S.I. No. 124/2023 - Tailte Éireann Act 2022 (National Mapping Division Fees) Order 2023

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Tailte Éireann Act 2022 (National Mapping Division) Order 2023.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on 24 March 2023.

2. In this Order -

“cartographic design” is the design process of creating a map to represent geographic information;

“copyright licence” means a licence granted by Tailte Éireann to produce a copy of a product, specified in Part 1 or 3 of Schedule 2, for a specified purpose;

“data licence agreement” means a licence for the use, distribution and access of one or more data sets specified in column 2 of Schedule 3;

“DCM” means a Digital Cartographic Model that is a digital representation of the national map where the data is supplied in raster format after cartographic design has been applied;

“DLM” means a Digital Landscape Model that is a digital representation of the national map, at different resolutions, where the data is supplied in vector format with no cartographic design applied;

“DTM” means a Digital Terrain Model which is a 3 dimensional digital representation of a terrain surface;

“geospatial” means information that describes the location, shape and other characteristics of objects and features on the Earth’s surface;

“GIS” means a Geographic Information System that is designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyse and present geospatial or geographic data;

“PLACE Data” means an extract of topographic data that is readily available for any location within the State;

“PLACE Map” means a topographic map that is readily available for any location within the State;

“Previous Map Revision” is a certified archive map that represents the typography of an area at a particular point in time;

“royalty fee” means a fee that is payable to Tailte Éireann for the publication of specified Tailte Éireann data.

3. Where a person wishes to purchase a hard copy map or publication specified in column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1, the fee specified in column 3 of that Part shall be payable to Tailte Éireann in respect of the item specified in column 2 of that Part opposite that fee so specified.

4. Where a person wishes to bulk purchase any 250 or more hard copy maps (other than Compás Personalised Maps) or publications specified in column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1, the fee payable to Tailte Éireann shall be calculated in accordance with the discount specified in column 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 in respect of the number of items specified in column 2 of that Part opposite the discount so specified.

5. Where a person wishes to purchase a PDF product specified in column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 2, the fee specified in column 3 of that Part shall be payable to Tailte Éireann in respect of the item specified in column 2 of that Part opposite that fee so specified.

6. Where a person, within 2 weeks of purchasing a PDF product specified in column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 2, wishes to purchase an additional hard copy of that PDF product, the fee specified in column 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 shall be payable to Tailte Éireann in respect of the size of the hard copy item specified in column 2 of that Part opposite that fee so specified.

7. Where a person wishes to purchase a digital product specified in column 2 of Part 3 of Schedule 2, the fee specified in column 3 of that Part shall be payable to Tailte Éireann in respect of the item specified in column 2 of that Part opposite that fee so specified.

8. Where a person wishes to purchase a hard copy of a digital image specified in column 2 of Part 4 of Schedule 2, the fee specified in column 3 of that Part shall be payable to Tailte Éireann in respect of the item specified in column 2 of that Part opposite that fee so specified.

9. Where a person requires a professional service from Tailte Éireann specified in column 2 of Part 5 of Schedule 2, the fee specified in column 3 of that Part shall be payable to Tailte Éireann in respect of the service specified in column 2 of that Part opposite that fee so specified.

10. Where a person wishes to purchase a copyright licence from Tailte Éireann, the fee specified in column 3 of Part 6 of Schedule 2 shall be payable to Tailte Éireann in respect of the copyright licence specified in column 2 of that Part opposite that fee so specified.

11. Where a person wishes to publish data contained in a map or product specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 or Part 3 or 4 of Schedule 2 in a manner described in column 2 of Part 7 of Schedule 2, the royalty fee shall be calculated by multiplying the amount specified in column 3 of that Part, opposite the description in column 2 of that Part, by the total number of copies to be published and that royalty fee shall be payable to Tailte Éireann, subject to a minimum royalty fee of €35 payable in respect of any request to publish.

12. Subject to Article 13, where a person wishes to enter a data licence agreement with Tailte Éireann, the fee specified in column 3 of Schedule 3 shall be payable to Tailte Éireann in respect of the first year of any such agreement and the fee specified in column 4 of Schedule 3 shall be payable to Tailte Éireann for every subsequent year of such agreement, in respect of the data set specified in column 2 of that Schedule opposite that fee so specified.

13. Where a person wishes to enter a data licence agreement in respect of one or more data sets specified in row 1, 4, 5, 6 or 7 of column 2 of Schedule 3, the combined data sets included in that agreement shall be in respect of an area of at least 50 square kilometres.

14. Where a product specified in Schedule 1 or Part 2 or 4 of Schedule 2 requires handling, dispatch or postage, Tailte Éireann may charge a fee not exceeding the reasonable costs of handling, dispatch or postage.

