Vol. 478 No. 5
45 Mr. O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Finance the number of motor vehicles seized by customs officials in each of the past five years and from 1 January 1997 to date; and the categories of offences in each period that led to the seizure. [11650/97]
I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the information requested by the Deputy is as follows:
|
Year |
Total No. of Vehicles Seized |
Reason for Seizure |
|
|
1992 |
1,533 |
• Evasion of Excise Duty/Vat |
1,224 |
|
• Smuggled oil offences |
115 |
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|
• Rebated oil offences |
30 |
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|
• Seizure of vehicles used as carrying conveyances for smuggled goods |
164 |
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|
1993 |
1,843 |
• Failure to register/pay VRT |
1,613 |
|
• Smuggled oil offences |
162 |
||
|
• Rebated oil offences |
27 |
||
|
• Seizure of vehicles used as carrying conveyances for smuggled goods |
41 |
||
|
1994 |
1,048 |
• Failure to register/pay VRT |
879 |
|
• Smuggled oil offences |
121 |
||
|
• Rebated oil offences |
10 |
||
|
• Seizure of vehicles used as carrying conveyances for smuggled goods |
38 |
||
|
1995 |
340 |
• Failure to register/pay VRT |
96 |
|
• Smuggled oil offences |
160 |
||
|
• Rebated oil offences |
7 |
||
|
• Seizure of vehicles used as carrying conveyances for smuggled goods |
77 |
||
|
1996 |
603 |
• Failure to register/pay VRT |
408 |
|
• Smuggled oil offences |
103 |
||
|
• Rebated oil offences |
20 |
||
|
• Seizure of vehicles used as carrying conveyances for smuggled goods |
72 |
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|
1997 (up to |
178 |
• Failure to register/pay VRT |
105 |
|
31/03/97 |
• Smuggled oil offences |
48 |
|
|
• Rebated oil offences |
4 |
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|
• Seizure of vehicles used as carrying conveyances for smuggled goods |
21 |
