Finance
The services provided by the Commissioners are financed from the General Lighthouse Fund. The income of the General Lighthouse Fund is mainly derived from light dues charged on commercial shipping at ports in Ireland and the United Kingdom, (i.e. user pays) supplemented by an annual contribution from the Irish Government towards the cost of the service provided by the Commissioners in the Republic of Ireland.
The General Lighthouse Fund is administered by the UK Department for Transport. It also finances:
- Trinity House Lighthouse Service – the General Lighthouse Authority for England, Wales and the Channel Islands;
- Northern Lighthouse Board – the General Lighthouse Authority for Scotland and the Isle of Man.
The accounts of the Commissioners of Irish Lights are consolidated with those of Trinity House Lighthouse Service and the Northern Lighthouse Board to form part of the General Lighthouse Fund annual accounts which are published in London by HMSO.
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