain the CE-funded child dependant allowance. They will retain the child dependant allowance on their original social welfare payment. The net reduction in combined income to a person currently on CE and in receipt of One Parent Family Payment (OPFP) is as follows:

No. of Children €

1 child €22.30 per week 2 children €37.10 per week 3 children €51.90 per week 4 children €66.70 per week 5 children €81.50 per week 6 children €97.30 per week

The reason the difference is less than the basic €29.80 child dependant rate is due to the retained OPFP being reassessed upwards due to less Community Employment (CE) income being means-assessed against it. The reduced €130 income disregard has also been taken into account in these calculations. New participants to CE will only receive the equivalent of what they received on the original social welfare payment plus the €20 CE participation bonus, all paid under their CE allowances. Given the exigency of the current budgetary situation facing my Department, I cannot reinstate the budgets to 2011 levels.

Social Welfare Benefits 119. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a claim for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4432/12]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on 12 January 2012. This application has been forwarded to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors for their medical opinion. Upon receipt of this opinion, a decision will issue to the customer. The Deputy should note that, currently, it can take up to nine weeks to process a DCA application.

Social Welfare Appeals 120. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the length of time it should take for a file to be sent to the appeals office in D’Olier House, Dublin, from any section or Department once it has been requested by the appeals office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4434/12] 1159 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): The Department does not maintain processing times in relation to files prepared for submission to the Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO). However, according the SWAO annual reports, of the time taken to process appeals, the number of weeks attributable to the Department were as follows:

Year No. of weeks

2006 8 weeks 2007 10 weeks 2008 9 weeks 2009 10.5 weeks 2010 12.7 weeks 2011 13.7 weeks

It is clear from these figures that the average length of time taken to submit files has increased and this is attributable to the increased workloads being experienced by the scheme areas and the increased volume of requests for submissions from the SWAO as economic conditions deteriorated. These processing times cover all aspects of the work involved in reviewing cases where appeals are received and in preparing files for submission to the SWAO. In the majority of cases, where notice of an appeal is received, the case will be reviewed by the Deciding Officer who made the initial decision. As part of that review:

— there may be additional evidence which may impact on his or her original decision and which must be followed up with the customer;

— there may be additional evidence which may warrant further investigation by a social welfare inspector;

— the customer may be afforded a second medical assessment by a different Medical Assessor to the one who gave the original unfavourable opinion.

The file is returned to the Appeals Office once the Deciding Officer is satisfied that his or her original decision is robust and once he or she has prepared a submission addressing the issues raised by the appellant in support of the appeal. The Department is committed to delivering the best possible service to its customers and works to ensure that claims are processed in the most efficient way possible, having regard to the eligibility conditions that apply to each scheme and to ensure, insofar as is possible, that funding is targeted at those most in need. In order to meet the challenges posed by the increasing volumes of claims, the department has embarked on a major programme of process redesign and modernisation, including the deployment of new computer systems.

121. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer’s allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4446/12]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 31 August 2011. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. These papers were received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 16 January 2012 and the 1160 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Joan Burton.] appeal will, in due course, be assigned to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

122. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer’s allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4449/12]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the evidence, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. Under Social Welfare legislation, the decision of the Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed by the Appeals Officer in the light of new evidence or new facts. Following the submission of additional evidence the Appeals Officer has agreed to review the case. The person concerned will be contacted when the review of her appeal has been finalised. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

123. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a rent allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4450/12]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 2 December 2011. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. These papers were received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 5 January 2012 and the appeal will, in due course, be assigned to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

Social Welfare Benefits 124. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm from which principal payment — that is, community employment payment or one-parent family payment — the qualified child increase is being cut; and the date from which it will be cut. [4451/12]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): As per the Budget 2012 announcement, payment of two qualified child increases per child where the person is on a Community Employment scheme and in receipt of One Parent Family Payment, Deserted Wife’s Benefit/Allowance or Widow(er)s Pension will be discontinued for NEW and EXISTING recipients. The actual child increase payment that will cease is from the CE payment. The child allowance under the social welfare payment will continue. The effective date for this is Monday 20th February. This is to allow time for notification to be sent to all affected parties.

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Social Welfare Appeals 125. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if and when an oral hearing will take place to determine an appeal for domiciliary care allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4468/12]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 30th November 2011. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Depart- mental papers and comments by the Social Welfare Services on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the appeal in question will be referred in due course to an Appeals Officer for consideration. As part of this consideration, the Appeals Officer will decide if an oral hearing is warranted in this case. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

Social Welfare Fraud 126. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 413 to 415, inclusive, of 11 January 2012, if she will introduce legislation to ensure that, when it is possible to establish that individuals reporting social welfare abuse are engaged in unfounded malicious abuse, a penalty will be imposed to prevent waste of public funds and harassment of social welfare recipients (details supplied). [4474/12]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): My Department accepts reports of possible fraud from members of the public in relation to the operation of its schemes and uses both a dedicated phone number and a facility on the Department’s website for this purpose. Members of the public are asked to provide as much detail as possible about the case they are reporting and they can do so anonymously. All anonymous or confidential reports are examined and, where relevant, are referred to Scheme owners and/or to the Department’s Inspectors. The 4,036 cases to which the Deputy refers were cases received in 2011 where it was not possible to issue a report for investigation due to a number of reasons. These included (i) a lack of information, (ii) a claim not being in payment, or (iii) the information reported did not impact on entitlement. These reports are made anonymously to the Department and, therefore, it is not possible to identify who has made them. In view of the anonymity of these reports, it would not be feasible to introduce any new legislation in this regard. However, the Deputy should note that it is the experience of the Department’s inspectors that only a very small minority of these anonymous reports may have been made maliciously. It is also important to note that a payment is not normally suspended or stopped solely on the basis of an anonymous report. The anonymous report, however, may be a trigger for the insti- gation of a review of a customer’s entitlement. A Social Welfare Inspector may then deem it appropriate to interview the customer and to carry out a full review of the circumstances and means of the customer in order to determine on-going entitlement to the relevant payment. The Inspector may then send his report on the case to one of the Department’s deciding officers for a decision regarding entitlement. Where the review indicates that the customer is not entitled to the relevant payment, the claim may be suspended, reduced or terminated. My Department is very conscious of its obligation to protect public money and is determined to ensure that abuse of the system is prevented and is dealt with effectively when detected.

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[Deputy Joan Burton.] Therefore, it is the Department’s policy to review all customers on an on-going basis, and in addition, all cases of suspected abuse are referred for investigation. However, it is important to recognise that the vast majority of people are receiving the entitlement due to them.

Social Welfare Benefits 127. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of civil and public servants that are in receipt of family income supplement; and the grades and occupations they hold within the civil or public service. [3939/12]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): At the end of December 2011 there were approximately 28,876 people in receipt of a weekly family income supplement (FIS) payment of which 2,976 (10%) were recorded as public servants. The number includes those working in the civil service and the wider public service. A separate breakdown of those public servants in receipt of FIS by grade or occupation is not currently available, as such information is not recorded on the department’s FIS computer system.

EU Council Meetings 128. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the proposal to increase cross-border mobility to complement budget discipline and debt reduction in the eurozone; if this has been discussed at EU Council level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2041/12]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): Eures (European Employment Service ) is the Commission programme to facilitate the free movement of Labour throughout the European Union and the European Economic area. It is organised in every Member State by the Public Employment Service of that State. Some Member States with land borders and a high degree of mobility across these Borders also have regional Eures Partnerships which aim to facilitate workers who commute across the Border for work purposes. The purpose of Eures is to help Employers who are having difficulties sourcing qualified staff locally and nationally to find workers from other Member States. At the same time Eures helps Job Seekers find work in other Member States. It offers them a comprehensive advise and information on labour opportunities as well as information on living and working conditions in all Member States of the EU and EEA. The Commission have identified efficient free movement between Member States as key measure to increase the competitiveness of the overall European Economy and are suggesting changes to the way Eures operates and how it is funded. They propose to increase the remit of Eures to actively match jobs across the Union and EEA, to increase the funding available to Eures through changing its current funding (voted from the European Parliament) to that of the European Social Fund. The programme ‘your first Eures Job’ is an initiative to promote mobility in Europe by offering ‘internship’ type placements to young workers from a Member state in another Member State. DSP/Eures are currently working on this programme and hope to successfully offer placements to Irish Job Seekers in other Member States as well as positions in Ireland to a small number of Job Seekers from the other Member States. The question of involving the Private recruitment Sector is still under discussion between the member States and the Commission.

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Anti-Poverty Strategy 129. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied that the commitments in the programme for Government on eliminating poverty traps are being met; if the commission on taxation and social welfare has made recommendations on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1925/12]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): Creating jobs and tackling poverty are two of the key challenges that we face. As reflected in the commitments contained in the Programme for Government, it is essential that our tax and social protection systems play their part in addressing these issues and ensure that work is worthwhile. To this end, I established an Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare last year to address a number of specific issues and to make cost-effective proposals for improving employment incentives and achieving better poverty outcomes, particularly child poverty outcomes. In line with this rationale, the Group has been asked to examine a number of specific issues and make recommendations on these, including child and family income supports, working age income supports, the appropriate unit of assessment in both the tax and social welfare codes, the interaction of the tax and social welfare codes, issues concerning social insurance for self- employed people and any other issues that may be referred to it. The Group’s method of working is based on producing modular reports on the priority areas identified in the terms of reference. Where possible, the aim is to provide recommendations that can be acted upon in time for the annual budget/estimates and legislative cycle and to allow the Government to best address its commitments under the EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support.

130. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if she raised the issue of growing poverty and inequality resulting from austerity with her European counterparts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39783/11]

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton): Tackling poverty and protecting the most vulnerable is a key priority for the member states of the European Union and a core element of the jobs and growth strategy set out in Europe 2020. In 2010, the EU Council of Ministers adopted an EU poverty target, with the aiming of lifting 20 million people out of the risk of poverty and exclusion by 2020. Meeting this target requires ambitious national targets and the necessary measures to meet them. My officials and I have contributed to a number of EU considerations on the social impact of the economic and fiscal crisis. At the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO) Council in June 2011, the Council adopted Conclusions on tackling child poverty and promoting child well-being. At the meeting, I welcomed the Council Conclusion and outlined Ireland’s commitments to tackle child poverty and to support the development of a recommendation on child poverty and well-being in 2012. In October, 2011, I led the Irish delegation at the First Annual EU Convention on Poverty held in Krakow under the Polish Presidency, which was attended by some of my EU counterparts, as well as many other European stakeholders. I spoke at the opening plenary session about the challenges Ireland faces in meeting its national poverty target given the current economic and fiscal situation. The main messages from the Convention were to re-affirm the need to tackle child poverty and to promote employment as the most effective route out of poverty, despite the economic situation not being conducive to employment growth.

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[Deputy Joan Burton.]

