Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 June 2016
147. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 26 May 2016, the number of microbreweries resident outside the State which qualified for tax relief in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14218/16]
View answerI am informed by Revenue that 17 claimants availed of the relief in 2015 on a total of 7,023 hectolitres of beer produced in 37 qualifying microbreweries based in other Member States. These claimants are Irish-based traders who bring beer into the State from a variety of suppliers. Revenue advise me that while information on the number of other Member State microbreweries represented in the claims for the relief for previous years is not collated, they can advise me that 5 claimants and 13 claimants availed of the relief on beer produced by qualifying microbreweries in other Member States in 2013 and 2014, respectively.
