Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of locations at which telephone masts or other telecommunications signals are provided on State land with the knowledge of the Office of Public Works by county; the number of each of these that have current up to date planning permission; the annual income from each of these masts for each of the past three years; the mechanisms in place to ensure these are collected and that the planning is up to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31717/17]

Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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The Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland (CPW) grant licences to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to install telecommunications equipment on State property. These properties are primarily Garda telecommunication structures and rooftops of other Office of Public Works (OPW) buildings. The Commissioners have granted approximately 470 licences at 229 sites. The following table details the number of sites by county:

A standard licence agreement sets out the terms and conditions under which mobile phone operators are permitted to locate on OPW property. Under the terms of the licence, the mobile phone operators are solely responsible for all planning applications. No application for planning can be made without the OPWs consent as property owners. A third party service provider currently provides a managed service to the OPW in connection with the operation and management of its sites. This service includes any matters relating to planning.

The following table details the annual gross revenue received by OPW for all masts in the last three years:

The licence fee is collected quarterly in advance from the MNOs and all operators are currently up to date with payments.