My officials are also part of the EU Social Protection Committee which is monitoring the impact of the crisis as part of the open method of co-ordination on social protection and social inclusion. The Committee is current finalising its third report on the social impact of the crisis and the on-going fiscal consolidation. A key message from the report is the role of social protection in cushioning the impact of the economic crisis on individuals and in providing an automatic stabiliser for the economy by underpinning aggregate demand. The report shows that Ireland performs well in this regard, with social transfers reducing the at-risk-of-poverty rate in 2010 from 51 per cent to 16 per cent. This represents a poverty reduction effect of 60 per cent from social transfers, one of the highest in the EU. A rapid return to economic growth and the development of inclusive labour market policies are crucial to reduce poverty and social exclusion in the EU and in Ireland. My Department will be playing a key role in this through the establishment of the National Employment and Entitlement Service which will be supporting people back into the labour market.

Heritage Funding 131. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if grants will be available in 2012 for the conservation works on historic or listed buildings, not in public ownership, in line with the grant scheme that was available for this purpose through local authorities in previous years; when persons can make an application for such a grant scheme in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4256/12]

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Deputy Jimmy Deenihan): Due to the current national economic crises, and the significant reductions in the capital allocations provided to my Department, the resources available for the provision of grants for the protection of the built heritage are limited. In 2011, the operation of the Local Authority Conservation Grants Scheme and the Civic Structures Conservation Grants Scheme were suspended. However, a Structures at Risk Fund was established by my Department to assist with works to safeguard structures, both in private and civic ownership, protected under the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2010. This fund was administered by local authorities. I intend to provide an allocation for the Structures at Risk Fund in 2012 and I will be notifying local authorities of the details of the scheme shortly. It should be noted that the Heritage Council also provides some funding for the protection of the built heritage.

Church Records 132. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available from him to local communities who wish to establish a digital database of church records of births, baptisms and deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4415/12]

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Deputy Jimmy Deenihan): There is currently no funding available to local communities to establish a digital data-base of Church records of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials. My Department is responsible for the website www.irishgene- alogy.ie which contains nearly 3 million Church records of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials for Dublin City, Cork South and West (Diocesan area of Cork and Ross), Carlow and Kerry. These records can be searched for free. There is also the website of the Irish Family History Foundation, www.rootsireland.ie that contains Church records of Baptisms, Marriages and Bur- ials for most of the remaining counties of all the island of Ireland including areas such as

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North and East County Cork (Diocese of Cloyne). There is a charge for viewing records on that website.

Energy Conservation 133. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he intends including homes owned by a voluntary organisations who provide housing for the elderly as an eligible category under the warmer homes scheme, in view of the fact that no other assistance is available to them for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4219/12]

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Deputy Pat Rabbitte): In line with the Government’s Affordable Energy Strategy, a number of alternative approaches to the delivery of Better Energy: Warmer Homes will be actively progressed in 2012, including enhancing arrangements for working with voluntary housing associations and mixed-ownership estates to ensure that those most at risk of extreme energy poverty are prioritised. Under the Affordable Energy Strategy the plan is to create a more structured relationship with the voluntary housing associations, with a view to enhancing the accessibility of the Better Energy: Warmer Homes programme to their client base. It is the case that voluntary housing associations are currently eligible to apply for grants under Better Energy: Homes for properties in their ownership. A number of voluntary housing associations have already availed of funding through the Better Energy: Homes scheme.

Television Licence Fee 134. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of households estimated to have a television and not hold a TV licence; the estimated loss to the Exchequer of such evasion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4186/12]

135. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of households estimated not to have a television and are therefore not liable to pay the TV licence fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4187/12]

136. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of revenue raised by the TV licence this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4188/12]

137. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of revenue raised by the TV licence fee if every household was liable to pay the charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4189/12]

139. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of revenue raised by the TV licence in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4200/12]

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Deputy Pat Rabbitte): I propose to take Questions Nos. 134 to 137, inclusive, and 139 together. The total amount of revenue raised by the TV Licence in 2011 was €217.77m. The total amount of revenue raised by the TV Licence to date in 2012 is unavailable until month end. The 2011 Census estimated the number of occupied households to be circa 1.7 million. A minority of these have to date made statutory declarations that they do not own a television

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[Deputy Pat Rabbitte.] set (approximately 44,000), which in theory leaves the potential revenue from the remainder of households to be in the region of €266m (i.e. 1.66m households x €160.00). However, the current difficult economic situation is reflected in the actual level of sales in 2011. Final figures for 2011 show a total of 1.425m licensed households (a combination of direct sales of 1,021,443 and Department of Social Protection “free licences” of 403,815). This final figure would have an expected revenue intake of €228m. However, with the money being received from the Department of Social Protection in respect of free licences being capped at €57,184,565 the realised income amounted to €217.7m. The difference between income implied by TV Licence sales in 2011 and licence fee income actually realised in 2011 is accounted for by the timing of direct debits received. In 2011, evasion was estimated to be over 15%, and thus costing upwards of €25 million. Every effort is made by An Post to bring evaders into the licensed pool and a considerable amount of its time and resources are spent in dealing with evasion. My Department is currently examining the latest projections for 2012 with a view to providing a revised estimate of evasion for the coming year. In the event that the current TV Licence is replaced with another funding model, many of the issues surrounding the question of evasion will become obsolete.

Departmental Funding 138. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of revenue paid to RTE from the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4191/12]

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Deputy Pat Rabbitte): In 2011, RTÉ received a Grant-In-Aid arising from licence fee receipts that amounted to €182.4m.

Question No. 139 answered with Question No. 134.

Television Licence Fee 140. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if old age pensioners will be exempt from any proposed new charge for the use of televisions. [4263/12]

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Deputy Pat Rabbitte): As the Deputy may be aware, the current TV licence system is such that, except for certain classes of social welfare recipients, if you own a television set in Ireland you are liable to pay a television licence. An Post is currently responsible for the collection of television licence fees and for identifying those persons who have unlicensed televisions sets. The Programme for Government commits to examining the role and collection of the TV licence fee in light of existing and projected convergence of technologies and to transforming the TV licence into a household based Public Broadcasting Charge to be applied to all households and applicable businesses, regardless of the device used to access content. The issue of exemptions under any new Irish system is one which will have to be given detailed consideration when the type of model to be developed is agreed. That said, the current list of exemptions from the TV licence is likely to continue to apply to pensioners and those people who are entitled to the Household Benefit Package.

Exploration Licences 141. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural

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Resources his views in relation to the Commission for Energy Regulation regarding the recently published document titled, Petroleum Safety Implementation Project Overview: C.E.R./11/138 — 2 August 2011. [4310/12]

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Deputy Pat Rabbitte): The Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act, 2010 makes provision for the safety of petroleum exploration and extraction (upstream) activities and associated infrastructure to be regulated by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER). It provides that the regulation of upstream safety will be achieved through the establishment and implementation of a new risk assessment based Framework in line with best industry practice. I understand that as part of its initial planning and scoping for the establishment of the new Safety Framework, the reports referenced by the Deputy were produced. These reports, i.e. Report on the Existing Legislative and Regulatory Framework for Petroleum Exploration and Extraction in Ireland; and Review and Comparison of International Petroleum Safety Regulat- ory Regimes were undertaken by consultants GL Noble Denton on behalf of the CER. While the specifics on how unconventional gas exploration and extraction were not explicitly addressed in the above documents, neither were the specifics with regard to any other petroleum activity to be regulated by the CER. It was never the intention I understand to cover the detail on how specific petroleum exploration and extraction activities are regulated in Ireland or the comparator countries in these reports. The reports simply set out the broad legislative and regulatory approach to the regulation of petroleum activities, thereby providing the background information to enable the CER to begin its work on the consulting on the Petroleum Safety Framework itself. The CER published its consultation paper on the High Level Design of the Petroleum Safety Framework in August 2011, and hopes I understand, to publish its draft decision in this regard shortly. As exploration drilling and extraction are likely to be designated by CER as petroleum activities, unconventional gas exploration and extraction would fall to be regulated under the Petroleum Safety Framework by the CER from a safety perspective.

Telecommunications Services 142. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied with the after sales service provided to customers in the rural areas of County Donegal who find that a company (details supplied) do not have engineers servicing the county; if the modem provided to customers from this company has a power surge arrester fitted; and whether the plugs are fused. [4448/12]

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Deputy Pat Rabbitte): I assume that the Deputy is referring to the after sales service offered by 3 Ireland insofar as the National Broadband Scheme (NBS) is concerned. My Department entered into a contract with 3, a Hutchison Whampoa company, for the delivery of the NBS in late December 2008, following the conclusion of a competitive dialogue procurement process. The objective of the NBS is to deliver broadband to certain target areas in Ireland in which broadband services were deemed to be insufficient. Since October 2010, 3 has made broadband available in all of the 1,028 Electoral Divisions (ED) designated to be covered under the Scheme. This includes 52 of the 149 EDs located within County Donegal. The NBS contract guarantees service levels and imposes a service credit regime on 3 with financial consequences in the event that minimum specification service levels are not met. Under the NBS contract, specific service level agreement (SLA) standards are in place, which define the service and support levels to be provided by 3 to NBS subscribers.

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[Deputy Pat Rabbitte.]

As part of this SLA, 3 has engaged a team of engineers to address NBS maintenance and service issues. 3 has confirmed that its customer and network field engineers serve the NBS areas in County Donegal, as and where required. The provision of modem and networking devices for the delivery of the NBS is an operational matter for 3 who have confirmed that all such devices deployed in customers’ premises conform to the EU Low Voltage Safety Directive insofar as safety of information technology equipment is concerned. Any NBS customer experiencing problems with the NBS service can contact3’s customer care centre 24 hours a day 7 days a week by phone at 1913 (free of charge), via email to [email protected] or by post to 3 Customer Services, Hutchison 3G Ireland Ltd, PO Box 333, Dublin 2. My Department has a role when customers have fully utilised the established complaints process. It operates a dedicated NBS mailbox, which NBS customers can contact by email at [email protected] with any comments or complaints they may have about their NBS service.

Local Authority Staff 143. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the appointment of a lollipop person to supervise the cross- ing of children and parents outside schools; the person who pays the lollipop person; to whom schools can apply to appoint a lollipop person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4423/12]

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Phil Hogan): School Traffic Wardens are employed by Local Authorities. Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each County and City Manager is responsible for the staffing and organ- isational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible. My Department has a delegated sanction, from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, for implementation of the general moratorium on the filling of public sector posts in the local authority sector. Any exceptions to the moratorium require sanction from my Depart- ment. In considering sanction requests public safety, maintaining key front line services and economic issues are given precedence as is the requirement to avoid increases in overall staffing levels.

Social and Affordable Housing 144. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Dublin City Council has not passed on the November interest rate cut to everyone entitled to it and has told those inquiring that DCC is unable to pass on this cut due to a new system it is implementing. [4181/12]

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Jan O’Sullivan): My Department understands that Dublin City Council will be implementing an interest rate cut of 0.25% from 1 February 2012 for all variable loans; a further rate cut of 0.25% is scheduled to be implemented on 1 April 2012. It is understood that the Council’s Loan Accounts Section is required to contact all 3,000 borrowers regarding changes to rates and new instalments. Borrowers with Direct Debit arrangements must notify their bank of the new instalment rate and adjust their Direct Debit accordingly. All accounts will be updated on the Loan Accounts IT system. The time frame to complete all tasks associated with changes to interest rates is 8-10 weeks.

