Mr. Colin Fee:

Counterfeit cigarettes are a huge problem in Dundalk. Retailers have rules and regulations and we do not serve people who are under age. Those who sell directly to people by calling to their front door sell to whoever they want. It is now so easy to get counterfeit cigarettes. We could talk all we like about plain packaging but we have a huge and growing problem with counterfeit cigarettes. Our sales are dropping all the time. Tobacco as a percentage of our total sales is dropping, which suggests that people are going elsewhere.