Written answers

Tuesday, 18 December 2018

Photo of Lisa ChambersLisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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143. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies that have applied for authorised economic operator status in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number that have been granted in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52893/18]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme, which aims to enhance international supply chain security and to facilitate legitimate trade, is open to all supply chain actors. There is no legal obligation for economic operators to become an AEO, it is a matter of choice for each operator based on their individual circumstances.

I am advised by Revenue that 155 economic operators have been granted AEO status in Ireland. In 2018, 23 of the 35 applications for AEO status have been received by Revenue in the second half of the year and it is anticipated that further applications will be received in 2019.

The table below outlines the number of applications and issued authorisations for 2015 to 2017 and those received and processed to date in 2018.

Year AEO Applications AEO Authorisations Granted
2015 7 9
2016 13 10
2017 16 17
2018 (to 12th of December 2018) 35 20

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