Gerry Adams
Question:106. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if toxicology on diesel sludge found recently in County Louth has found that the marker introduced in April 2015 has been broken. [31922/18]
View answerThursday, 12 July 2018
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In April 2015, Revenue and HMRC UK introduced, in both jurisdictions, a new mineral oil marker (Accutrace S10™) for all marked mineral oil products, in addition to the existing markers.
I am advised by Revenue that there is no evidence, based on the analysis of the diesel sludge found recently in County Louth, that the marker has been compromised. While available evidence indicates that Accutrace S10™ cannot be laundered by conventional methods, Revenue continues to keep the situation under review and remains vigilant and continues to give high priority to this issue.