asked the Minister for Local Government the amount of revenue received in the last financial year in respect of road vehicles from (a) road tax, (b) driving licences and (c) parking meters; and the corresponding figures for the present financial year up to 1st December, 1970, or the nearest available date.

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

The following were the amounts received by local authorities: