Written answers
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
Department of Finance
Counterfeit Products
9:00 am
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 181: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of seizures of counterfeit clothing, counterfeit medicine and counterfeit DVDs from 2005 to 2009 and the first quarter of 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20162/10]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that figures for the individually named categories of seized counterfeit goods are not available for the period prior to 2007. Furthermore, Revenue has responsibility for enforcing Intellectual Property Rights regulations on goods imported from non-EU states only.
Recorded seizures of the above-mentioned goods for the period 2007 – 2010 (first quarter) are as follows:
| Category | Year | No.of seizures | No.of articles seized |
| Clothing | 2007 | 76 | 5,000 |
| 2008 | 83 | 4,114 | |
| 2009 | 166 | 2,363 | |
| 2010 to 31/03/10 | 44 | 566 |
| Category | Year | No.of seizures | No.of articles seized |
| Medicines | 2007 | 246 | 12,937 |
| 2008 | 91 | 9,138 | |
| 2009 | 62 | 2,457 | |
| 2010 to 31/03/10 | nil | nil |
| Category | Year | No.of seizures | No.of articles seized |
| DVDs | 2007 | 79 | 177 |
| 2008 | 180 | 10,185 | |
| 2009 | 122 | 7,938 | |
| 2010 to 31/03/10 | 24 | 1,331 |
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