Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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137. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications made by businesses to register for an economic operators registration and identification number to enable the import or export of goods into or out of the European Union by county,## in tabular form; and the number of letters written by the Revenue Commissioners to businesses in each county urging them to register for such a customs number which will be required to continue trading with the UK post-Brexit. [10273/19]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by Revenue that there has been a significant increase in registrations for Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) numbers in 2019. An EORI number is a basic requirement for businesses that wish to move goods to, from or through the UK post-Brexit.

In the time available, Revenue has provided national level figures for the number of EORI applications. Further work is required by the Revenue IT Department to provide a breakdown by county. As soon as Revenue has a county breakdown available, I have asked them to send this information to the Deputy.

Since November 2018, Revenue has written directly to approximately 84,000 businesses, who from Revenue’s records have recently had at least some level of trade with the UK, encouraging them do a Brexit impact assessment for their business, and bringing their attention to the availability of free and dedicated customs information seminars.

The breakdown of the number of letters written by Revenue to businesses without an EORI number by county is set out in the following table.