Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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106. To ask the Minister for Finance to confirm why there is a discrepancy in the figures provided in response to two different parliamentary questions (details supplied) in respect of the percentage of total packs of cigarettes sold that contain more than 20 cigarettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20976/23]

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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118. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 136 of 26 February 2019, the reason the data differs from that given in the answer to Parliamentary Question No. 347 of 21 March 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20660/23]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 118 together.

I am informed by Revenue that the reason for the difference in the data provided in Parliamentary Question No. 136 of 26 February 2019 and Parliamentary Question No. 347 of 21 March 2023 is due to the former providing the percentage of the total number of individual cigarettes sold in packs of 20 units and packs exceeding 20 units while the latter provided the total number of cigarettes packs sold as containing 20 units and containing in excess of 20 units.

For clarity, Revenue have provided both sets of the data in the tables below.

Data provided in Parliamentary Question No. 136 of 26 February 2019, which was based on individual cigarettes:

Data provided in Parliamentary Question No. 347 of 21 March 2023, which was based on cigarette packs: