Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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130. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of automatic renewals of licence renewals for the sale of alcohol in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [28863/21]

Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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131. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of automatic renewals of off-licence renewals for the sale of alcohol in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [28864/21]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 130 and 131 together.

I am advised by Revenue that the licensing year for Intoxicating Liquor Licences runs from 1 October to 30 September in respect of Liquor Retailer On Licences, Liquor Retailer Off Licencesand Liquor Manufacturers Licences. The licensing year for Liquor Wholesale Dealer Licencesruns from 1 July to 30 June. Where both a Wholesale Dealer Licenceand a Retailer Off Licenceare held together, the licensing year for both runs from 1 July to 30 June.

The renewal process for Intoxicating Liquor Licences is not an automatic process and requires licence holders to reapply to Revenue and pay the licence fee at the start of each new licensing year. Revenue will only renew the licence where the applicant holds a tax clearance certificate and can provide any other supporting documentation requested, for example a certificate of incorporation or a certificate of registration of the business name. For first time applications or where a licence has lapsed, the applicant must produce a Court certificate before Revenue can issue a new licence.

Table 1 below sets out the number of liquor licences issued in the years 2015 to 2021 (YTD) for allliquor licence categories. Table 2 sets out the different types of Retailer Off Licencesissued during those years, including Retailer Off Licencesheld with Wholesale Dealer Licences.

Table 1 – Liquor Licences issued in calendar years 2015 – 2021 YTD

Table 2 – Retailer Off Licences by licence type issued in calendar years 2015 – 2021 YTD