Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)

We have a parcel division within Revenue that exists within the frontier management unit of Revenue. It monitors the volume of parcels coming in. It is fair to say that this is a growing area of policy focus. At EU and national levels, there is a far higher level of awareness of the volume of packages and parcels now coming into the EU, what the value of them is and whether we have the right customs policy in place. This is an issue the EU, and the Polish Presidency in particular, are working on. They are trying to reach agreement on a new framework for how we deal with this issue. I know that at a total EU level, there has been a huge increase in the number of parcels coming into the European Union. This is something I think there will be a new policy on shortly.