Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I shall pick up on the same topic, to begin with. Obviously there was a high level of co-operation with designing the new fuel marker. The measure has assisted, eliminated or reduced a significant issue that has been damaging in a whole lot of different ways.

In terms of that level of co-operation, we are moving into a different era in which the customs and excise element will be a significant issue for Revenue. Mr. Cody mentioned Revenue’s 6,000 staff. I presume there is a degree of planning going on at present. I presume the likes of fuel laundering and other things that will crop up will be used to make money by sources that would not be acting legally. I ask Mr. Cody to tell us what Revenue does to keep up to speed with an evolving situation and whether its resources are adequate to cope. Does Revenue look at worst-case and best-case scenarios? What is Revenue’s approach?