asked the Minister for Finance if he will state (a) the quantities of beer, spirits, cider and foreign wines retained for home consumption in the calendar year 1938: and in respect of the year ended 31st March, 1938; (b) the number of liquor licences issued in Éire, (c) the number of registered clubs in Éire, and (d) the amount of duty paid by clubs on intoxicating liquor.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Liquor Statistics.
As the answer in this case includes a number of figures, I propose, with the Deputy's permission, to circulate it with the Official Report. The information required is as follows:—
(a) The quantities of beer, spirits, cider and foreign wines retained for home consumption in the calendar year 1938 were:—Beer, 649,679 standard barrels; spirits, 1,830,976 proof gallons and 522 liquid gallons (perfumed spirits and spirits not tested); cider, 18,514 gallons; foreign wines, 459,370 gallons. The figure shown for cider relates to imported cider only. As excise duty is not chargeable on home-made cider, no particulars are available in regard to the quantity of home-made cider retained for home consumption.
(b) The number of liquor licences issued in Éire in respect of the year ended 31st March, 1938, was 15,901.
(c) The number of registered clubs in Éire in respect of which "club duty" was paid in the year ended 31st March, 1938, was 254.
(d) The amount of "club duty" paid by those registered clubs in the year ended 31st March, 1938, was £2,278 16s. 1d