Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 March 2023
347. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance the quantity of cigarette packs containing 20 cigarettes sold in each of the past ten years; and the quantity of cigarette packs sold containing more than 20 cigarettes, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [13963/23]
View answerI am informed by Revenue that it does not collect information regarding the specific date of sale of cigarette packs. However, based on tobacco product stamp returns it can determine the numbers of cigarette packets assembled for sale in the State in a given year. This data is provided in the table below in respect of the 10-year period requested by the Deputy.
|
Year |
20 Pack (000’s) |
> 20 Pack (000’s) |
Total Pack (000s) |
|
2013 |
142,231 |
15,344 |
157,575 |
|
2014 |
142,193 |
13,288 |
155,481 |
|
2015 |
143,129 |
16,992 |
160,121 |
|
2016 |
118,385 |
21,190 |
139,576 |
|
2017 |
141,537 |
27,156 |
168,693 |
|
2018 |
69,111 |
14,826 |
83,937 |
|
2019 |
88,322 |
23,440 |
111,762 |
|
2020 |
101,446 |
21,547 |
122,993 |
|
2021 |
84,365 |
25,403 |
109,768 |
|
2022 |
69,287 |
18,375 |
87,662 |
