Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of filling stations here in 2001, 2006 and 2011 separately; and the number of these that were supermarket filling stations. [12908/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that all mineral oil traders who produce, sell, deliver or deal in, or on, any premises, mineral oil (i.e. liquefied petroleum gas and substitute fuel) for use as a propellant/for combustion in the engine of a motor vehicle are required to take out a Mineral Oil Trader's Licence - Section 101, Finance Act 1999 refers. The number of Mineral Oil Trader Licences issued in Ireland are as follows:

Year 2001 - 536 Licences issued

Year 2006 - 1285 Licences issued

Year 2011 - 2140 Licences issued

The requirement to take out a Mineral Oil Trader's Licence is not confined just to filling stations. Consequently, the number of filling stations in Ireland for the years in question cannot be identified from the Revenue Commissioners data nor can the number of supermarket filling stations.