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145. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a detailed report on the operation of the capital assistance scheme in 2009, 2010 and 2011 detailing the total amount of money allocated to the CAS in each year; the amount of money spent in each year; the amount of the allocation for each year which was already committed to projects approved in the previous year; the amount of each annual allocation which was available for new and unapproved projects in that year; with respect to 2012 if he will indicate the total amount of CAS funding for this year; the amount of this allocation which has already been committed to projects approved in 2011 and the amount of this money available for new and as yet unapproved projects in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4236/12]

147. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has yet determined the amount of funding to be made available under the capital assistance scheme for 2012; if this will allow projects to be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4266/12]

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Jan O’Sullivan): I propose to take Questions Nos. 145 and 147 together. The voluntary housing sector is a significant provider of social housing for persons with specific categories of need and the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) has provided a significant proportion of the capital for the provision of these units over the years. The table sets out the Exchequer allocation for CAS from 2009 to 2012 and the amount of actual expenditure by my Department for each of these years.

Year CAS Exchequer Allocation CAS Actual Expenditure

2009 €110,000,000 €158,512,741 2010 €145,000,000 €113,647,625 2011 €90,000,000 €38,441,598 2012 €70,000,000

It is not possible to give figures as to the estimated level of commitments carried forward on the CAS going into 2009, 2010 and 2011. Work is currently underway on preparing the Social Housing Investment Programme for 2012, including projects funded under CAS. Information submitted for the 2012 programme is still being collated and it will be some time before all the necessary material has been examined. I will, in the context of an examination of existing programme commitments under CAS, give consideration to the financial scope for new CAS projects during 2012. I envisage making announcements in relation to budgets or allocations for the various housing supply programmes in early March.

Community Development 146. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will release grant aid of €30,000 previously approved to a group (details supplied) as this group is anxious to proceed with its work. [4249/12]

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Phil Hogan): The project referred to in the Question is being held on the basis that the promoter has already received combined grant aid of €200,000 during the period 2010/2011 for other projects which is the limit of what is allowable under EU State Aid rules. 1170 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Phil Hogan.]

State Aid refers to any aid granted by a Member State which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or goods. EU Member States are required, under State Aid rules to submit a notification to DG Competition in the European Commission (EC) when they propose to provide state support for schemes and programmes that could be considered to distort competition in any way. Commission Regulation EC 1998/2006 allows for aid of up to €200,000, known as de minimis aid, to be provided from public funds to enterprises over a period of three years as this amount is considered too small to have an effect on economic activity between competing forces. In the original Rural Development Programme (RDP) document approved by the EC in July 2007 Ireland outlined that, as the aid to be granted under two of the Axis 3 measures of the RDP would not in any way distort competition, it would not constitute State Aid and would, therefore, not require notification to DG Competition. The measures concerned — Basic services for the economy and rural population — €49.61m and Village Renewal and Development — €54.2mprovide support for non-commercial community based projects and focus particularly on community infrastructure. Recently Ireland was notified by the EC that only DG Competition has the competence to judge whether or not state support can be deemed to be State Aid and that a State Aid notification in the context of these two measures should have been submitted when the original programme was being prepared in 2006/2007. The notification process was not undertaken at the time of programme design and Ireland is now required to complete the notification process as soon as possible and obtain the necessary state aid clearance to proceed with projects requiring grant aid in excess of €200,000. As the consequences of non-compliance with State Aid rules are significant, particularly for project promoters, it is necessary to suspend the allocation and approval of projects with grant amounts of over €200,000 in order to avoid non-compliance. The documentation for the State Aid notification has been submitted through the relevant EU notification systems and as soon as my Department receives the Commission decision we will notify all Local Development Companies. The project referred to in the question will be reconsidered should clearance be granted to award amounts over €200,000.

Question No. 147 answered with Question No. 145.

Íocaíochtaí Deontais 148. D’fhiafraigh Éamon Ó Cuív den Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh ar iarratas deontais ó Mheitheal Oibre Chill Éinne, Inis Mór, Árainn chuig Comhar na nOileán faoi Chlár Leader. [4321/12]

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Phil Hogan): Rinne an tionscnamh a luaitear iarratas ar dheontas €200,000 faoin gClár Forbartha Tuaithe. Caithfidh an tionscnamh ceadúchaín deiridh a fháil ó mo Roinn. Bíonn comhairliúcháin mionsonraithe i gceist de ghnáth idir mo Roinn agus an grúpa gníom- hartha áitiúil cuí sa phróiséas measúnú adhéantar ar thionscnaimh d’ard luach (tionscnaimh le ceadú deontais de €150,000 nó os a chionn). Bíonn gá go minic mar chuid den phróiséas seo tuilleadh doiciméadú a chur ar fáil nó soiléiriú adhéanamh ar ghné den tionscnamh, mar a thit amach i gcás an tionscnamh seo. I gcásanna áirithe tá seans ann chomh maith go ndéanfar modhnuithe ar an dtionscnamh beartaithe chun cinntiú go gcuireann an tionscnamh an luach airgid is fearr ar fáil agus go gcomhlíontar na Rialacháin riachtanach naisiúnta agus Eorpach

1171 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers faoina rialtar na gnéithe a dhéantar maoiniú orthu faoin gClár. Déanann na measúnachtaí seo measú freisin an ndíríonn an tionscnamh mar a bheartaítear ar riachtanais an pobal áitíúil sa tslí is fearr. Tá dióngá le measúnacht iomlan agus mionsonraithe a dhéanamh ar gach tionscnamh. Déan- ann an Aontas Eorpach comhmaoiniú ar ghníomhaithe LEADER ag ráta 55% agus mar sin tagann siad faoi bhráid réimeas rialála dian a n-éilíonn go gcaithfidh gach tionscnamh a bheith comhlíontach sula bhronnann na comhlachtaí LEADER maoiniú orthu. Tá iarrtha ag mo Roinn ar Chomhar na nOileán Teorana soiléiriú a thabhairt ar chúpla gné atá bainteach leis an dtionscnamh. Nuair a thugtar soiléiriú ceart ar na ceisteanna seo beidh mo Roinn i luí cinneadh a dhéanamh ar an gceist. Cuirfear an Grúpa Gníomhartha Áitiúil ar an eolas faoin dtoradh agus cuirfidh an grúpa gníomhartha áitiúil ar a n-uain an tionscnóir áitiúil ar an eolas.

Housing Services 149. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the relationship between him and HomeBond; if he is satisfied that HomeBond is adequately addressing the issue of structural deficiencies in the housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4431/12]

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Phil Hogan): HomeBond is a private limited company providing a structural guarantee scheme to purchasers of new homes and, since November 2008, the HomeBond Insurance Scheme is underwritten by Allianz Insurance. As a private company my Department has no role or function in its operations. I was disappointed when HomeBond announced its withdrawal of cover to homeowners whose homes are affected by pyrite and I made HomeBond aware of my views at my meeting with company representatives last autumn.

Local Authority Housing 150. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a regeneration project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4454/12]

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Jan O’Sullivan): My Department provided approval to Dublin City Council to proceed to Part 8 planning stage for this remedial works scheme in July 2011. It is my understanding that this planning process is ongoing and my Department will consider submissions from the Council following this process with a view to early progression of this remedial works scheme.

Coroners Service 151. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of moneys set aside by each local authority for the provision of coroner services; if he will provide a breakdown of the figures per local authority; if this service is subject to tendering; and if so, how often. [4182/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): I wish to inform the Deputy that fees and expenses relating to Coroners Services are specified in Statutory Instrument Number 155 of 2009 and so the question of tendering for these services does not arise. The total amount provided by the Local Authorities for this service is approximately €8.405 million for 2012. The table shows that the estimated expenditure by each local authority is as follows:

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[Deputy Alan Shatter.]

Area €

Carlow €87,900 Cavan €130,037 Clare €191,526 Cork Co. Borough €746,900 Cork €366,000 Donegal €219,245 Dublin €2,774,824 Galway €525,000 Kerry €324,583 Kildare €290,000 Kilkenny €152,227 Laois €100,000 Leitrim €60,475 Limerick City €92,807 Limerick €276,252 Longford €92,000 Louth €200,000 Mayo €230,000 Meath €199,000 Monaghan €112,068 Offaly €180,878 Roscommon €98,000 Sligo €166,000 Tipperary North €136,312 Tipperary South €120,000 Waterford €88,318 Westmeath €86,433 Wexford €176,828 Wicklow €182,052

Citizenship Applications 152. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a naturalisation status will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4204/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in May, 2009. The application is at an advanced stage of processing and will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the State but also at European Union level and it is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the integrity of the process. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without 1173 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.

Garda Deployment 153. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase the number of gardaí attached to the organised crime unit, emergency response unit and armed support response unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4228/12]

Garda Operations 154. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on Garda Operation Lamp; the number of persons arrested and charged to date; the number of successful convictions secured to date; if this operation is still active; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4229/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the information sought by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy again when that report is to hand.

Garda Deployment 155. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the crime prevention officer position in County Tipperary; if he intends to fill this post; the cost of the position; the current arrangements for crime prevention in County Tipperary; the amount spent on those provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4252/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner, in consultation with his senior management team, is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation, and I have no function in the matter. Garda management closely monitors this allocation of resources, including transfers and retirements, in the context of crime trends, policing needs and other operational strategies in place on a District, Divisional and Regional level, to ensure optimum use is made of Garda resources and the best possible Garda service is provided to the public. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the cost to the State of providing a Crime Prevention Officer consists of an annual salary at Sergeant rank which is in the range of €44,725 — €53,119 and a Crime Prevention Allowance which is set currently at €30.90 per week. This does not include the allowances, such as rent or uniform etc., which are available to all members. I am further advised that the crime prevention function of An Garda Síochána being provided to the community in Tipperary has not been adversely affected as crime prevention and personal security advice is being provided by appropriate Divisional resources and where more in-depth specialist advices are required, the services of the Divisional Crime Prevention Officer from the neighbouring Waterford Garda Division are utilised.

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[Deputy Alan Shatter.]

The cost of bringing a Crime Prevention Officer from Waterford to the Tipperary area comprises of occasional travel and subsistence expenses payable at the normal public service rates as applicable for An Garda Síochána and any overtime expenditure which may be incurred in respect of extra duties as required. A detailed breakdown of this expenditure is not readily available.

International Agreements 156. Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality about his plans to ratify Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights on the general prohibition of discrimination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4268/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): As a signatory to Protocol 12, Ireland keeps the question of ratifying the protocol under review. The major issue is the lack of clarity as to the precise extent of the obligations imposed on State parties by the very broad general prohibition on discrimination in Article 1 of the Protocol. My Department will continue to watch closely how the European Court of Human Rights interprets the scope of the article when it comes to rule on individual cases. In the meantime, I have no plans to ratify the Protocol at this time.

157. Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ratify the optional protocol to the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4269/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): Ratification of the Optional Proto- col to the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment requires legislation. On 17 May 2011, the Government approved my proposals for preparation of the General Scheme of a Bill to enable ratification of the optional protocol. Work on preparation of the General Scheme is progressing. Arrangements will be made to ratify the instrument as soon as possible after the necessary legislation has been enacted.

158. Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4270/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (Deputy Kathleen Lynch): It is the Government’s intention to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Dis- abilities as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to ensure that all necessary legislative and administrative requirements under the Convention are being met. As the Deputy may be aware, Ireland does not become party to treaties until it is first in a position to comply with the obligations imposed by the treaty in question, including by amending domestic law as necessary. The ongoing implementation of our National Disability Strategy in many respects compre- hends many of the provisions of the Convention. In addition, the Inter-Departmental Commit- tee on the UNCRPD monitors the remaining legislative and administrative actions required to enable ratification. At the Committee’s request, the National Disability Authority, the lead statutory agency for the sector, has independently assessed the remaining requirements for ratification so as to ensure conclusively that all such issues will be addressed.

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One of the key requirements in this regard is the enactment of mental capacity legislation. The Government’s Legislation Programme as announced on 11 January 2012 indicates that the Mental Capacity Bill is expected to be published in the current Dáil session. The Bill will replace the Wards of Court system with a modern statutory framework governing decision- making on behalf of adults who lack capacity. The passage of this Bill will add substantially to the overall progress on implementation of the requirements towards ratification of the Convention.

Departmental Bodies 159. Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time staff that are working in the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission; the way this figure compares with the number of persons employed by the body since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4272/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission commenced operations on 9 May 2007. Staff were gradually recruited over the next two years and by end 2009 a total of 94 staff were serving in the Ombudsman Commission. Currently there are 85 staff members occupying 84 full time equivalent posts in the organisation. This figure does not include the three Ombudsman Commissioners and two Garda Superintendents who are on secondment from the Garda Síochána. A new team of Commissioners was appointed in December 2011 and they have the task of guiding the work of the Ombudsman Commission for the next five years. I am satisfied that the organisation will continue to provide effective, fair and balanced oversight of policing in this country. As the Deputy is aware, the moratorium on Public Service Recruitment continues to apply to the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission.

160. Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the review of the current Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission system will be complete; if the review will look to maintain and enhance the strength and independence of the GSOC as per the recommendations of Thomas Hammerberg, Commissioner of Human Rights of the Council of Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4273/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): I am assuming the Deputy is referring to the report from the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission reviewing the general performance of its functions in the preceding 5 years which is provided for under Section 80(4) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. I received the first five year report from the outgoing Ombudsman Commission late last year covering its activities since its establishment and this report was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas on 11 January 2012. The role of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission as set out in the Garda Síochána Act 2005 provides for an independent body with statutory functions relating to police oversight. It is vital that such a body is fully independent and I have no plans to alter this position. The Deputy has also referred to the Report of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Thomas Hammarberg who has stated that the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission model “can serve as a role model for other countries”. I welcome the support of Commissioner Hammarberg for the Irish police oversight structures. He has made a small number of recommendations in relation to reducing the workload through restructuring and in relation to supervised investigations. I will be meeting the newly appointed Ombudsman Commission within the next week and I will discuss both reports with them. On foot of that meeting, I will consider if further action is needed.

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Garda Operations 161. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who carry firearms on a daily basis. [4278/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): The Deputy will appreciate that, for operational and security reasons, it is not the practice to give details of the number of gardaí who carry firearms on any given day.

Garda Strength 162. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who hold the rank of detective; and their location based on division. [4279/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of Detectives broken down by their location/division, on the latest date for which figures are readily available, was as set out in the table:

Location/Division Strength

Dublin Metropolitan Region South Central 50 Dublin Metropolitan Region Southern 52 Dublin Metropolitan Region Northern 63 Dublin Metropolitan Region West 62 Dublin Metropolitan Region North Central 42 Dublin Metropolitan Region East 32 Wicklow 17 Louth 25 Meath 17 Westmeath 19 Laois/Offaly 24 Kildare 25 Wexford 19 Waterford 28 Kilkenny/Carlow 18 Tipperary 21 Cork City 94 Cork North 13 Cork West 18 Kerry 23 Limerick 59 Clare 37 Galway 47 Roscommon/Longford 13 Mayo 23 Sligo/Leitrim 26 Donegal 34 Cavan/Monaghan 17 Headquarters 1,015

Total 1,933

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Garda Equipment 163. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money spent each year for the past ten years on firearms and weapons for the Garda; maintaining firearms; and providing training for Gardaí on use of these items. [4280/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): It has not been possible to provide the information required in the time available. The information is being collated and will be sent to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Garda Training 164. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of firearms training provided for gardaí; the number of gardaí who have undertaken this training during each of the past seven years; the number of gardaí licensed to hold firearms; the number of gardaí who have received training in total; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4281/12]

165. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money paid to firearms instructors for Garda training during each of the past ten years. [4282/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 and 165 together. It has not been possible to provide the information required in the limited time available. The information is being collated and will be sent to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Garda Deployment 166. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the Garda traffic corps. [4283/12]

Prisoner Releases 167. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the expected cost of electronically tagging prisoners on release from prison. [4284/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): The Deputy may wish to note that Part 10 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 provides for the introduction of electronic monitoring, or tagging as it is also known, in this jurisdiction. My predecessor made the relevant order in 2010 commencing the provisions in the context of a restriction of movement condition applying to the granting of temporary release. In tandem with the publication of the Discussion Document on the Management of Sex Offenders in 2009, a Project Board was at the time set up to examine the whole area of elec-

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[Deputy Alan Shatter.] tronic monitoring (EM). The Board recommended that a pilot project be initiated in order to test EM technology in this jurisdiction and assess its value for money in the management of offenders. This recommendation was accepted and a decision was taken to explore, on a pilot basis, the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) Satellite Tracking monitoring technology on a small number of volunteer prisoners. Following a public tender competition, the Irish Prison Service tested the use of this technology on a small number of prisoners, 31 in all, who were given temporary release. The test phase began in August 2010 and ran up until Christmas. The group of prisoners involved were carefully selected having regard to a range of criteria including the nature of the offence, public safety and overall conduct in prison. I am informed that prisoner compliance was high and only one prisoner was recalled due to a curfew violation. Following the pilot project, the Irish Prison Service has undertaken a comprehensive review of its viability in the management of offenders along with a cost benefit analysis. That review will be considered in due course. Finally, in line with the recommendations in the Report of the Thornton Hall Project Review Group, the Deputy will know that I am establishing a group to carry out an all encompassing strategic review of penal policy. That group will also look at this issue.

Garda Deployment 168. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the charges to sporting bodies for Garda crowd control and public order services for sporting events; the amount paid by each body for these services during each of the past five years, and details of the events covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4285/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): Section 30 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 provides a statutory basis for the Garda Commissioner to charge for police services on a non-public duty basis for commercial events such as sports fixtures and concerts. I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the charges to event organisers for having members of the Garda Síochána on non-public duty from 2007 were as follows:

Category 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 €€€€€

Croke Park 405,297 1,907,407 941,827 516,936 766,603 Other GAA venues 192,283 610,959 330,651 284,741 381,094 FAI 250,232 186,644 130,385 171,620 370,852 Soccer clubs 74,024 83,295 74,499 33,205 132,300 Rugby 189,137 147,741 323,106 170,199 381,578 Other Receipts 124,523 629,220 728,346 676,994 235,696

169. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda escorts for transporting commercial explosives that have been provided during each of the past seven years; and the cost of providing same. [4286/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): I have been advised by the Garda authorities that, between 2006 and 2011, in excess of 6,500 escorts of commercial explosives have been provided by an Garda Siochána. The Deputy will appreciate that, given the sensitive nature of such duties, it would be inappropriate for me to give any further detail in this regard. Furthermore, I am informed that statistics of this nature are not available prior to 2006, nor is the cost readily available. 1179 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

Crime Prevention 170. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will establish an Irish crime council in order to provide independent expertise, research and advice to the Government and relevant bodies on international best practice on crime prevention. [4287/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): I can inform the Deputy that my Department has no plans to re-establish the National Crime Council. I should also mention that the White Paper on Crime process, which is underway at the moment, has involved consultation with a wide range of interests about best practice on crime prevention.

Crime Statistics 171. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he plans to work with his Northern counterpart to ensure that crime statistics are collected and collated on an all-Ireland basis as well as on division basis, in order to provide more meaningful data regarding local and national patterns. [4288/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): Following the submission in 2004 of a report and recommendations by an expert group on crime statistics, it was decided that the compilation and publication of crime statistics should be taken over by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, from An Garda Síochána. The Garda Síochána Act 2005 consequently makes provision for this, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. Following the setting up of the necessary technical systems and auditing of the data from which the statistics are compiled, the CSO is now compiling, publishing and responding to queries regarding recorded crime statistics. As part of fulfilling its mandate the CSO publishes a range of statistics on Northern Ireland, including statistics relating to crime and justice, in cooperation with the corresponding agency in Northern Ireland. Examples include the annual Statistical Yearbook of Ireland and Ireland North and South, a Statistical Profile.

Crime Prevention 172. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of any interdepartmental work co-ordinating crime prevention or offender rehabilitation initiatives and funding details of same. [4289/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): Crime prevention and reduction is a core part of the mission of An Garda Síochána. The Force attaches great importance working in co-operation with the community, those directly affected by crime and relevant Government Department and agencies. One example is the response of An Garda Síochána to an increase in the theft of metal, which involves targeting such crime, and burglaries and theft related crimes generally, through a number of initiatives based on collaborative effort and a targeted multi-agency response. An Garda Síochána has established a forum involving stakeholders particularly affected by this type of crime, including the Irish Farmers Association, the Elec- tricity Supply Board, telecoms, transport companies, brewing concerns and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. There are dedicated Crime Prevention Officers (CPOs) within each Garda Division, who are trained to encourage, promote and advise on crime prevention both the private and business community. In addition, there are CPOs based at the National Crime Prevention Unit in Garda Headquarters. Because Garda activity in crime prevention and reduction is part of core Garda activity, it is funded from the Garda Vote and does not have a specific financial allocation.

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[Deputy Alan Shatter.]

