I am advised by Revenue that 5,971 registration numbers were reserved in the past 10 years, yielding revenue of €2,789,175. The cost/fee for a reserved number is currently €1,000 increased from €315 on 7 October 2008. Details are set out in the following table.
Year
|
Number Reserved (*1)
|
Fee/Cost per Registration
|
Revenue (*1)
|
2007
|
3,206
|
€315
|
€1,009,890
|
2008
|
1,536
|
€315/€1,000 (*2)
|
€550,285
|
2009
|
143
|
€1,000
|
€143,000
|
2010
|
172
|
€1,000
|
€172,000
|
2011
|
150
|
€1,000
|
€150,000
|
2012
|
70
|
€1,000
|
€70,000
|
2013
|
108
|
€1,000
|
€108,000
|
2014
|
146
|
€1,000
|
€146,000
|
2015
|
192
|
€1,000
|
€192,000
|
2016
|
248
|
€1,000
|
€248,000
|
Total
|
5,971
|
|
€2,789,175
|
(* 1) The numbers and revenue reflected in the table are those net of cancellations
(* 2) Increased on 7 October 2008