Written answers
Thursday, 10 July 2008
Department of Finance
Motor Fuels
4:00 pm
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of seizures of marked diesel for the past three years, analysed by county, quantity, and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29000/08]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that a breakdown of marked diesel seizures by county is not available at present as administrative records are maintained on a regional basis only. Details of seizures of mineral oils by type and value (where appropriate) and region during the period 1 January 2005 to 30 June 2008 are as follows:
Laundered Fuel | ||||
Year | Region | No. of Seizures | Quantity Litres | No value ascribed |
2005 | Border Midlands West | 23 | 207,204 | |
Dublin | 6 | 60,500 | ||
East South East | 16 | 94,850 | ||
South West | 1 | 11,010 | ||
2006 | Border Midlands West | 16 | 114,850 | |
Dublin | 1 | 26,500 | ||
East South East | 1 | 5,750 | ||
2007 | Border Midlands West | 13 | 84,025 | |
2008 | Border Midlands West | 3 | 10,400 | |
2008 | Dublin | 1 | 5,500 |
Kerosene | ||||
Year | Region | No. of Seizures | Quantity Litres | Value (approx.) |
€ | ||||
2005 | Border Midlands West | 18 | 45,288 | 31,700 |
2006 | Border Midlands West | 9 | 13,000 | 9,750 |
2007 | Border Midlands West | 10 | 16,650 | 12,500 |
2008 | Border Midlands West | 1 | 1,900 | 1,520 |
Green Diesel | ||||
Year | Region | No. of Seizures | Quantity Litres | Value (approx.) |
€ | ||||
2005 | Border Midlands West | 2 | 2,590 | 1,800 |
2005 | East South East | 2 | 2,700 | 1,900 |
2006 | Border Midlands West | 1 | 1,552 | 1,160 |
2007 | Border Midlands West | 4 | 12,260 | 9,200 |
2008 | Border Midlands West | 5 | 39,700 | 31,760 |
Red Diesel | ||||
Year | Region | No. of Seizures | Quantity Litres | Value (approx.) |
€ | ||||
2005 | Border Midlands West | 3 | 2,800 | 1,960 |
2006 | Border Midlands West | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
2007 | Border Midlands West | 2 | 1,282 | 1,025 |
Revenue's Mineral Oil Enforcement Programme also includes the sampling of diesel vehicles. Details of detections made under this programme on a regional basis during the same period are as follows:
Details of Marked Mineral Oil Offences by Region | ||||
Region | 2008 Y.T.D | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
South West | 185 | 391 | 380 | 421 |
Dublin | 65 | 216 | 117 | 174 |
Border Midlands West | 284 | 545 | 718 | 698 |
East South East | 44 | 54 | 90 | 99 |
Total Number of detections | 578 | 1,206 | 1,305 | 1,392 |
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