John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail in tabular form the number of illicit cigarettes that have been seized by the Revenue Commission and Gardaí to date in 2012; if he could detail the source of origin of these cigarettes; if he can provide an estimate of the monetary value of the illicit cigarette trade here to those engaged in the smuggling and sale of illicit cigarettes; if he will provide an estimate of the cost to the Exchequer and legitimate retailers of the illicit cigarette trade; if any co-operation takes place between the Revenue Commissioners, the Gardaí and his Department, the Department of Justice and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in formulating and implementing policy in relation to the illicit cigarette trade; his plans to adopt any additional measures to counteract the damage the illicit cigarette trade causes by exposing minors to unregulated supplies of tobacco, such as those recommended by Retail Ireland in their August 2012 report Tackling the Black Market and Retail Crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46636/12]