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Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Shane Cassells: I am listening very closely.

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Shane Cassells: Good man Deputy O'Dowd.

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Shane Cassells: Hear, hear.

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Shane Cassells: Will there be statutory powers?

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Shane Cassells: No, they do not.

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Shane Cassells: They do not favour it. I have spoken to councillors.

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Shane Cassells: I did not mention any party.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17: Revenue's Progress in Tackling Tobacco Smuggling
Chapter 18: Management of High Wealth Individuals' Tax Liabilities
Chapter 19: Corporation Tax Losses (15 Nov 2018)

Shane Cassells: I welcome Mr. Cody and thank him and all his team for the work they do. There is only one game in town today. The news broke as we came in here this morning that Dominic Raab had resigned from the UK Cabinet, and by the time we were coming down the stairs the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Esther McVey, had followed him out the door. These resignations have sent reverberations...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17: Revenue's Progress in Tackling Tobacco Smuggling
Chapter 18: Management of High Wealth Individuals' Tax Liabilities
Chapter 19: Corporation Tax Losses (15 Nov 2018)

Shane Cassells: Mr. Cody noted that Deputy Michael McGrath had made a point on budget day about there being 3,031 applicants for these jobs, as confirmed by the Public Appointments Service. Deputy Michael McGrath contended that Government and Revenue should have taken the opportunity afforded by the high number of applications to recruit the number that Revenue needs, although I appreciate Mr. Cody's point...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17: Revenue's Progress in Tackling Tobacco Smuggling
Chapter 18: Management of High Wealth Individuals' Tax Liabilities
Chapter 19: Corporation Tax Losses (15 Nov 2018)

Shane Cassells: Is Mr. Cody making that assumption based on an orderly exit?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17: Revenue's Progress in Tackling Tobacco Smuggling
Chapter 18: Management of High Wealth Individuals' Tax Liabilities
Chapter 19: Corporation Tax Losses (15 Nov 2018)

Shane Cassells: I will move on to the other chapters. I appreciate Mr. Cody answering those questions given the significance of the resignation of Mr. Dominic Raab. One of the chapters the Comptroller and Auditor General has examined in-depth is that of tobacco smuggling and the impact it has on the revenues of the State. If a hard border is in place, then the smuggling of fuel, tobacco and drink will...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17: Revenue's Progress in Tackling Tobacco Smuggling
Chapter 18: Management of High Wealth Individuals' Tax Liabilities
Chapter 19: Corporation Tax Losses (15 Nov 2018)

Shane Cassells: Will there be a reassessment of the scale? According to the Comptroller and Auditor General's report, 4.3 billion cigarettes are consumed in this country every year. In itself, that is a staggering. I refer to-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17: Revenue's Progress in Tackling Tobacco Smuggling
Chapter 18: Management of High Wealth Individuals' Tax Liabilities
Chapter 19: Corporation Tax Losses (15 Nov 2018)

Shane Cassells: Yes. I refer to reassessing the scale of the illegal trade because there was a major success in Jenkinstown, County Louth in March 2018 with the seizure of 23.5 million counterfeit cigarettes. A value of €47.8 million was put on those, so there was a loss to the Exchequer of €37 million. When there are major hauls like that - and it involved much work - is there a...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17: Revenue's Progress in Tackling Tobacco Smuggling
Chapter 18: Management of High Wealth Individuals' Tax Liabilities
Chapter 19: Corporation Tax Losses (15 Nov 2018)

Shane Cassells: Was that seizure in Jenkinstown this year a one-off or was that the tip of the iceberg?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17: Revenue's Progress in Tackling Tobacco Smuggling
Chapter 18: Management of High Wealth Individuals' Tax Liabilities
Chapter 19: Corporation Tax Losses (15 Nov 2018)

Shane Cassells: I again congratulate the Revenue Commissioners because it was a significant operation. I will move on to another seizure within the chapter, namely, the case study by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the ship, MV Shingle, which may be appropriately named. It was in Drogheda Port - also in County Louth - having travelled from Slovenia with 32 million illegal cigarettes on board. What...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17: Revenue's Progress in Tackling Tobacco Smuggling
Chapter 18: Management of High Wealth Individuals' Tax Liabilities
Chapter 19: Corporation Tax Losses (15 Nov 2018)

Shane Cassells: Will this have to be sent to the breaker's yard? Who will pick up the cost?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17: Revenue's Progress in Tackling Tobacco Smuggling
Chapter 18: Management of High Wealth Individuals' Tax Liabilities
Chapter 19: Corporation Tax Losses (15 Nov 2018)

Shane Cassells: Is there an estimated cost?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17: Revenue's Progress in Tackling Tobacco Smuggling
Chapter 18: Management of High Wealth Individuals' Tax Liabilities
Chapter 19: Corporation Tax Losses (15 Nov 2018)

Shane Cassells: Therefore, the destruction of this is possibly going to cost close to €1 million.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17: Revenue's Progress in Tackling Tobacco Smuggling
Chapter 18: Management of High Wealth Individuals' Tax Liabilities
Chapter 19: Corporation Tax Losses (15 Nov 2018)

Shane Cassells: If it had sunk.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 9: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Chapter 17: Revenue's Progress in Tackling Tobacco Smuggling
Chapter 18: Management of High Wealth Individuals' Tax Liabilities
Chapter 19: Corporation Tax Losses (15 Nov 2018)

Shane Cassells: On the broader issue in this chapter, because it is, as Mr. Gilligan rightly said, an internationally-backed scenario, as can be seen from where this ship was registered, Mr. Cody said in his opening statement that tobacco taxation is a key policy instrument. When he looks at the map in figure 17.1, which deals with the cost of cigarettes throughout the continent, it is €5 a pack in...