Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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94. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland keeps a record of the number of bank branches; the current number in operation; the total number in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38775/15]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The Central Bank of Ireland's registers () record the credit institutions authorised under Irish legislation to carry on banking business in the State, and those credit institutions authorised in other Member States of the European Economic Area (EEA) to carry on business in the State without receiving further authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland, pursuant to the terms of the EU Directive, 2013/36/EU relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions. 

The Central Bank does not maintain a record of the number of bank branches in the State.

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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95. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland keeps a record of the number of automated teller machines, including those in non-bank settings; the current number in operation; the number in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38776/15]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The Central Bank of Ireland does not keep a record of the number of ATMs in Ireland. However, such data is available in the public domain on the website of Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (the representative body for the payments industry in Ireland) at the following link:.

BPFI's most recent data shows there were 3,065 ATMs in the country in 2014. In 2011 there were 3,192.