Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes. It is a magnificent site. It is absolutely fabulous. There are permanent guides there. However, its proximity to Kilkenny suggests that the numbers visiting should be far bigger. There is an opportunity, particularly in a county like Kilkenny, for villages to draw off the centre where there are OPW sites. We will work with any such villages. I do not have the number in front of me but, last year, close to 1 million people went through Kilkenny Castle between the parklands and everything. It is a very significant part of the city and county.