Fianna Fail TD for Louth Declan Breathnach invited members of An Garda Fraud and Special Investigations Unit as well as CEO of CSNA to present and comment on the findings of the Retailers Against Smuggling (RAS) cross-border survey on the threat to the retail trade of increased smuggling of goods.
The event was attended by dozens of TD’s, Senators and special advisors from across the political spectrum. CSNA CEO Vincent Jennings told the attendees that retailers were entitled to expect the full protection of the law as well as proper resourcing to ensure that the scourge of smuggling and sale of counterfeit products was eradicated.
A Private Members Bill, sponsored by Fianna Fail and designed to make a specific criminal offence the purchase of products in Ireland that do not have Irish Duty or excise paid upon them has reached second stage and Deputy Breathnach was assured that it would progress in Autumn of this year.
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