Petrol stretching legislation
Michelle Mulherin asks whether the Finance Bill can address petrol stretching and improve fuel tracing and testing; the Taoiseach advises raising the matter as a Topical Issue.
Is there a possibility that we can advance the cause of tackling the crime of petrol stretching under the Finance Bill in order to improve tracing of the movement and the testing of fuel-----
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-----on account of the high incidence of this practice, including an explosion of its incidence in my own county, with several hundred cases in the last few months?
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I respectfully suggest to the Deputy that she could usefully put in a Topical Issue on that. It is a matter of concern to the Revenue Commissioners and the Department of Finance. While it is obviously difficult to make regulations that cover what goes on, it is a source of concern and interest.