Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 July 2020
187. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of licences that have been issued under the Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Act 2018; the number that are distilleries, breweries or cider makers in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17153/20]
View answerThe Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Act 2018 introduced two new classes of Excise Licences to the licensing code, namely a Producer’s Retail On Licence and a Producer’s Retail Off Licence.
Both licences were introduced to allow manufacturers sell the alcohol products manufactured on their premises to visitors. The difference between the licence types is that the ON Licence allows for consumption of the product on the premises whereas the OFF Licence only permits sales for consumption off the premises. A statutory requirement for obtaining either of these licences is that the applicant is already the holder of the relevant Manufacturer’s Excise Licence.
The table below sets out the number of each licence type issued by Revenue in the licensing years 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 and the type of Manufacturer’s Excise Licence to which they are associated.
|
Renewal Licence Type |
2018/2019 |
2019/2020 |
Manufacturer’s Licence Type |
|
Producer’s Retail OFF |
2 |
Brewer |
|
|
1 |
2 |
Distiller of Spirits |
|
|
1 |
Rectifier of Spirits |
||
|
Producer’s Retail ON |
1 |
Brewer |
|
|
3 |
Distiller of Spirits |
||
|
1 |
Rectifier of Spirits |
||
|
1 |
Brewer and Distiller of Spirits |
||
|
Totals |
1 |
11 |
