John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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The Revenue Commissioners are responsible for customs as well. Recently a number of Deputies were approached by fuel distributors who deal with coal, gas, briquettes and so on. With the changes coming in with regard to how much of those reserves can be used in Ireland, how are the Revenue Commissioners capturing the cross-Border activity that is going on? It seems to be a growth area. People are coming into towns and villages, selling fuel door to door, which is illegal here. The fuel distributors are complaining to us that it has an awful impact on their business. How do the Revenue Commissioners reassure those legitimate business owners and operators that they are alert to this and are pursuing individuals or companies engaged in illegally selling that product around the country?