872. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether Revenue has identified particular towns, road corridors or entry points in the Border region where illicit roll-your-own tobacco activity is concentrated; the additional actions being directed toward these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2184/26]
Topics / Illicit Trade
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsIllicit Trade
55 questions from 17 TDs, between 6 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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873. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of illicit tobacco manufacturing facilities, including any roll-your-own production sites, that have been detected or dismantled in the Border region over the past five years; the quantities of product seized in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2187/26]
874. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the resources currently allocated to Revenue for the enforcement of controls on illicit roll-your-own tobacco, including staffing levels, specialist units and detection technology; if any additional measures are planned to strengthen enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2188/26]
875. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number of individual custom inspections conducted on incoming air and sea passengers at each individual port and airport in the State, in each of the years 2019 to 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2189/26]
876. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which Revenue will track the implementation of the new regulation on the seizure of tobacco from passengers found to be carrying in excess of duty-free limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2190/26]
877. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide data for 2025 on the number of cigarette and tobacco seizures carried out by the Revenue Commissioners; the location of each seizure; the volume and value of each seizure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2191/26]
878. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of fines issued by the courts for offences related to tobacco smuggling and its illicit sale in each of the years 2023 to 2025, the number of fines that were paid and remain unpaid for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2192/26]
883. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will obtain the position of the Revenue Commissioners on a policy matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2303/26]
884. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners, working on a multi-agency basis with An Garda Síochána and others, have identified any links between illicit roll-your-own tobacco activity and organised crime networks; the extent of such involvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2305/26]
885. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if Revenue has identified any increase in the sale of illicit roll-your-own tobacco via online platforms or social media; the enforcement tools available to address this activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2366/26]
356. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of the maintenance costs of the MV Matthew, which was seized in September 2023 for drug trafficking, and has been docked in Cork for the past two years; and the reason for the delay in the sale of this cargo ship. [63167/25]
363. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will seek trusted flagger status through Coimisiún na Meán to allow them to address the sale of illicit tobacco products on social media platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63460/25]
200. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Finance if funding has been allocated for expanded operations to the Joint Agency Task Force to tackle the cross-Border smuggling of illicit tobacco products. [60616/25]
201. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Finance the steps his Department has taken to reduce fuel smuggling and enforce compliance with the Windsor Framework's Green Lane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60618/25]
127. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance to outline his response to the increase in illegal tobacco products in circulation in Ireland, and the increased tax losses to the exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53051/25]
129. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Finance the efforts being made to prevent the abuse of the green lane system with cross-border fuel smuggling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53184/25]
130. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Finance to consider increasing inspections under the green lane system to decrease the smuggling of illegal, high-sulphur fuels, crossing into the Republic of Ireland without proper oversight and payment of carbon taxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53186/25]
327. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he is confident in the methodology behind the Revenue Commissioners ready reckoner, which estimates the fiscal impact of changes to tobacco excise; if he accepts that the model appears not to take into account any behavioural responses such as changes in consumption patterns or the growth of the illicit trade driven by consumers seeking alternative purchasing …
318. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance for a detailed update on the work of the Revenue Commissioners and JATF in addressing cross-Border smuggling of tobacco products from Northern Ireland; the details of the number of searches and seizures carried-out in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34278/25]
235. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Finance the measures currently being undertaken to address the smuggling of illicit goods, including drugs and tobacco, and to strengthen border enforcement. [33259/25]
236. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has plans to replace the two decommissioned Revenue customs vessels, the Suirbhéire and the RRC Fáinne; and the measures or plans in place regarding the replacement of these retired boats. [33266/25]
55. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if additional measures will be introduced to counteract illegal cross-border trade and smuggling of products such as tobacco, drink and fuel products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28133/25]
122. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance the actions he is planning in response to recent survey findings on the scale of illegal tobacco in circulation in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28093/25]
349. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons successfully prosecuted for tobacco and or cigarette smuggling in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [25941/25]
350. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Finance the resources he is allocating to the Revenue Commissioners for new or improved enforcement actions to combat illicit tobacco smuggling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25942/25]