At local level, inter-agency cooperation includes in particular the work of Joint Policing Committees, which are a forum to consult, discuss and make recommendations on policing matters arising in their area, including the prevention of crime. The Programme for Govern- ment makes a commitment to build on existing community policing partnerships and forums to enhance trust between local communities and their Gardaí. Accordingly, my Department has commenced a review of how the Committees have operated since their establishment, in conjunction with An Garda Síochána, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the local authorities, to be followed by a broader consultation process, with the aim of seeing how their operation might be improved. My Department is in contact with local authorities in this regard, and work on the review is ongoing. Agencies represented on the Committees meet the costs arising from their involvement. My Department, along with the HSE, has for many years supported the work of the Com- munity Alert programme, which is a voluntary community-based initiative in rural communities, set up in 1985 by Muintir na Tíre in association with the Garda authorities and which attaches a high priority to crime prevention and improving the security of older and vulnerable persons in the community. In 2011 my Department provided funding of €160,000 to Com- munity Alert. Neighbourhood Watch is a crime prevention programme which aims to enlist the active cooperation of the community in a neighbourhood, usually urban, by observing and reporting suspicious activities to An Garda Síochána. Since its establishment, the Garda authorities have sought to encourage the active participation of the public in Neighbourhood Watch with the support of crime prevention officers and liaison Gardaí. Garda costs related to Neighbourhood Watch are funded from the Garda Vote and do not have a specific financial allocation. Crimestoppers is a joint initiative between the Gardaí and the business community, which enables members of the public to report crime by calling a freephone number confidentially and anonymously. Organisations and businesses provide funding. My Department has also contributed funding to Crimestoppers, and future funding will be considered in the light of the available resources. The Probation Service works closely with other agencies of the criminal justice system on offender rehabilitation. The Service also works in partnership with communities, local services and voluntary organisations to reduce offending and to make communities safer. In 2011 the Service, through my Department, provided in excess of €9.5 million in funding to 48 community organisations. The Probation Service is also represented on Local Drug Task Forces, Homeless Fora, the Parole Board, the Dublin Lord Mayor’s Commission on Anti-Social Behaviour and other bodies. In line with the recommendations in the report of the Thornton Hall Project Review Group, I am establishing a group to carry out an all encompassing strategic review of penal policy. That group will also look at the issue of support for reintegration and rehabilitation for prisoners. The Irish Youth Justice Service (IYJS) works with the Health Service Executive on a number of inter-agency initiatives aimed at ensuring better outcomes for children in detention, including the area of rehabilitation. This work has been done on foot of the recommendations of the 2009 report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (the Ryan Commission). The two agencies have worked together on the development of a HSE-led Assessment, Consultation and Therapy Service (ACTS) and Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service which would be available for children in care in HSE high support, special care and in detention in the Oberstown Children Detention Schools. It is currently expected that these initiatives will be in place by mid-2012, and they have been funded under the general allocation to the HSE for a range of child protection services on foot of the Ryan Commission report.

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The two agencies have also worked together on the development of a draft Protocol for Working Together between the HSE social work system and the Children Detention Schools. This protocol will set down specific procedures and responsibilities for co-operation on the needs of children in detention who are also known to the HSE social work services. It is expected that this Protocol will be agreed and put in place during 2012. The draft protocol does not involve any additional funding requirements. The IYJS and HSE have also worked together in the past six months on an Aftercare Imple- mentation Group. The Group’s remit includes the implementation of the HSE’s leaving and aftercare services in relation to young people in the care of the HSE, who have served a sentence in the children detention schools. It is expected that the Group’s report, which will include consideration of funding requirements, will be made available in the near future. While generally other Departments do not have a direct role in the delivery of the crime prevention and reduction initiatives, such as the Garda Juvenile Diversion Programme and Garda Youth Diversion Projects, they can support them indirectly by the provision of services to children in the groups most at risk. More generally, work is underway in my Department on the development of a White Paper on Crime, following an extensive consultation process with a broad range of Governmental and non-Governmental agencies and the public. It is intended that the White Paper will incorporate a framework National Anti-Crime Strategy, which will reflect and respond to issues raised during the consultation process, including issues relating to crime prevention and offender rehabilitation initiatives. The White Paper on Crime is expected to be completed this year.

Equality Issues 173. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce equality proofing of legislation. [4290/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): I have no plans to change the procedures already in place for considering the equality impact of legislative proposals. When considering changes to legislation, Government Departments follow procedures outlined in the Cabinet Handbook. These require that, where proposals for legislation relate to matters on which Government policy has not already been laid down, or where they involve a new development or a material departure from existing policy, they should first be submitted to the Government by way of a memorandum for a decision in principle of the policy at issue. A Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) must accompany any such memorandum seeking approval for either legislation which involves changes to the regulatory framework, or a Government Order involving changes to the regulatory framework. This Analysis includes an examination of possible impacts on poverty, gender equality, on socially excluded or vulnerable groups including people with disabilities, and on rural communities. Where no requirement for a Regulatory Impact Analysis arises, each memorandum is required to indicate clearly, as appropriate, the impact of the proposal for employment, gender equality, the impact on persons experiencing or at risk of poverty or social exclusion, and on people with disabilities.

Proceeds of Crime 174. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ring- fence criminal assets bureau-confiscated money for a community development fund. [4291/12]

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Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): From time to time it has been suggested that the proceeds of crime seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau should be used to fund community programmes. It is an issue on which officials from my Department have previously consulted with the Department of Finance. While it is accepted that there may be some symbolic value in the suggestion, it is problematic and raises a number of particular difficulties. The Constitution requires and Government accounting principles provide that public monies be spent only as voted or approved by Dáil Éireann unless otherwise provided by statute. A policy of ring-fencing monies obtained by the Exchequer and the reallocation of same for a specific purpose runs contrary to the normal Estimates process. Under this process, revenue which has been accumulated by the Criminal Assets Bureau is paid into the Government’s Central Fund. It is this Central Fund from which the Government draws for expenditure on all necessary public services and investment. While allowing for a very small number of very specific targeted exceptions, it is believed that earmarking revenues for a specific expenditure programme would, in general, constrain the Government in the implementation of its overall expenditure policy. It could also be argued that a significant proportion of the monies secured by the Bureau are already owed to the Exchequer as it often relates to non-payment of taxes and social welfare fraud. There are also very practical difficulties with the proposal as the variable and uncertain nature of the value of the assets seized by the Bureau in any given year in addition to the potential delays through the possibility of legal challenge to court disposal orders is problematic in terms of the provision of ongoing funds to community programmes. Such a revenue source would not facilitate the proper planning of such programmes by organisations involved in the delivery of community development services. There is also the problem of additional costs which would accrue in the administration of any scheme to divert such funds to local programmes and additional administrative costs without any additional revenues being generated.

Juvenile Offenders 175. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if will consider introducing court-supervised individual support orders and parenting support orders in this jurisdiction. [4292/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): While the Deputy’s question is not very clear as to what exactly the subject matter is, I am assuming that he is referring to anti- social behaviour by children. The Deputy appears to have borrowed terminology from a neighbouring jurisdiction where, I understand, these court orders are used as part of the response to anti-social behaviour by children. Before debating the possible benefits of procedures used elsewhere, it would be best to examine the existing procedures in Ireland with regard to anti- social behaviour by children. The Children Act 2001, as amended, provides for civil proceedings to tackle anti-social behaviour by children. These provisions set out an incremental procedure for An Garda Síoch- ána to address anti-social behaviour by children using a behaviour warning, followed by a good-behaviour contract, followed, where appropriate, by a behaviour order. The scheme is essentially part of the process to divert children from the formal criminal justice system and the intention was that behaviour warnings or good-behaviour contracts would themselves address the problem behaviour. In the event that they fail, the next stage is to consider the admission of the child to the Garda Diversion Programme which can involve supervision by a Garda Juvenile Liaison Officer. If admission to the Diversion Programme is not considered appropriate, a behaviour order may be applied for in the courts or, if criminal offences are involved, prosecution is a further option.

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Parents or guardians are brought into this process by An Garda Síochána at all stages. The process operates on the basis that court intervention would only be considered if the system of behaviour warnings, good behaviour contracts and the intervention of the JLO do not work. If court intervention is deemed essential and in the event that the process results in the successful prosecution of a child, it is then open to the courts to apply various sanctions on parents or guardians as set out in Section 98 of the Children Act 2001, as amended. Where a court is satisfied that a child is guilty of an offence, it may make an order for a community sanction involving supervision by a probation officer under Section 115 of the Children Act 2001 and providing various support options, including mentoring and access to training and education. I am not convinced that additional court orders are needed to strengthen our response to anti-social behaviour by children. However the consideration of any further measures to promote community safety and combat crime will take place in the context of the ongoing work which my Department has undertaken to produce a White Paper Crime. This has already involved a wide ranging consultation process and I have previously stated my intention that this work will support the production of a comprehensive National Anti-Crime Strategy.

Garda Deployment 176. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí, broken down by division. [4293/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): The personnel strength of Com- munity Gardaí broken down by Division on the latest date for which figures are readily available, is as set out in the table:

Division Strength

Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) Sth Central 92 DMR Nth Central 143 DMR North 78 DMR East 30 DMR South 52 DMR West 85 Waterford 64 Wexford 24 Tipperary 101 Kilkenny/Carlow 112 Cork City 31 Cork North 8 Cork West 5 Kerry 10 Limerick 74 Donegal 35 Cavan/Monaghan 9 Sligo/Leitrim 9 Louth 21 Clare 12 Mayo 8 Galway 21 Roscommon/Longford 10 Westmeath 15

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[Deputy Alan Shatter.] Division Strength

Meath 16 Kildare 6 Laois/Offaly 40 Wicklow 21

Total 1,132

Garda Operations 177. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine the possibility of gardaí working with local authorities to conduct women’s safety audits of all city districts, towns and villages. [4294/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): I understand the Deputy has in mind audits which would allow participants to identify spaces in the public domain which are safe and unsafe for women and recommend how the unsafe spaces can be improved. The Deputy will appreciate that An Garda Síochána is involved in a wide range of initiatives to help ensure the safety of people and I will bring to its attention the matters referred to by the Deputy.

Contraband in Prisons 178. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times and the details of contraband items which have been thrown over the walls of or smuggled into each of the prisons in the State during the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4295/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): One of the major challenges in prisons today lies in preventing access to contraband items, primarily mobile phones and drugs, which for obvious reasons are viewed as highly valuable commodities among elements of the prison population. Efforts are continually made to prevent the flow of contraband into our prisons by, for example, the installation of nets over exercise yards, vigilant observation of prisoners by staff, enhanced CCTV monitoring, the stricter control of visits, and the use of prisoner and random cell searches on a daily basis. Random searches of cells and their occupants and searching of correspondence and other items have all intercepted significant quantit- ies of contraband in recent years. Nevertheless, the Irish Prison Service recognises that constant improvements are required in this area. The table below illustrates the total number of items seized in each prison over this timeframe. It is important to note that a large percentage of these seizures are not directly from prisoners but are instead retrieved at entry point or before they get to the prisoner population. The type of articles seized vary considerably and include mobile phones, drugs, weapons (including improvised weapons such as pieces of perspex or shivs), phone chargers, alcohol, SIM cards, cash etc. The volume of items involved and the regularity in which seizures take place highlight the continuous attempts being made by criminal elements to access prohibited articles.

Prison Total number of items seized

Arbour Hill 9 Castlerea Prison 908

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Prison Total number of items seized

Cloverhill Prison 447 Cork Prison 514 Dochas Centre 261 Limerick Prison 1,884 Loughan House 585 Midlands Prison 1,187 Mountjoy Prison 4,784 Portlaoise Prison 385 St. Patrick’s Institution 1,625 Shelton Abbey 388 Training Unit 598 Wheatfield Prison 1,501

Total 15,076 The above total includes 2,787 weapons and 3,156 drug seizures.

179. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of weapons which have been confiscated from prisoners in each of the prisons throughout the State during the past three years. [4296/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the table:

Prison 2009 2010 2011

Arbour Hill 0 0 1 Castlerea Prison 160 171 151 Cloverhill Prison 151 73 75 Cork Prison 66 56 96 Dochas Centre 3 16 14 Limerick Prison 78 193 122 Loughan House 2 31 4 Midlands Prison 59 83 83 Mountjoy Prison 573 460 247 Portlaoise Prison 21 17 16 St. Patrick’s Institution 183 278 256 Shelton Abbey 0 1 0 Training Unit 5 9 8 Wheatfield Prison 172 111 215

Total 1,473 1,499 1,288

The mission of the Irish Prison Service is to provide safe, secure and humane custody for those placed into custody. The reduction between 2010 and 2011 is a direct consequence of the introduction of enhanced security measures which include: tighter control and monitoring of prison visits; airport style security screening of all staff and visitors coming into the prison; x-ray scanners to scan all coats and bags/briefcases; increased random searches of prisoner accommodation and it’s occupants; and stricter searching of those committed to custody and of those returning to the prison after temporary release, court and after visits. 1186 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Alan Shatter.]

