The Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland (CPW) have issued licences to install telecommunications equipment on masts at Garda Stations to the following companies, all of which are licensed by ComReg to provide services in Ireland.
• Three Ireland (Hutchison) Ltd.
• Three Ireland Services (Hutchison) Ltd. (formerly O2 Ireland Ltd)
• Vodafone Ireland Ltd.
• Meteor Mobile Communications Ltd. (now known as Eir)
• Lighthouse Networks Limited
• Imagine Network Services Limited
• E-Nasc Eireann Teoranta (E-Net)
• Tetra Ireland Ltd - These licences are for the provision of digital radio services to An Garda Síochána and other emergency services and as a result of this a licence fee is not payable.
The attached tables show both the gross income (excluding VAT) received by the State under licences granted by the CPW in respect of mobile telecommunications equipment on Garda Masts for each of the years from 2019 to date in 2023. Table 1 details the licences fees by Garda Station while Table 2 details the total amount paid by each Mobile Network Operator (MNO) for each of the years.
Table 1 CWP
Table 2 CWP