Written answers
Tuesday, 28 June 2005
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Departmental Revenue
10:00 pm
Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 354: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the value of the increases in charges and appropriations-in-aid in the financial years 1995-96 and 1997-98. [23503/05]
Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The following table shows voted receipts or appropriations-in-aid in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998 for revenue categories which now come within the ambit of the Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Vote. The table shows, among other matters, the year-on-year revenue from charges over the period. The cost in terms of staff resources in attempting to identify the value of increases in charges over that period could not be justified and has not, therefore, been provided.
| Appropriation-in-aid | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 |
| â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | |
| Fines & forfeitures for fishery offences | 368,530 | 1,565,054 | 999,467 | 1,279,246 |
| Charges at State harbours | — | 461,451 | 3,511,943 | 4,036,133 |
| Merchant Shipping & Mercantile Marine Acts fees | 263,567 | 369,115 | 279,688 | 277,877 |
| Receipts from radio, telephone and telegraph traffic | 119,397 | 189,028 | 131,506 | 248,963 |
| Foreshore Licence Receipts | 657,258 | 966,603 | 515,754 | 1,754,289 |
| EU recoupment in respect of fisheries conservation | 341,656 | 919,118 | 82,699 | 88,068 |
| Aquaculture licence fee receipts | 238,571 | — | — | — |
| Minerals and petroleum exploration receipts | 4,407,187 | 2,856,567 | 2,874,314 | 3,514,968 |
| Geological survey receipts | 69,545 | 70,106 | 80,811 | 64,000 |
| Wireless exam and permits | — | 891,807 | 1,608,015 | 1,300,297 |
| Telecommunications licence fees | — | 8,004 | 13,909 | 16,507 |
| Receipts from relay licence fees and MMDS operators | — | 1,231,287 | 3,659,836 | 1,884,893 |
| Recoupment of costs of studies of electricity industry | 225,653 | 166,883 | 1,145,226 | — |
| Broadcasting Licence Fees | 88,756,605 | 87,703,839 | 79,823,184 | 74,015,310 |
| Total | 95,447,969 | 97,398,862 | 94,726,332 | 88,480,551 |
| *Miscellaneous receipts are not included since the necessary breakdowns of the individual areas currently encompassed by the D/CMNR Vote are not available. |
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