Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 1 June 2017
Public Accounts Committee
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Review of Medical Consultants' Tax Affairs
Chapter 14 - Research and Development Tax Credit
Chapter 16 - Deferral of Tobacco Stamp Liability
9:00 am
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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I have a final question on tobacco yields. There are a very significant number of illegal imports. Mr. Cody is in a position to know what is brought in and how much of it is illegal. I wish nobody smoked and I completely accept there is a serious public health issue. Is there a tipping point at which it becomes counterproductive because more illegal material comes in and people avoid paying the price because of the excises on it?