James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 189: To ask the Minister for Finance when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan, who had their vehicle seized by customs despite their assertion that duty on it was paid at the time of purchase, will have their vehicle released. [43191/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the vehicle in question was released to the person (details supplied) on 11 November 2009. The vehicle had been detained on 27 October 2009, on foot of a Notice of Detention issued on suspicion of an offence under S139 (3)(ee) Finance Act 1999. The suspected offence was one of converting a commercial vehicle to a passenger vehicle and the owner's son admitted the offence under caution. A Notice of Seizure was issued to the person on 6 November 2009 but Revenue have since released the vehicle, on the basis that the passenger seats are to be immediately removed or the additional VRT paid.