Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 October 2020
128. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of revenue collected in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, from the television licence fee. [30391/20]
View answerThe total licence fee receipts from 2015 to 2019 and to the end of September 2020 are set out in the table under:
|
Year |
Receipts from An Post Direct Sales €000 |
Receipts from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection in respect of Free Licences issued under the Household Benefit Scheme €000 |
Total Receipts €000 |
|
2015 |
€161,834 |
€52,184 |
€214,018 |
|
2016 |
€161,921 |
€52,184 |
€214,105 |
|
2017 |
€162,732 |
€53,184 |
€215,134 |
|
2018 |
€164,469 |
€54,825 |
€219,294 |
|
2019 |
€162,848 |
€59,876 |
€222,725 |
|
2020* |
€110,570 |
€52,341 |
€162,911 |
*To end September 2020
