Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 July 2013
237. Deputy Robert Dowds asked 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]
View answerI 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 |
