Written answers
Tuesday, 2 July 2013
Department of Finance
Tobacco Smuggling
Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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237. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the number of tobacco seizures in each month since January 2011; and the amount of cigarettes and tobacco seized in each month since January 2011. [31811/13]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the monthly seizures of cigarettes and tobacco in 2011 and 2012, and this year to 31 May, are as detailed in the following tables.
2011
| Month | Cigarette Seizures | Number of Cigarettes Seized | Tobacco Seizures | Quantity Seized (Kilograms) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 789 | 10,939,140 | 111 | 472 |
| February | 822 | 8,091,205 | 134 | 133 |
| March | 1,155 | 10,794,099 | 132 | 210 |
| April | 777 | 5,435,572 | 73 | 121 |
| May | 1,133 | 7,848,277 | 128 | 321 |
| June | 831 | 20,834,846 | 133 | 205 |
| July | 752 | 11,029, 341 | 109 | 2,724 |
| August | 934 | 3,087,755 | 172 | 2,497 |
| September | 997 | 14,093,544 | 165 | 2,840 |
| October | 847 | 2,674,637 | 118 | 714 |
| November | 867 | 2,380,390 | 95 | 283 |
| December | 684 | 11,882,143 | 131 | 638 |
2012
| Month | Cigarette Seizures | Number of Cigarettes Seized | Tobacco Seizures | Quantity Seized (Kilograms) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 654 | 1,625,944 | 116 | 621 |
| February | 731 | 2,139,561 | 93 | 336 |
| March | 723 | 1,870,649 | 105 | 306 |
| April | 652 | 43,068,330 | 95 | 137 |
| May | 819 | 7,601,016 | 115 | 773 |
| June | 696 | 2,110,869 | 126 | 272 |
| July | 676 | 8,379,138 | 160 | 263 |
| August | 618 | 1,315,452 | 103 | 273 |
| September | 738 | 13,274,574 | 141 | 360 |
| October | 663 | 9,612,366 | 117 | 281 |
| November | 724 | 2,621,542 | 127 | 1,392 |
| December | 417 | 1,986,889 | 97 | 262 |
2013
| Month | Cigarette Seizures | Number of Cigarettes Seized | Tobacco Seizures | Quantity Seized (Kilograms) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 507 | 1,496,741 | 94 | 325 |
| February | 494 | 1,255,479 | 125 | 536 |
| March | 551 | 1,946,456 | 98 | 248 |
| April | 457 | 990,767 | 94 | 104 |
| May | 548 | 4,327,337 | 114 | 1,058 |
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