Written answers

Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Department of Finance

Customs and Excise Seizures

8:00 pm

Photo of Tommy BroughanTommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of cigarettes and tobacco products seized by customs and excise at Dublin Airport for the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23476/09]

Photo of Brian Lenihan JnrBrian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the amounts of cigarettes and tobacco products seized by Customs at Dublin Airport for the years 2005 to 2008 and 2009 to date are as set out in the following tables. Table 1 relates to cigarettes and Table 2 to other tobacco products. The data for 2009 in Table 2 include a seizure at Dublin Airport cargo terminal of 1.47 kilograms of chewing tobacco. Table 1 Cigarettes

YearNumber of detectionsQuantityEstimated Retail ValueTotal Dutiesevaded
(sticks)â'¬â'¬
20051,53118,339,2296,299,5255,043,288
20061,95722,775,6627,823,4406,263,307
20072,54238,796,52013,326,60510,669,043
20083,19737,923,87713,804,29111,073,772
2009 (to 31 May)1,33714,458,5716,090,6734,847,236

Table 2 Other Tobacco Products

YearNumber of detectionsQuantity SeizedEstimated Retail ValueTotal Dutiesevaded
(Kg)â'¬â'¬
200572429122,69492,394
20066425472,64454,704
2007113785244,510169,065
20082011,685543,918418,217
2009 (to 31 May)992,155773,128609,779

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