asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of each of the years 1956, 1957 and 1958 (1) the value of butter seized by the customs, (2) the total of fines imposed in respect of such seizures, (3) the amount of such fines in fact collected by the Revenue Commissioners, (4) the number of cases in which goods were seized by the customs, and (5) the number of cases in respect of which prosecutions followed.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Customs Seizures of Butter.
21.
The information asked for in the question is not readily available. If the Deputy will repeat the question in a fortnight's time, I expect to be able to supply information on the lines requested.
Question No. 22 postponed.