Mr. Niall Cody:

I do not have them to hand. One thing that happens with trends is that they change as Revenue and customs agencies are successful at countering and intelligence. Some of the things that are happening in Europe have had unexpected impacts on illegal trade. The migrant crisis and tightening of borders have had a significant disruptive effect on tobacco. The most interesting thing to happen in 2018 was the discovery of the illicit, illegal cigarette factory in County Louth in March, which we seized. We discovered 23.5 million cigarettes which were being manufactured in what one could describe as a hay shed. The Deputy may have seen some pictures of that. We found some 71 tonnes of tobacco from which 71 million cigarettes could be produced. That was a big operation, which is now before the courts. That was the first illegal cigarette plant found in the State, but also nearly the first in western Europe. It was an international operation. The cigarettes would have been due for export, as well as for domestic service.