asked the Minister for Finance how many hotel licences have been granted in every year since 1st January, 1946.
Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Hotel Licences.
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As the answer includes a tabular statement I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the answer:—
The information requested is not available in respect of years prior to 1954. The following table gives particulars of liquor licences issued to hotels in each year since 1954.
Hotel Licences.
|
Calendar year (1) |
Total number of licences issued (2) |
Number of new licences granted (3) |
|
1954 |
279 |
5 |
|
1955 |
281 |
3 |
|
1956 |
293 |
14 |
|
1957 |
304 |
12 |
|
1958 |
318 |
14 |
|
1959 |
331 |
14 |
|
1960 |
347 |
17 |
|
1961 |
367 |
22 |
|
1962 |
379 |
14 |
|
1963 (to date) |
405 |
26 |
Notes: (a) The figures in column (2) include the figures in column (3).
(b) Some hotels hold ordinary public house licences which were issued prior to the Licensing (Ireland) Act, 1902 and particulars of these are not included in the figures shown in column (2).