Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 155: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of unauthorised used car dealers in County Louth that will be audited by the Revenue Commissioners as part of their ongoing investigation into the industry. [26213/07]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that from time to time, they initiate a number of projects aimed at tackling tax evasion in specific sectors. One such project, which is ongoing and is expected to extend into 2008, involves the targeting of unauthorised trading in vehicles. Revenue are not in a position at this stage to say how many unauthorised used car dealers in County Louth will be identified as a result of this project — the numbers of cases to be targeted in each geographic area will depend on local intelligence and risk-based selection criteria. However, I am advised that since the project started, Revenue have so far identified 72 instances of unauthorised vehicle dealing nationwide, including 1 identified in County Louth.