I propose to take Questions Nos. 298 and 299 together.
The Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland (CPW) grant licences to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to install telecommunications equipment on State property. The MNOs are all licensed by ComReg to provide services in Ireland. The properties on which the equipment are placed are primarily Garda telecommunication structures and rooftops of other OPW managed State buildings.
The Commissioners have granted approximately 515 licences at 255 sites. These licences generate an income in the region of €4 million annually.
In the last 3 years, the Commissioners have granted 4 licences to telecommunications companies to install telecommunications equipment on State property generating an income of €27,988 per annum.
The following table gives details of these sites -
Year
|
OPW Site
|
Annual Licence Fee
|
2017
|
Kinlough Garda Station
|
€6,740
|
|
Ballymote Garda Station
|
€6,740
|
2018
|
Buncranna Garda Station
|
€6,740
|
2019
|
Kilronan Garda Station
|
€7,768
|