Ministerial Meetings

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 July 2012

Tuesday, 3 July 2012

Questions (202)

Patrick Nulty

Question:

206 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the number of times he and the officials in his Department have met with the tobacco industry and their representatives since he has taken office; if he will provide details, in tabular form, of the dates of each meeting, the names of the organisations and representatives involved, the titles of the Departmental officials involved; the reason for each meeting and the matters discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32441/12]

Written answers

Minister for Finance (Deputy Michael Noonan)

Since taking Office, I have not met with representatives of the tobacco industry. Such meetings have been attended by my officials. The following table set out the information requested by the Deputy in relation to meetings held with representatives of the tobacco industry since I took Office in March 2011.

Date of Meeting	Tobacco Industry Representatives present	Titles of Department Officials present	Reason for meeting and topics discussed
19/9/11	JTI Ireland:Finance Manager IrelandCorporate Affairs Manager	Assistant Principal, RevenueAssistant Principal,Dept. FinanceHEO, Revenue	Range of issues including developments in the tobacco market, the taxation of tobacco products, EU Directives and issues arising and tobacco smuggling
17/10/11	Philip Morris International:Corporate Affairs Manager IrelandDirector of Corporate Affairs UK and IrelandCorporate Affairs Manager UK	Principal, Dept. FinancePrincipal, RevenueAssistant Principal,Dept. Finance	Range of issues including developments in the tobacco market, the taxation of tobacco products, EU Directives and issues arising and tobacco smuggling
3/11/11	Irish Tobacco Manufacturers Advisory Committee:CEO John Player/ImperialCEO PJ Carroll/BATCorporate Affairs Director JTISecretary ITMAC	Principal, Dept. FinancePrincipal, RevenueAssistant Principal,Dept. Finance	Range of issues including developments in the tobacco market, the taxation of tobacco products, EU Directives and issues arising and tobacco smuggling
30/5/11	JTI Ireland:Finance ManagerFinance DirectorMarketing DirectorCorporate Affairs Director	Principal, RevenueAssistant Principal,Dept. Finance	Range of issues including developments in the tobacco market, the taxation of tobacco products, EU Directives and issues arising and tobacco smuggling