asked the Minister for Justice if he will state in respect of each of the past seven years the number of (a) bottles and (b) glasses verified and stamped and the fees paid in respect of such verification and stamping.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Stamping of Bottles and Glasses.
Mr. Ryan
The answer is in the form of tabular statement, which, with the permission of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, will be circulated with the Official Report.
The statement is as follows:—
Year |
Number of bottles verified and stamped |
*Fees paid in respect of those bottles |
Number of glasses verified and stamped |
Fees paid in respect those glasses |
£ |
£ |
|||
1952-3 |
9,321,277 |
3,506 |
88,800 |
925 |
1953-4 |
5,141,217 |
1,934 |
150,090 |
1,563 |
1954-5 |
13,030,223 |
4,901 |
103,860 |
1,082 |
1955-6 |
9,822,866 |
3,695 |
168,760 |
1,758 |
1956-7 |
15,662,065 |
5,891 |
145,540 |
1,516 |
1957-8 |
9,614,008 |
3,616 |
226,276 |
2,357 |
1958-9 |
4,666,503 |
1,755 |
262,800 |
2,738 |
*The figures in this column are not identical with the figures given in reply to a Parliamentary Question on 25th February (Dáil Debates, Vol. 179, Col. 950) as those figures represented the fees actually received in each financial year.