Vol. 473 No. 4
109 Mr. Connor asked the Minister for Finance if he will give a breakdown of the number of seven-day intoxicating liquor licences for each of the years 1993-1994, 1994-1995 and 1995-1996 with a turnover of under £150,000 per annum, with particular reference to the number of applicants in each of the years under this category who have stated that they were not trading or had nil turnover levels in their application forms. [1111/97]
110 Mr. Connor asked the Minister for Finance, further to Tables A and B below, if he will give details from each category and under each division the exact number of spirit retailers on licences only in each of the categories explicitly excluding manufacturers, such as brewers, cider makers, distillers, compounders, mill wines and dealers in spirits, beer and wine, retailers of spirits, wines, beer and cider, excluding passenger vessels, airports, special restaurant licences, race course and race track licences. [1112/97]
111 Mr. Connor asked the Minister for Finance the number of licences, if any, which were not renewed for any reason, such as seven-day spirits retailers on licences, where turnover is required, in each of the years 1993-1994, 1994-1995 and 1995-1996. [1113/97]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 109, 110 and 111 together.
I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that 7,058, 7,008 and 6,592 seven-day intoxicating liquor licences, with a turnover of under £150,000 per annum, were issued for the licensing years 1993-4, 1994-5 and 1995-6 respectively. Records are not maintained in such a manner as would enable the information requested by the Deputy, in relation to the number of seven-day intoxicating liquor licences renewed in the last three licensing years where applicants stated that they were not trading or had nil turnover levels in their application, to be given without the expenditure of an inordinate amount of official time. However, I am informed that the number of such cases is estimated at 1.5 per cent of the total applications.
The commissioners have also informed me that, as information is not readily available on the exact number of spirit retailers on licences issued in respect of the licensing years 1993-4, 1994-5 and 1995-6 on a turnover level and county basis, it has not been possible to provide this information in the time allowed. However, this information is being compiled at the moment and I will provide it to the Deputy when it becomes available.
As regards spirit retailers on licences, where turnover is required, I am informed by the commissioners that the number of such licences not renewed in the licensing years 1993-4, 1994-5 and 1995-6 was 500, 559 and 626 respectively.
Table A
|
Level of Turnover |
Number of Licences Issued |
||
|
1993-4 |
1994-5 |
1995-6 |
|
|
under £150,000 |
7,240 |
6,983 |
6,743 |
|
£150,000 but less than £300,000 |
1,584 |
1,715 |
1,758 |
|
£300,000 but less than £500,000 |
582 |
670 |
667 |
|
£500,000 but less than £750,000 |
310 |
331 |
337 |
|
£750,000 but less than £1,000,000 |
143 |
148 |
180 |
|
£1,000,000 or more |
144 |
182 |
217 |
|
10,003 |
10,029 |
9,902 |
|
Counties |
Number of Licences Issued |
||
|
1993-4 |
1994-5 |
1995-6 |
|
|
Carlow |
166 |
156 |
150 |
|
Cavan |
289 |
293 |
325 |
|
Clare |
511 |
531 |
508 |
|
Cork |
1,894 |
1,842 |
1,918 |
|
Donegal |
653 |
650 |
670 |
|
Dublin |
1,575 |
1,593 |
1,789 |
|
Galway |
904 |
923 |
932 |
|
Kerry |
732 |
762 |
820 |
|
Kildare |
305 |
310 |
337 |
|
Kilkenny |
350 |
336 |
321 |
|
Laois |
206 |
204 |
194 |
|
Leitrim |
195 |
194 |
200 |
|
Limerick |
611 |
628 |
687 |
|
Longford |
156 |
151 |
170 |
|
Louth |
315 |
321 |
355 |
|
Mayo |
744 |
749 |
739 |
|
Meath |
272 |
277 |
306 |
|
Monaghan |
186 |
192 |
210 |
|
Offaly |
180 |
185 |
192 |
|
Roscommon |
339 |
331 |
341 |
|
Sligo |
279 |
279 |
280 |
|
Tipperary |
732 |
724 |
735 |
|
Waterford |
451 |
442 |
425 |
|
Westmeath |
256 |
269 |
287 |
|
Wexford |
531 |
511 |
486 |
|
Wicklow |
307 |
307 |
305 |
|
Total |
13,139 |
13,150 |
13,682 |
