Written answers
Thursday, 26 March 2015
Department of Finance
Tobacco Smuggling
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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98. To ask the Minister for Finance the total fines imposed for smuggling and illegal selling of tobacco in 2014; the way this compares to 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12648/15]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the number of criminal convictions for smuggling and illegal selling of tobacco in the years in question, and the total values of those fines, are as set out in the following table.
- | 2013 Number of Prosecutions | Total Fines | 2014 Number of Prosecutions | Total Fines |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cigarette Smuggling | 56 | €75,750 | 57 | €108,969 |
Illegal Selling of Cigarettes | 45 | €90,000 | 54 | €118,250 |
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