Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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29. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of a mobile scanner used by Revenue for the detection of illegal goods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26385/24]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by Revenue that it operates a number of different types of mobile scanners. In November 2021, Revenue awarded a contract for the provision of a new mobile container scanner to replace one that had reached end-of-life. The total cost for this container scanner, including annual maintenance costs for up to 10 years, is €1.79m. Revenue received a grant of €1.08m towards the purchase of this scanner from OLAF (the European Anti-Fraud office) under the Hercule III Programme. This scanner entered service in December 2022.

In 2023, Revenue awarded a contract for a mobile baggage scan van for use in Dublin Port. The cost of this van is €280,000 and it will be delivered later this year.