No level of inter-prisoner violence is acceptable and every effort is made by prison staff and management to limit the scope of acts of violence. While the prison regime is designed to limit the scope of acts of violence, it is not possible to completely eliminate the possibility of such acts in prisons holding a high proportion of violent offenders without introducing a regime that would be unacceptable. There is also a trend towards more homemade weapons being used by prisoners, for example, weapons made out of perspex, sharpened toothbrushes, a pool ball in a sock, brush handles or water jugs, since these measures were implemented.

Sentencing Policy 180. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of life sentences handed down by the courts during each of the past five years. [4298/12]

Year Murder Cases Rape Cases Other Total Number of Life Sentences

2010 16 2 0 18 2009 18 3 1 22 2008 16 1 0 17 2007 17 2 0 19 2006 17 1 0 18

Total 84 9 1 94

As the Deputy may be aware murder carries a mandatory life sentence, however, life imprisonment is also available as a sentencing option for other serious crimes such as rape. It should be noted that a person convicted in the Central Criminal Court may obtain leave to appeal a sentence to the Court of Criminal Appeal. It is also important to note that a sentence of life imprisonment means that the prisoner is subject to that sentence for the rest of his or her life. Imposing multiple life sentences does not increase the severity of the sanction and has no effect in practice or law. While a prisoner who has been given a life sentence may apply for some form of temporary release to the Parole Board, should this be granted he or she remains subject to the original sentence and can be recalled to prison at any stage. Issues such as the gravity of the crime and the danger to the public posed by the individual would obviously be taken into consideration before any decision to grant temporary release is made. There is no automatic right to temporary release and prisoners who have committed particularly grievous crimes and continue to pose a threat can be kept in custody indefinitely. 1187 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

181. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of mandatory sentences passed by the courts during each of the past five years. [4299/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): Under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, the Courts Service is independent in the performance of its functions including the provision of statistical information. The Deputy will also appreciate that judges are independent in the matter of sentencing as they are in other matters concerning the exercise of judicial functions, subject only to the Constitution and the law. The traditional approach to sentencing is for the Oireachtas to lay down the maximum penalty and for a court having considered all the circumstances of the case to impose an appropriate penalty up to that maximum. There are a small number of situations, however, where statute has created important exceptions to this approach. There is a strictly mandatory sentencing requirement for murder and other provisions, relating to drug trafficking and firearms offences where a mandatory minimum sentence applies. Where the court is satisfied that there are exceptional and specific circumstances which would make a particular minimum sentence unjust, a lesser sentence can be applied. The type of circumstances which a court may consider would include whether and when the accused ple- aded guilty and whether they assisted the investigation of the offence. In the case of certain second and subsequent drug trafficking or firearms offences the mandatory minimum sentence must be applied. In order to be of assistance to the Deputy I have made enquiries and from the statistics available, the Courts Service has informed me that 84 mandatory life sentences were imposed by the Central Criminal Court during the last five years for which figures are available. A detailed breakdown of the figures is set out in the table:

Year No. of cases where a life sentence was imposed

2010 16 2009 18 2008 16 2007 17 2006 17

Total 84

Section 27 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended, provides for a mandatory minimum sentence or to give it its more correct name, presumptive minimum sentence, of not less than 10 years imprisonment for certain offences. The table below provides the Deputy with a breakdown of the number of convictions under the Act in the Circuit Court, and the number of cases where a sentence of 10 years or more was imposed during each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Year *Number of Cases where a sentence of 10 years or more was imposed

2010 36 2009 42 2008 37 2007 23

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[Deputy Alan Shatter.] Year *Number of Cases where a sentence of 10 years or more was imposed

2006 10

Total 148 *The Deputy should note that the number of cases where a sentence of 10 years or more was imposed includes cases where part of the sentence was suspended or conditions were to be met.

In the case of firearm offences, the Courts Service has informed me that court statistics on presumptive minimum or mandatory minimum sentences are not maintained. I should add that the Law Reform Commission has recently published a consultation paper on this subject. I look forward to receiving the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission in due course and those recommendations will be given full consideration.

Deportation Orders 182. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused entry to the State in each year between 2002 and 2009. [4301/12]

183. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons deported from the State in each year between 2002 and 2009. [4302/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): I propose to take Questions Nos. 182 and 183 together. The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded to him once available.

Residency Permits 184. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which provision can be made to meet the exceptional residential needs in the case of two persons (details supplied) who have particular circumstances in order to fall within the category that might be appropriately determined on compassionate and humanitarian grounds and whose case might best be served by way of a temporary issue of their stamp four status. [4402/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): I am informed by the Irish Natural- isation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person mentioned by the Deputy applied for and was granted a visa in 2007 to allow him to enter the State for the purpose of Study. As the Deputy has not supplied details for the second person mentioned I can only answer in the case of the person whose details have been supplied. The ‘New Immigration Regime for Full Time Non-EEA Students’ was published in September 2010 and has been in operation since 1 January 2011. The New Regime introduced maximum periods for residence in the State on a student permission and provided for a differ- entiated approach between “Degree Programme” courses and those at the “Language or Non- Degree Programme” level. This person should be advised to make an application to the General Immigration Division of INIS giving details of his particular case and outlining the exceptional measures that may apply in his case. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may 1189 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.

Garda Transport 185. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline in tabular form the number of cars and other vehicles currently being used by gardaí in areas (details supplied); the number of cars and other vehicles in current usage that have more than 300,000 km on the clock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4471/12]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): I am advised by the Garda authorities that the information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the table:

Cars Other Vehicles

37 11

I am also advised that there are no cars in the areas referred to by the Deputy that have more than 300,000 km on their odometers.

Defence Forces Recruitment 186. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Defence the recruitment that has taken place for the Army in 2011; and the future recruitment that is due to take place. [4210/12]

Minister for Defence (Deputy Alan Shatter): I am advised by the Military Authorities that a total of 494 general service recruits have completed or are currently in training following recruitment into the Permanent Defence Force in 2011. In addition, there was an intake of 32 Cadets from the 2011 Cadetship competition. The Government has decided to accept my recommendation that the strength of the Permanent Defence Force will be maintained at 9,500. I believe that this is the optimum level required to fulfil all roles assigned by Government. It is my intention that targeted recruitment will continue in 2012, within the resource envelope allocated to Defence, so as to maintain the strength of the Permanent Defence Force.

Animal Welfare 187. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is considering proposals to remove cats from the vermin list immediately and to include cat welfare in the forthcoming animal welfare Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4194/12]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Deputy Simon Coveney): Cats which are owned by humans will receive the full protection of the Animal Health and Welfare Bill. My Department does not maintain a statutory “vermin list” for any animals. The Deputy may be referring to lists maintained by non-statutory bodies.

Aquaculture Licences 188. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a licence in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4397/12]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Deputy Simon Coveney): The application for the aquaculture licence referred to by the Deputy is in respect of a site located in Castle- 1190 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

[Deputy Simon Coveney.] maine Harbour, which is designated as a Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive and a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive (Natura 2000 site). All applications in ‘Natura’ areas are required to be appropriately assessed for the purpose of environmental compliance with the EU Birds and Habitats Directives. My Department, in conjunction with the Marine Institute and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is engaged in a comprehensive programme of gathering the necessary baseline data appropriate to the conservation objectives of ‘Natura’ areas. This data collection programme is substantially complete. This is followed by data analysis and the setting of appropriate Conservation Objec- tives by the NPWS. Once this process is complete all new, renewal and review aquaculture applications can be appropriately assessed for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the EU Birds and Habitats Directives. The Appropriate Assessment of Castlemaine Harbour has been completed and the licensing implications are currently being examined by my Department. The application has been received by my Department and will be considered in due course.

On-farm Investment Schemes 189. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications for installation aid and early retirement that were received at offices in his Department other than Johnstown Castle, Wexford, on 14 October 2008; the locations at which these applications were received and the number of these applications that required further information or documentation; the number of applications that were approved for payment subsequently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4441/12]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Deputy Simon Coveney): The information requested in relation to applications received under the Young Farmers’ Installation Scheme and the Early Retirement Scheme on 14 October 2008 in locations other than my Department’s office in Johnstown Castle, Wexford (before transmission to that office) is set out in the table:

Scheme Office/Location Number of Whether Number of Applicant Applications Further Approved for Received Documentation Payment Required

Young Farmers’ Installation Scheme Galway 2 2 Monaghan 1 1 Yes, in all cases Offaly 1 — Wexford 2 2

Total 6 5

Early Retirement Scheme Galway 1 1 Yes, in all cases Wexford 1 1

Total 2 2

Grant Payments 190. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will investigate the delay in the REP scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4447/12] 1191 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Deputy Simon Coveney): The person named commenced REPS 4 in April 2008 and received payments for the first three years of their contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and is subject to EU Regulation which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments have been finalised. During the course of the administrative check an area discrepancy was discovered between the Single Payment Scheme Application for 2011 and the REPS 4 Agri-Environment Plan of the person named. This issue has now been resolved and I expect payment to issue shortly.

191. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review an appeal for single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will examine the appeal in a fair manner. [4470/12]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Deputy Simon Coveney): An appeal has been received from the person named. My Department’s inspectorate is carrying out a review of the results of the Remote Sensing inspection. The person named will be informed in writing of the outcome. I can assure the Deputy that this appeal will be dealt with in accordance with recognised standards of fairness and procedure and that all relevant information will be examined and reviewed.

Juvenile Offenders 192. Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the imprisonment of 16 and 17 year old boys at St. Patrick’s Institution will, as per commitments made, end; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4271/12]

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): The proposed National Children Detention Facility (NCDF) at Oberstown, North Co Dublin is a project to accommo- date young people detained by the courts on criminal charges in the children detention school setting in Oberstown, North Co Dublin operated by the Irish Youth Justice Service. The Obers- town campus includes Oberstown Boys School, Oberstown Girls School and Trinity House School. The Government is committed to ceasing the practice of sending 16 and 17 year old boys to St Patrick’s institution. It is a priority of mine to ensure that this practice cease as soon as possible. I visited St Patrick’s Institution twice in November last year, prior to assuming legal responsibility for the children detention schools from the Minister for Justice and Equality in January 2012. I received a briefing from the Governor and his staff on the efforts that are made on a daily basis to provide appropriate, safe and secure care fro 16 and 17 males. The Government appreciates that, as far as possible, this group is accommodated and cared for differently from the other offenders held in institution, in line with best practice and child protection guidance procedures. Nevertheless, it is unacceptable that children continue to be detained with adult prisoners and the Government is committed to ending this practice. I am pursing both interim and medium term arrangements to address this matter. Following visits to St. Patrick’s Institution, I have asked the Irish Youth Justice Service to work with the Irish Prison Service and explore all possible interim options for the care of the boys currently there. I expect to have a report on the matter over the coming weeks and will examine the position in conjunction with the Minister for Justice and Equality. I have also asked that the Irish Youth Justice Service reassess the projected cost of the Oberstown project to bring it into line with current price levels and current economic realities. This process is ongoing and the Irish Youth Justice Service has been tasked with progressing

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[Deputy Frances Fitzgerald.] to completion during 2012 the design work and tender documentation for the NCDF project in Oberstown. Even when funding for the construction stage of the project is finalised, the work will still have to be completed. I am in ongoing consultation with my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on the funding of the subsequent construction stage of the project.

Children’s Rights 193. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will protect the rights of these children (details supplied) as a matter of priority. [4311/12]

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): The issue of surrogacy is a cross Departmental one involving the Departments of Justice and Equality, Foreign Affairs and Trade and Health as well as my own Department. In respect of the specific matter raised I have been informed by the Department of Foreign Affairs that, as this matter is currently before the courts, it would be inappropriate to discuss the case further at this time.

Medical Cards 194. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on the new over 70s application for medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4201/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Róisín Shortall): As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

195. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; when a decision will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4206/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Róisín Shortall): As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

196. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on an appeal for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4217/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Róisín Shortall): As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

197. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4265/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Róisín Shortall): As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. I will also ask my colleague Joan Burton T.D. Minister for Social Protection to make inquiries in her Department regarding the issue of the individual’s contributions.

198. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will approve and expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4313/12]

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Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Róisín Shortall): As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Medical Aids and Appliances 199. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health the mechanism available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to obtain personal medical appliances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4180/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Róisín Shortall): As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Medical Cards 200. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason two members of a family (details supplied) in which a long-term illness exists have yet to have any correspondence in relation to their medical card applications when other members have received general practitioner cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4202/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Róisín Shortall): As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Hospital Waiting Lists 201. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will be called for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4209/12]

Minister for Health (Deputy James Reilly): I am determined to address the issues which cause unacceptable delays in patients receiving treatment in our hospitals. In this regard I have established the Special Delivery Unit (SDU), which will work to unblock access to acute services by dramatically improving the flow of patients through the system, and by streamlining waiting lists, including referrals from GPs. The SDU is working closely with its partner agencies — mainly the HSE and the NTPF. As a priority, public hospitals were instructed to ensure that, by the end of 2011, they had no patients waiting more than 12 months for treatment. I can confirm that the vast majority of hospitals achieved this objective. During 2012 the SDU will support hospitals in the delivery of a 9 month maximum wait time for inpatient or daycase surgery. The management of waiting lists generally is a matter for the HSE and the individual hospitals concerned. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy’s question to the Executive for direct reply.

Care of the Elderly 202. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health his plans if any, to close community hospital beds in a hospital (details supplied) as part of the Health Service Executive service plan 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4211/12]

203. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health his plans if any, to close community hospital beds in a hospital (details supplied) as part of the Health Service Executive service plan 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4212/12]

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204. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health his plans if any, to close nursing home beds in a nursing home (details supplied) as part of the Health Service Executive service plan 2012. [4213/12]

205. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health his plans if any, to close nursing home beds in a nursing home (details supplied) as part of the Health Service Executive service plan 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4214/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Kathleen Lynch): I propose to take Questions Nos. 202 to 205, inclusive, together. As these are service matters they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Accident and Emergency Services 206. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce the overcrowding in the accident and emergency department of Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4230/12]

Minister for Health (Deputy James Reilly): The Special Delivery Unit has a special focus on trolley issues. During October 2011, the SDU wrote to hospitals with the highest numbers waiting on trolleys seeking proposals aimed at reducing those numbers over the critical period of November 2011 to January 2012. A range of measures were approved across 16 hospital sites and funding of €4.85 million was allocated for the purpose with strict performance criteria laid down. In addition, the SDU put in place arrangements where a staff member was on duty every day over the Christmas and New Year period with each of the 28 EDs in the country submitting update on numbers waiting three times per day. This allowed for close monitoring of hospitals at risk and facilitated quick decision making in relation to corrective action where required. This process will continue during the month of January 2012. While it is too early for complacency, the signs so far have been very encouraging with significant reductions being recorded nationally in numbers waiting each day when compared with the same period last year. The situation will be closely monitored and the appropriate action will be taken in relation to sites at risk up to and including postponing elective surgery for a short period. The SDU focused resources on Beaumont and allocated once off funding of over €0.4m to enable it to implement the various initiatives the hospital had identified as being key to alleviat- ing the conditions in the emergency department. These measures included:

• Increasing bed capacity through the development of a 31 bedded ward encompassing transit lounge, surge capacity and streaming of delayed discharge patients.

• Purchasing assisted discharge care packages.

• Provision of rapid access nurse service on seven day a week basis.

• Increasing cardiology diagnostics during the week and on Saturdays to enable weekend discharge of patients.

I would also like to advise the Deputy that Beaumont was successful in achieving the objective of having no one waiting over 12 months for inpatient or daycase surgery by December 31st 2011. All except two hospitals reached this target nationally. This work will continue in 2012

1195 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers to both maintain the 12 month maximum waiting time and to further reduce waiting times by the end of 2012.

Health Services 207. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health the number of beds currently operational in Ramelton community nursing unit, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4232/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Kathleen Lynch): As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Hospitals Building Programme 208. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health his plans regarding the construction of a new geriatric unit in the Drogheda area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4247/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Kathleen Lynch): As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Medical Cards 209. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card applications that have gone missing since the centralisation of medical card applications in 2011; the measures being taken to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4250/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Róisín Shortall): I have asked the Health Service Executive for a report on the issue raised by the Deputy. I will revert to the Deputy on the matter as soon as possible.

Proposed Legislation 210. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce legislation to ensure that fast food chains are required to provide clear calorie information on their notice boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4255/12]

Minister for Health (Deputy James Reilly): In an effort to combat the dangerous levels of obesity in all age groups of the Irish population, and as one measure among many, recommended by the Special Action Group on Obesity, late in 2011 I wrote to Fast Food companies operating here in Ireland to request that they introduce calorie posting in their restaurants, on a voluntary basis immediately. A follow up letter has also issued and the responses received so far have been positive. At present I do not consider it necessary to introduce legislation in this matter. Early in February 2012, I will be launching the Food Safety Authority of Ireland public consultation questionnaire —‘Putting Calories on Menus in Ireland’ whose results will help inform this process.

Medical Cards 211. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4260/12]

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Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Róisín Shortall): As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Health Service Staff 212. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to facilitate the continued provision of vital public health services in an area (details supplied) of County Galway following the retirement of the area’s only public health nurse last week. [4277/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Róisín Shortall): As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Care of the Elderly 213. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure the future of Valentia Community Hospital, County Kerry; if he will elaborate on the recent statement regarding potential for more community involvement in district hospitals, which may be a solution to the continuation of the vital nursing care provided at Valentia, as the community involvement structure is already there and can be enhanced. [4300/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Kathleen Lynch): Valentia Com- munity Hospital provides long term and respite care to older people. It is run by a voluntary organisation, Valentia Community Health and Welfare Association Ltd, and has a service level agreement with the HSE under Section 39 of the Health Act 2004. In addition to long term residential care, Valentia Hospital can continue to have separate agreements with the HSE for the provision of other services, e.g. day care, respite and conva- lescence. There have been ongoing discussions between the Board of Management of Valentia Community Health and Welfare Association Ltd. and the HSE in relation to future service provision. I understand that the HSE is continuing to engage with the Board of management regarding the future of the service. In the context of the provision of public nursing homes, my colleague Minister Reilly has indicated a willingness to consider all reasonable proposals which seek to protect the viability of as many as possible. This would include consideration of the wider needs of the local community and the alternative options for providing a viable service including a possible role for local communities or other voluntary providers.

Health Services 214. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health when a new primary care facility will be opened by the Health Service Executive in north Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4308/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Róisín Shortall): As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Care of the Elderly 215. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the position regarding speculation about closure of public community hospitals in County Kerry and St. Columbanus nursing home, Killarney, County Kerry; and the steps he will take to maintain the existing bed complement or at least ensure minimum reduction of beds in these institutions. [4309/12]

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Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Kathleen Lynch): As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Medical Cards 216. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health when an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4316/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Róisín Shortall): As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

217. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4318/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Róisín Shortall): As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

218. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4396/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Róisín Shortall): As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Services for People with Disabilities 219. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the Office of the Disability Appeals Officer, ODAO, in view of the fact that the post of disability appeals officer has been vacant for a number of weeks. [4416/12]

220. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the lo-call number advertised on the website of the Office of the Disability Appeals Officer, ODAO, is now monitored for only one hour per day; if the person monitoring this phone line is an official from his Department; and if he considers it appropriate that a Department of Health official is monitoring the phone line in view of the fact that the ODAO is supposed to be an independent office in place for parents of children with disabilities who wish to appeal against a finding or recommendation of a complaints officer of the Health Service Executive made under the Disability Act 2005 or against the failure of the HSE or an education service provider to implement a recommendation of a complaints officer. [4417/12]

221. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the future of the Office of the Disability Appeals Officer, ODAO; the provisions that are currently in place for parents wishing to make an appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4418/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Kathleen Lynch): I propose to take Questions Nos. 219 to 221, inclusive, together. Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005 makes provision for the introduction of very specific obligations on the health services, including a statutory entitlement to:

• an independent assessment of health and education needs (Section 8);

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• a statement of services (Section 11) which it is proposed to provide;

• an independent redress and complaints mechanism (Section 14) if required;

• make an appeal to the independent Disability Appeals Officer (Section 18).

The Disability Appeals Officer (DAO) is an independent officer appointed by the Minister for Health whose purpose is to provide an appeals service to people who wish to appeal (i) against a finding or recommendation of a complaints officer of the HSE made under the Disability Act 2005; or (ii) against the failure of the HSE or an education service provider to implement a recommendation of a complaints officer. The Office of the Disability Appeals Officer (ODAO) was created to support the DAO in the performance of his/her functions. It should be noted that the Disability Act does not create an office which exists independently of the person who holds office and, accordingly, the ODAO is not a corporate body. Since 2007, the ODAO has successfully supported the DAO in providing the appeals service envisaged under the Disability Act. From 2007 staff from the Department of Health were assigned to the ODAO to assist the DAO in the performance of her functions. Following the decision in October 2008 to defer further roll-out of Part 2 of the Disability Act for other cohorts, it became apparent that the ODAO did not have the volume of work originally envisaged and by 2011 there was an insufficient quantum of work to justify a full- time DAO position. The existing Disability Appeals Officer resigned her position with effect from 31/12/2011 and my Department is in discussions with the Department of Public Expendi- ture and Reform regarding the filling of this post. In the interim, a Principal Officer on my Department’s staff has been designated to discharge the duties of the Disability Appeals Officer and is independent in the performance of this function. A longer term arrangement will be put in place as soon as possible. The provisions for parents wishing to make an appeal have not changed and appeals will continue to be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Disability Act. Because of the reduced volume of work a decision was made to monitor the low call number for one hour per day as the volume of calls averages five per week. The person monitoring the calls is an official from my Department, who has worked in the ODAO since 2007 and is now assigned to these duties on a part-time basis.

