Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 May 2013
508. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline in tabular form the number of videos and DVDs classified by the Irish Film Classification Office per annum from 2000 to 2012; the rank of classification; the number of videos and DVDs banned by the IFCO; the total fees charged per annum for classification from 2000 to 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25080/13]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is set out in the Tables.
Table 1: Videos/DVDs classified by the Irish Film Classification Office, 2000 - 2012, by rank of classification.
|
Year |
G |
PG |
12 |
15 |
18 |
Total No. of Videos/DVDs classified |
|
2000 |
1,478 |
810 |
564 |
1,112 |
588 |
4,552 |
|
2001 |
1,805 |
1,137 |
668 |
1,123 |
597 |
5,330 |
|
2002 |
2,363 |
1,545 |
844 |
1,360 |
574 |
6,686 |
|
2003 |
1,986 |
1,474 |
984 |
1,487 |
573 |
6,504 |
|
2004 |
2,523 |
1,686 |
1,270 |
1,480 |
574 |
7,533 |
|
2005 |
2,916 |
2,522 |
1,733 |
1,869 |
592 |
9,632 |
|
2006 |
3,042 |
2,625 |
1,872 |
1,955 |
432 |
9,926 |
|
2007 |
2,317 |
1,855 |
1,592 |
1,806 |
463 |
8,033 |
|
2008 |
1,977 |
1,891 |
1,659 |
1,915 |
517 |
7,959 |
|
2009 |
1,581 |
1,383 |
1,468 |
1,839 |
419 |
6,690 |
|
2010 |
1,509 |
1,006 |
1,256 |
1,758 |
390 |
5,919 |
|
2011 |
1,353 |
786 |
1,162 |
1,582 |
390 |
5,273 |
|
2012 |
1,163 |
794 |
1,137 |
1,692 |
319 |
5,105 |
Table 2: No. of Videos/DVDs Banned or Prohibited, 2000 to 2012.
|
YEAR |
No. of Videos/DVDs Banned/Prohibited |
|
2000 |
134 |
|
2001 |
26 |
|
2002 |
16 |
|
2003 |
16 |
|
2004 |
1 |
|
2005 |
1 |
|
2006 |
1 |
|
2007 |
5 |
|
2008 |
0 |
|
2009 |
0 |
|
2010 |
1 |
|
2011 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
Table 3: Fees Charged by IFCO for Classification of Videos and DVDs, 2000 to 2012.
|
YEAR |
Fees |
|
2000 |
IR£426,000 |
|
2001 |
IR£500,790 |
|
2002 |
€622,498 |
|
2003 |
€693,196 |
|
2004 |
€1,503,704 |
|
2005 |
€3,587,272 |
|
2006 |
€3,895,580 |
|
2007 |
€2,708,185 |
|
2008 |
€2,488,901 |
|
2009 |
€1,702,670 |
|
2010 |
€1,827,370 |
|
2011 |
€1,385,668 |
|
2012 |
€1,590,762 |
