Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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117. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of automatic teller machines closed by county in each of the past five years; and the number which were installed in each of the past five years by county. [49353/21]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The level of data requested is not available on Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) operating in Ireland.

I am informed by the Central Bank of Ireland that the total number of ATMs in Ireland has remained relatively stable over the past 12 months, however, there has been a shift in ownership with bank ownership falling significantly since 2016.

The Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland (BPFI) collects data on the total number of bank operated ATMs across the country. This has been declining in recent years, mainly because banks have sold, mostly offsite, ATMs to independent ATM operators.

I am informed by the BPFI that in June 2021 there were approximately 2,260 ATMs operated by banks, this is down from approximately 2,350 in December 2020.