Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 February 2014
61. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of cigarettes and tobacco products seized at Dublin Airport and Dublin Port by customs officials in 2013 and to date in 2014; and the number of persons arrested during this period in connection with these seizures. [9903/14]
View answerI am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the statistics requested by the Deputy are contained in the tabular statement set out as follows.
2013 Cigarette Seizures
|
Location |
No. of Seizures |
Quantity Seized |
|
Dublin Airport Passenger Terminal |
3,129 |
9,108,805 |
|
Dublin Airport Cargo Terminal |
17 |
115,860 |
|
Air Mail Centre |
197 |
60,410 |
|
Dublin Port |
264 |
22,073,168 |
|
Totals |
3,607 |
31,358,243 |
2013 Tobacco Seizures
|
Location |
No. of Seizures |
Quantity (kilograms) |
|
Dublin Airport Passenger Terminal |
458 |
2,331 |
|
Air Mail Centre |
112 |
40 |
|
Dublin Port |
264 |
420 |
|
Totals |
834 |
2,791 |
18 persons were arrested at Dublin Airport and a further 1 arrest was made at Dublin Port during 2013.
2014 Cigarette seizures up to 20 February 2014
|
Location |
No. of Seizures |
Quantity Seized |
|
Dublin Airport Passenger Terminal |
642 |
1,536,427 |
|
Dublin Port |
66 |
96,965 |
|
Totals |
708 |
1,633,392 |
2014 Tobacco seizures up to 20 February 2014
|
Location |
No. of Seizures |
Quantity (kilograms) |
|
Dublin Airport Passenger Terminal |
44 |
82 |
|
Dublin Port |
22 |
87 |
|
Totals |
66 |
169 |
4 persons have been arrested at Dublin Airport in 2014. There have been no arrests in Dublin Port.
