Written answers
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
Department of Finance
Tobacco Product Seizures
9:00 am
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 182: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cigarette seizures from 2005 to 2009 and the first quarter of 2010; the monetary value of these seized cigarettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20163/10]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the following tables contain the information requested by the Deputy in relation to seizures by its Customs and Excise service of illicit tobacco products. The figures for 2010 cover the period 1 January to 31 March.
CIGARETTES SEIZED
| Year | Number ofSeizures | Quantity | Estimated Retail Value | Total Duties (Excise & VAT) |
| â'¬ | â'¬ | |||
| 2005 | 13,424 | 51,337,485 | 16,240,613 | 12,621,321 |
| 2006 | 17,276 | 52,379,952 | 17,992,513 | 14,404,486 |
| 2007 | 15,481 | 74,520,798 | 25,597,894 | 20,493,219 |
| 2008 | 10,191 | 135,243,859 | 49,228,765 | 39,491,207 |
| 2009 | 10,610 | 218,532,960 | 92,057,009 | 73,263,175 |
| 2010 | 2,035 | 58,013,951 | 24,438,377 | 19,449,177 |
OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS - ROLL YOUR OWN & PIPE TOBACCO SEIZURES
| Year | Number ofseizures | Quantity | Estimated Retail Value | Total Duties (Excise & VAT) |
| â'¬ | â'¬ | |||
| 2005 | 498 | 1,107 KGS | 316,602 | 238,414 |
| 2006 | 641 | 2,068 KGS | 591,448 | 445,385 |
| 2007 | 763 | 1,518 KGS | 434,148 | 326,931 |
| 2008 | 1,100 | 3,083 KGS | 995,192 | 765,201 |
| 2009 | 1,171 | 10,451 KGS | 3,718,495 | 2,932,880 |
| 2010 | 234 | 1,142 KGS | 409,704 | 323,140 |
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