15. The fees specified in this Order are liable to VAT at the appropriate rate.

SCHEDULE 1

Tourist and Leisure Maps and Publications

Articles 3 and 4

PART 1

Hard Copy Maps and Publications

Reference number

(1)

Description

(2)

Amount in Euro

(3)

1

Road Atlas

11.00

2

Adventure Series

11.45

3

Holiday Series

8.00

4

Discovery Series

7.75

5

Dublin City Centre Tourist Map

4.00

6

Dublin Commuter Map

5.00

7

Dublin Street Map

8.75

8

Street Maps

7.50

9

Ireland Touring / Driving

6.50

10

Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way

6.50

11

Ireland Folded Map

6.50

12

Visiting Ireland Map

5.00

13

Mini Map - Handy Tourist Map

3.00

14

Éire Map

5.00

15

Dublin City & District Guide

11.00

16

Compás Personalised Map

22.94

PART 2

Bulk Purchase of Hard Copy Maps or Publications

Reference number

(1)

Number of items specified in rows 1-15 of Part 1

(2)

Percentage discount

(3)

1

250 - 199

25% off fee specified in column 3 of Part 1

2

500 - 999

35% off fee specified in column 3 of Part 1

3

1000 - 2499

45% off fee specified in column 3 of Part 1

4

2500 - 4999

50% off fee specified in column 3 of Part 1

5

Over 5000

55% off fee specified in column 3 of Part 1

SCHEDULE 2

Geospatial Products and Services

Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11

PART 1

PDF Products

Reference number

(1)

Description

(2)

Amount in Euro

(3)

1

Planning Pack Map A4

48.50

2

Planning Pack Map A3

72.00

3

Land Registry Compliant Map A4

25.00

4

Land Registry Compliant Map A3

35.00

5

PLACE Map A4

44.00

6

PLACE Map A3

66.00

7

PLACE Map A2

88.00

8

PLACE Map A1

132.00

9

PLACE Map A0

165.00

10

Aerial Imagery Map A4

33.00

11

Aerial Imagery Map A3

50.00

12

Aerial Imagery Map A2

66.00

13

Aerial Imagery Map A1

83.00

14

Aerial Imagery Map A0

99.00

15

Historic Map A4

40.00

16

Historic Map A3

60.00

17

Historic Map A2

80.00

18

Historic Map A1

120.00

19

Historic Map A0

150.00

PART 2

Additional Hard Copy of PDF Product

Reference number

(1)

Size of hard copy

(2)

Amount in Euro

(3)

1

A4

2.50

2

A3

3.00

3

A2

5.00

4

A1

7.50

5

A0

12.50

PART 3

Digital Products

Reference number

(1)

Description

(2)

Amount in Euro

(3)

1

Planning Pack A4

85.00

2

Planning Pack A3

115.00

3

PLACE Data – High Resolution (per sq. km)

300.00

4

PLACE Data – Medium Resolution (per sq. km)

30.00

5

PLACE Data – Low Resolution (per sq. km)

0.30

6

Height Model (per sq. km)

56.00

PART 4

Digital Images - Hard Copy

Reference number

(1)

Description

(2)

Amount in Euro

(3)

1

Imagery – Aerial Photo

180.00

2

Previous Map Revision

180.00

PART 5

Professional Services

Reference number

(1)

Description

(2)

Amount in Euro

(3)

1

Geodetic Data Feed Service (per base station / per day)

500.00

2

Geodetic Data Feed Service (per base station / per annum)

5,900.00

3

Surveyor (per hour)

55.00

4

GIS & Technical Consultant (per hour)

55.00

5

Senior Surveyor / Field Surveyor (per hour)

75.00

6

Senior GIS & Technical Consultant (per hour)

75.00

7

MapGenie Web Service (supporting the visualisation of data) – full country coverage

15,400.00

PART 6

Copyright Licence

Reference Number

(1)

Description

(2)

Amount in Euro

(3)

1

Single Use Copyright Licence PDF

20.00

2

Single Use Copyright Licence Digital

150.00

3

Annual Copyright Licence with 1 user

400.00

4

Each additional user on an Annual Copyright Licence referred to in row 3

125.00

PART 7

Royalty Fees

Reference Number

(1)

Description

(2)

Amount in Euro

(3)

1

Small and medium scale data with a source scale between 1:7,501 and 1:600,000 (per sq. centimetre of data being reproduced)

0.009

2

Large scale product with a source scale between 1:250 and 1:7,500 (per sq. centimetre of data being reproduced)

0.01

SCHEDULE 3

Data Licence Agreements

Articles 12 and 13

Reference number (1)

Description of Data Set (2)

Amount in Euro (3)

First Year Fee

Amount in Euro (4)

Fee for every subsequent year

1

Imagery (per sq. km)

15.00

3.00

2

DTM medium-resolution, low density – full country coverage

28,000.00

5,600.00

3

DTM medium-resolution, high density – full country coverage

56,000.00

11,200.00

4

DLM Core Urban (per sq. km)

77.97

15.59

5

DLM Core Rural (per sq. km)

21.66

2.60

6

DLM Land Cover Urban (per sq. km)

55.00

6.60

7

DLM Land Cover Rural (per sq. km)

13.00

1.56

8

DCM Core – full country coverage

525,000.00

63,000.00

9

DCM Local – full country coverage

105,000.00

12,600.00

10

DCM Regional – full country coverage

10,500.00

1,260.00

11

DCM National – full country coverage

1,050.00

126.00

12

Historic (6 inch and 25 inch) – full country coverage

21,000.00

1,050.00

The Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform consents to the making of the foregoing Order.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

21 March, 2023.

PASCHAL DONOHOE,

Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

21 March, 2023.

DARRAGH O’BRIEN,

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(

This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation

.)

This Order sets out the fees payable to Tailte Éireann in respect of the performance by it of certain functions.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

24

th March,

2023.

I, PASCHAL DONOHOE, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 25

(1) of the

Tailte Éireann Act 2022

(No. 50 of 2022), having consulted with the chief executive of Tailte Éireann and with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (as adapted by the Public Expenditure and Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2023 (

S.I. No. 19 of 2023

)), hereby order as follows