Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 272: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of registered bed nights in counties Kerry, Galway, Donegal, Wicklow and Carlow; the resulting revenue generated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18079/10]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The collection of statistics is a matter for the Central Statistics Office which falls under the aegis of the Department of the Taoiseach. In accordance with the provisions of Section 8(1) of the National Tourism Development Authority Act 2003 it is a day to day matter for the National Tourism Development Authority - Fáilte Ireland - to promote and engage in research and planning in relation to encouraging, promoting and supporting the development of tourist traffic within and to the State. In that context, Fáilte Ireland compile estimates of overseas visitors by county based upon the CSO statistics and Fáilte Ireland surveys. Similar figures for domestic bed nights and revenue are compiled by Fáilte Ireland on a regional basis but are not broken down by county. I have asked Fáilte Ireland to correspond directly with the Deputy in relation to the information requested.