Finance Committee to examine the problem of cigarette smuggling

Retailers Against Smuggling was established in 2009 to fight the illegal cigarette trade and now has almost 3,000 retail members in Ireland. Representatives Benny Gilsenan and William Hanley will brief members of the Committee on the issue tomorrow, Tuesday 31st January.

Committee Chairman, Alex White TD said: “According to Retailers Against Smuggling, the illegal cigarette trade is costing hundreds of jobs, and results in hundreds of millions of euro in lost revenue from excise duties. Tomorrow the organisation will have an opportunity to outline in detail the problem of cigarette smuggling from their point of view, and to brief the Committee on possible solutions.”

This meeting will take place tomorrow, Tuesday 31st January in Committee Room 2, Leinster House 2000 at 2.30pm.

Committee proceedings can be followed live at:
http://www.oireachtas.ie/ViewDoc.asp?fn=/documents/livewebcast/Web-Live.htm&CatID=83&m=o

For further information please contact:

Ciaran Brennan,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2

P: +3531 618 3903
M: 086-0496518
F: +3531 618 4551

Committee Membership

Deputies

Richard Boyd-Barrett, People Before Profit
Thomas P. Broughan, Labour Party
Michael Creed, Fine Gael
Jim Daly, Fine Gael
Pearse Doherty, Sinn Fein
Stephen Donnelly, Independent
Sean Fleming, Fianna Fail
Joe Higgins, Socialist Party
Heather Humphreys, Fine Gael
Kevin Humphreys, Labour Party
Peter Mathews, Fine Gael
Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Fein
Michael McGrath, Fianna Fail
Olivia Mitchell, Fine Gael
Seán Ó Fearghaíl, Fianna Fail
Jonathan O’Brien, Sinn Fein
Kieran O’Donnell, Fine Gael
Arthur Spring, Labour Party
Billy Timmins, Fine Gael
Liam Twomey, Fine Gael
Alex White, Labour Party

Senators

Sean D Barrett, Independent
Thomas Byrne, Fianna Fail
Michael D’Arcy, Fine Gael
Aideen Hayden, Labour Party
Tom Sheahan, Fine Gael
Katherine Zappone, Independent