Written answers

Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Photo of Tommy BroughanTommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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61. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of cigarettes and tobacco products seized at Dublin Airport and Dublin Port by customs officials in 2013 and to date in 2014; and the number of persons arrested during this period in connection with these seizures. [9903/14]

Photo of Michael NoonanMichael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the statistics requested by the Deputy are contained in the tabular statement set out below:

2013 Cigarette Seizures

LocationNo. of SeizuresQuantity Seized
Dublin Airport Passenger Terminal3,1299,108,805
Dublin Airport Cargo Terminal17115,860
Air Mail Centre19760,410
Dublin Port26422,073,168
Totals3,60731,358,243

2013 Tobacco Seizures

LocationNo. of SeizuresQuantity (kilograms)
Dublin Airport Passenger Terminal4582,331
Air Mail Centre11240
Dublin Port264420
Totals8342,791 

18 persons were arrested at Dublin Airport and a further 1 arrest was made at Dublin Port during 2013.

2014 - Cigarette seizures up to 20 February 2014

LocationNo. of SeizuresQuantity Seized
Dublin Airport Passenger Terminal6421,536,427
Dublin Port6696,965
Totals7081,633,392

2014 Tobacco seizures up to 20 February 2014

LocationNo. of SeizuresQuantity (kilograms)
Dublin Airport Passenger Terminal4482
Dublin Port2287
Totals66169

4 persons have been arrested at Dublin Airport in 2014. There have been no arrests in Dublin Port.

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