Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 8 November 2012

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups

11:30 am

Ms Kathleen O'Meara:

We have asked the Government to consider a tax on hand-rolled tobacco. The Irish market is not unique, but it differs from the UK market. For this reason, we are proposing a particular model.