Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Our party supports the increase on tobacco products as a health issue and believes it is appropriate. We have always said that we need to combat the black market activity which is big in some areas. There is additional money provided in the expenditure for Revenue personnel. Will the Minister of State confirm that the Revenue Commissioners are completely satisfied, without reservations, with the costings of €65 million for this measure, given that they have advised that the measure could lose the Exchequer up to €44 million?