Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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212. To ask the Minister for Finance the monthly number of automatic renewals of licence renewals to date in 2021, in tabular form. [48106/21]

Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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213. To ask the Minister for Finance the monthly number of automatic renewals of off-licence renewals to date in 2021, in tabular form. [48107/21]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 212 and 213 together.

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 Retailer Off Licence and aWholesale Dealer Licenceare held together, the licensing year for both runs from 1 July to 30 June. Licence renewals for each category fall due on the dates above therefore the issue of renewal figures per month does not arise.

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 period. Revenue can 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 sets out the number of liquor licences renewed in 2021 (year to date) for allliquor licence categories. Table 2 sets out the different types of Retailer Off Licencesrenewed in 2021 (year to date) and Table 3 sets out Retailer Off Licencesheld with Wholesale Dealer Licencesrenewed in 2021 (year to date).

Table 1 – Liquor Licences issued in 2021 YTD

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

Table 3 -Retailer Off Licences held with Wholesale Dealer Licences renewed in 2021 YTD