143. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the value of counterfeit prescription drugs and narcotics seized by customs officials at privately owned and State airports and ports of entry and exit that were passed to the HPRA for examination; and if he will provide the information in tabular form, by location, item and value, for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023. [40692/23]

Minister for Finance: I am advised by Revenue that suspected counterfeit drugs detected by Revenue are detained and transferred to the HPRA and as such Revenue does not hold statistics relating to counterfeit prescription drug seizures.