Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 27 Feb 1997

Vol. 475 No. 6

Written Answers. - Video Certification.

Donal Moynihan

Ceist:

41 Mr. Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice the number of videos which have been certified in each of the different classifications under the Video Recordings Act, 1989; and the number of videos which have been submitted and refused from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1996. [5462/97]

Minister for Justice (Mrs. Owen)

The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular statement:

Video Works Presented for Classification in 1996

Category of Video Work	No.	Certificate Granted	Prohibited
		Gen	12RA	15	18
Works for release on the Rental Market	525	17	41	254	204	9
Works for release on the Sell-through Market	839	340	226	174	90	9
Trailers/Previews	645	179	138	269	55	4
Advertisements	86	80	2	3	1	—
Total	2,095	616	407	700	350	22

In addition 525 video works, which were submitted by the gardaí or customs, were also prohibited.