Written answers
Wednesday, 5 March 2008
Department of Finance
Theatre Licences
9:00 pm
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 159: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number and location of drink theatre licences which have been granted by the custom service of his Department for each of the years 2003 to 2007 and to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9657/08]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the number and location of Theatre Licences granted, or were in existence, in the years 2003 to 2007 and for 2008 to date are as follows:
| Region | District | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| BMW | Donegal | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Leitrim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sligo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Longford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Galway | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| Roscommon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mayo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Offaly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Westmeath | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Cavan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monaghan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Louth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | |
| ESE | Meath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kildare | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Laois | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tipperary | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Waterford | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Wexford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Wicklow | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kilkenny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carlow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
| SW | Cork | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Kerry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Limerick | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Clare | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
| Dublin | Dublin | 35 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 35 | 57 |
| Total | 35 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 35 | 57 | |
| Grand Total | 67 | 63 | 68 | 76 | 76 | 98 |
(Normally Theatre Licences run from 1 October to the following 30 September). Each Licence application is subjected to individual scrutiny and includes a requirement, where necessary, to produce a "List of Events" to be carried out on the premises, prior to the issuing of the Licence.
While the Revenue Commissioners do not specifically make contact with an Garda Síochána or the District Court, I understand that the Revenue Commissioners have been in touch with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform on matters concerning the law relating to the granting of Theatre Licences.
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