Tax Relief For Disabled Drivers
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An anomaly in the finance bill prevents some disabled drivers from getting tax relief on cars converted for their use. Gerry O’Brien, a schoolteacher from Thurles, County Tipperary, had his car adapted at a cost of £7,000 sterling but gets no tax relief as he is judged not sufficiently disabled.

Report shows Gerry O’Brien getting into a car and driving off.

Slide showing excerpt from the 1968 Finance Act.

Car driving up to the Dáil.

Interview with Gerry O’Brien outside the Dáil.

Interview with Ivan Yates, Fine Gael Health Spokesperson, who calls on Revenue Commissioners to refund tax.

The reporter is Orla Guerin.