Hospital Waiting Lists 222. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will give a date for an ortho- paedic appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois. [4422/12]

Minister for Health (Deputy James Reilly): I am determined to address the issues which cause unacceptable delays in patients receiving treatment in our hospitals. In this regard I have established the Special Delivery Unit (SDU), which will work to unblock access to acute services by dramatically improving the flow of patients through the system, and by streamlining waiting lists, including referrals from GPs. The SDU is working closely with its partner agencies — mainly the HSE and the NTPF. As a priority, public hospitals were instructed to ensure that, by the end of 2011, they had no patients waiting more than 12 months for treatment. I can confirm that the vast majority of hospitals achieved this objective. During 2012 the SDU will support hospitals in the delivery of a 9 month maximum wait time for inpatient or daycase surgery. As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. Should the patient’s general practitioner

1199 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers consider that the patient’s condition warrants an earlier appointment, he/she would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant and facility involved.

Hospital Services 223. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health, further to Parliamentary Ques- tion No. 152 of 26 October 2011, if he will provide an update on this matter; if upgrading works were completed on schedule in Galway; if Roscommon is on schedule to go live in early February; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4439/12]

Minister for Health (Deputy James Reilly): As the Deputy was informed by the HSE in November 2011, it was initially anticipated that upgrading of the existing Radiology system in the Galway University Hospitals Group would take place in January 2012 with the subsequent implementation of a remote access system in Roscommon in February 2012. Due to technical difficulties, the project has been delayed by a number of weeks and it is envisaged that the upgrading will begin in March 2012 with the subsequent roll out out in Roscommon due to take place in April 2012.

224. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting time for a public patient to receive an appointment for an eye operation in Cork University Hospital, in view of the fact that a person (details supplied) visited an ophthalmic surgeon for consultation in July 2011 in CUH and cannot even be given a tentative date for their required surgery by CUH; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4452/12]

Minister for Health (Deputy James Reilly): I am determined to address the issues which cause unacceptable delays in patients receiving treatment in our hospitals. In this regard I have established the Special Delivery Unit (SDU), which will work to unblock access to acute services by dramatically improving the flow of patients through the system, and by streamlining waiting lists, including referrals from GPs. The SDU is working closely with its partner agencies — mainly the HSE and the NTPF. As a priority, public hospitals were instructed to ensure that, by the end of 2011, they had no patients waiting more than 12 months for treatment. I can confirm that the vast majority of hospitals achieved this objective. During 2012 the SDU will support hospitals in the delivery of a 9 month maximum wait time for inpatient or day case surgery. As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. Should the patient’s general practitioner consider that the patient’s condition warrants an earlier appointment, he/she would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant and facility involved.

Medical Cards 225. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he will review the system whereby persons under the age of 24 years who are living away from home, and are only able to avail of a jobseeker’s allowance of €100, cannot qualify for a medical card in view of the fact that their income is below the Health Service Executive guidelines for medical card applications which is set at €188; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4453/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Róisín Shortall): The circumstances outlined in the Deputy’s question were brought to my attention last year. I discussed the issue with the Health Service Executive, and the HSE subsequently changed its policy in respect of such applications. A person in the circumstances outlined in the Deputy’s question may now

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[Deputy Róisín Shortall.] quality for a medical card. If the Deputy has a particular case in mind, she might bring it to my attention. The HSE is writing to previous applicants to inform them of the policy change.

Mental Health Services 226. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health in view of the recent termination from their job of a mental health patient advocate (details supplied) who brought to light the problems at Grangegorman, Dublin before Christmas, his plans to review the operation of quality auditing in the health sector. [4455/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Kathleen Lynch): When the issue of the transfer of patients from Unit 3B to a low secure ward in St Brendan’s Hospital, first arose back in December, I visited the hospital to satisfy myself that the temporary arrangements put in place for those 5 vulnerable patients were appropriate and would provide a good standard of care. During my visit I was satisfied that they were very well cared for and were comfortable in their new accommodation. Furthermore the decision to temporarily transfer them at the time to another ward in St Brendan’s was made after careful clinical assessments were carried out where their individual needs were taken into account. The trainee advocate whom the Deputy is referring to here is under contract with the Irish Advocacy Network, which is a voluntary organisation that is supported and funded by the HSE to provide Peer Advocacy Services nationally. The initial decision to terminate this person’s contract and the subsequent decision to offer re-instatement were both taken independently by the Irish Advocacy Network. The HSE did not have any involvement in those processes. I understand that a meeting is scheduled between the HSE and the Irish Advocacy Network this Friday and I will receive a report from the HSE on the outcome of that meeting. I will be seeking to be assured that in taking decisions such as these, appropriate procedures are used and governance arrangements apply to ensure fairness of treatment for all concerned.

Departmental Agencies 227. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if robust service level agreements between parent Departments and State bodies are now in place for all non-commercial State agencies. [4812/12]

Minister for Health (Deputy James Reilly): The functions of State agencies under the remit of my Department are primarily set out in statute. Part of the statutory requirement is that annual business/service plans are submitted to the Department for approval. These service plans are monitored on an ongoing basis. For those agencies funded by my Department, annual income and expenditure profiles are approved, monitored and controlled by my Department. In addition, officials from my Department hold regular meetings with agencies on corporate governance and other matters to ensure that there are robust governance arrangements in place, and that the agencies are in compliance with “2009 Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies”. I am satisfied that my Department maintains appropriate oversight over the agencies under its remit and that we are continuing to ensure that there is greater convergence between agency activity and health policy.

Harbours and Piers 228. Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Office of Public Works has responsibility for maintaining a slipway (details supplied) in County

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Limerick; if he is satisfied that the maintenance is adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4183/12]

229. Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the agency that has responsibility for maintaining a slipway (details supplied) in County Limerick; if the facility comes under his Department or an agency which replies to his Department; if the facility has been inspected recently; if he is satisfied that the maintenance is adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4184/12]

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (Deputy Leo Varadkar): I propose to take Ques- tions Nos. 228 and 229 together. I understand that the slipway in question falls within the jurisdiction of Shannon Foynes Port Company. I have passed the Deputy’s question to the Company for direct response. In the event of not receiving a response within ten working days, please contact my office again.

Cycle Facilities 230. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement, if any, that has taken place between him, or officials within his Department, with the various stakeholders, including Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council, in relation to the development of the Royal Canal path in Dublin as a commuting, tourism and recreational facility, similar to the improvements that have taken place to the Grand Canal path over recent years, including the estimated cost of any such development. [4195/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (Deputy Alan Kelly): The development of cycle routes is driven in the first instance by the relevant local authorities around the country. My Department provides infrastructure funding for some such local authority projects under specific defined programmes. Funding was provided to Dublin City Council, at a cost of approximately €5.5 million, for the recently completed city centre elements of the Dublin Canals Cycle route. The route runs from Portobello to the junction of Upper Sheriff Street and the overall design envisaged a link between the S2S and Canals route on the north side of the River Liffey which may incorporate an element of redevelopment of the Royal Canal path. The primary funding source, however, for the provision by local authorities of sustainable transport infrastructure within the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) is the National Transport Authority’s (NTA) sustainability funding, and it is a matter for the NTA to prioritise and fund projects in the GDA from this allocation.

Services for People with Disabilities 231. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of new low-floor accessible buses that will be purchased by Dublin Bus in 2012; the number of buses needed to ensure that the entire Dublin Bus fleet would be 100% low-floor accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4196/12]

234. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and percentage of buses in the Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus fleets that are wheelchair accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4231/12]

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (Deputy Leo Varadkar): I propose to take Ques- tions Nos. 231 and 234 together. The number and percentage of Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus fleets which are wheelchair accessible is primarily a matter for the companies concerned. However I am advised by Dublin

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[Deputy Leo Varadkar.] Bus that currently 93% of their fleet is wheelchair accessible. The fleet will be 100% accessible following the entry into service of the next phase of replacement buses in early 2013 and for which I have allocated funds to the National Transport Authority (NTA) under my Depart- ments Capital Programme 2012-2016. In relation to Bus Eireann I am advised that currently 59% of their total service fleet is wheelchair accessible. With the introduction of 88 new vehicles in early 2012 and for which my Department also provided funds, total service fleet accessibility will increase to 67%. Within that figure all of the city and town services are fully accessible. Subject to funding it is the aim that the entire Bus Eireann scheduled service coach fleet will have been replaced by wheelchair accessible coaches by 2015.

Sports Funding 232. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a sports grant in respect of a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4198/12]

Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (Deputy Michael Ring): Under the Sports Capital Programme the Department provides funding at local, regional and national level to sporting clubs and organisations, voluntary and community organisations, local authorities and, in certain circumstances, schools/colleges towards the provision of sporting facilities and the purchase of sporting equipment. It will be open to any organisation with a suitable project to apply for funding under the next round of the Programme subject to the terms and conditions that will apply. Officials in my Department are currently making the necessary arrangements with a view to launching a new round of the Sports Capital Programme early this year.

Road Network 233. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding plans for the proposed N4 Mullingar to Longford, Roosky, road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4205/12]

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (Deputy Leo Varadkar): As Minister for Trans- port, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads, is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Noting this I have referred the Deputy’s question to the NRA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.

Question No. 234 answered with Question No. 231.

Tourism Industry 235. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the recent survey findings by Lonely Planet, which established that Irish pubs are the number one attraction for visitors to Ireland; if he will prepare a strategy and plan in conjunction with other relevant Ministers, that will halt the continuing demise and closure of many of these pubs, which as well as being tourist attractions, are in rural areas one of the last venues remaining as

1203 Questions— 25 January 2012. Written Answers a social outlet and meeting place for many persons, especially those living alone in isolated areas. [4307/12]

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (Deputy Leo Varadkar): The provision of business supports to individual sectors of the tourism industry is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. That said, the Irish Pub has long been recognised as one of the most popular tourist attractions, with Irish nightlife voted in the top 10 of the world by Trip Advisor and our pubs voted the best in the world by Lonely Planet. The traditional pub is an attractive offering to visitors particularly in regard to traditional music, general entertainment, the availability of food and a general feel for the Irish culture and people. The importance of the pub is recognised in the promotional and development work of the Tourism Agencies. For example, Fáilte Ireland has developed a Pub Accreditation Scheme to ensure that all visitors feel equally welcome when they experience Ireland and its pubs. The quality-based approval system allows the very best of Ireland’s Pubs and Licensed Premises to become accredited by Fáilte Ireland, and marketed for domestic and international visitors, regardless of their location and independent of membership of industry bodies. Participation in the scheme is voluntary. I have referred the Deputy’s Question to Fáilte Ireland to enable them provide further details of the scheme to the Deputy and further details of the work it undertakes with the sector. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

236. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consideration that has been given by Fáilte Ireland to the joint application of Mayo County Council and Sligo County Council on the proposed ship to reef project; and if he will furnish details of same. [4473/12]

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (Deputy Leo Varadkar): The matter raised is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. I have referred the Deputy’s Question to Fáilte Ireland for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

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