Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 January 2026
375. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 466 and 472 of 4 November 2025, if further updates are available following the referral of this issue by the Revenue Commissioners to the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles, TCMV, interdepartmental working group, regarding false registration plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5500/26]
View answerI understand from Revenue that, at the November 2025 meeting of the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles (TCMV) Interdepartmental Working Group – which is chaired by the Department of Transport – Revenue raised the issue of false registration plates and the potential for additional regulatory measures focussed on controlling the supply of registration plates. A subsequent meeting was held earlier this month between Revenue, the Department and An Garda Síochána to consider the matter further. Arising from these discussions, it was agreed to progress the issue by examining international best practice so as to develop and recommend suitable options to improve compliance with vehicle licensing requirements in the State.
The matter is one of cross-Departmental policy relevance, having regard to the role that correct vehicle identification has in the areas of road safety, law enforcement, and vehicle taxation. Any changes to the current framework would have to be informed by the relevant State enforcement and regulatory bodies impacted. I understand from Revenue that the matter is being progressed during 2026 on an interdepartmental basis.
This examination will include consideration of the experience of other jurisdictions regarding the effectiveness of the operation of different regulatory frameworks and solutions, including lessons they have learnt from approaches that were found not to be successful in practice.
