asked the Minister for Transport and Power the revenue accruing for each of the past three years from the operation of the duty-free shops at Dublin and Shannon Airports.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers - Duty Free Shops.
36.
The revenue accruing to the Exchequer from the operation of the sales and catering service at Shannon including the duty free shops is as follows:
|
1970 |
£382,000 |
|
1971 |
£399,000 |
|
1972 |
£300,000 (Estimated) |
The surplus from the Dublin duty-free shop is included in the global surplus for non-aviation trading which is as follows:
|
1969-70 |
£98,993 |
|
1970-71 |
£106,276 |
|
1971-72 |
Not yet available |
Profit figures for the duty-free shops above are not shown separately in the accounts of either the sales and catering service at Shannon or of Aer Rianta and are treated by these organisations as confidential.