Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 December 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Office of the Revenue Commissioners: Engagement

Mr. Niall Cody:

In some ways, that is nearly more damaging. There is always an element of cross-Border shopping in the Border counties, depending on price differentials. It goes both ways. It becomes very challenging. We would have seen this with fuel laundering when we were closing down fuel plants in Portlaoise or Waterford. When it permeates out down through where we are from, if it goes that far, that will not be a wholesaler selling door to door. That will be sold through-----