Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 February 2019
136. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the proportions of sales according to different cigarette pack sizes that were or are available for sale here in the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9370/19]
View answerI am informed by Revenue that the proportion of total cigarettes by standard pack size and multi-pack size is provided in the following table for each of the past ten years. A further breakdown cannot be disclosed for confidentiality reasons. The information is provided in respect of the period where a tobacco tax stamp is issued rather than the period when the actual sale of the product occurs.
Pack Size
|
Year |
20 cigarettes |
>20 cigarettes |
|
2009 |
100.0% |
0.0% |
|
2010 |
100.0% |
0.0% |
|
2011 |
100.0% |
0.0% |
|
2012 |
95.5% |
4.5% |
|
2013 |
88.9% |
11.1% |
|
2014 |
89.9% |
10.1% |
|
2015 |
86.8% |
13.2% |
|
2016 |
81.5% |
18.5% |
|
2017 |
79.8% |
20.2% |
|
2018 |
77.3% |
22.7% |
