Written answers

Tuesday, 4 October 2005

Department of An Taoiseach

Overseas Visitors

9:00 pm

Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 218: To ask the Taoiseach the number of foreign visitors here in each tourism region for the past five years; and the total number of foreign visitors who were returning with the purpose of visiting family members. [26320/05]

Photo of Tom KittTom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The CSO estimates of overseas visits to Ireland by non-residents are national estimates. Regional destination estimates are not available. The information concerning the number of overseas visits to Ireland by non-residents is contained in the following table.

Estimated number of overseas visits to Ireland: 2000 to 2004
Visits '000
2000 6,310
2001 5,990
2002 6,065
2003 6,369
2004 6,574

Overseas visits by non-residents are classified by reason for journey, comprising business, holiday, leisure and recreation, visits to friends or relatives and other, to accord with Council Directive 95/57/EC and the recommendation of the World Tourism Organisation. The following table shows the estimated number of overseas visits to Ireland by non-residents classified by reason to visit friends or relatives for the years 2000 to 2004.

Estimated number of Overseas Visits to Ireland to Visit Friends/Relatives: 2000 to 2004
Visits to Friends/Relatives
Visits '000
2000 1,564
2001 1,566
2002 1,603
2003 1,736
2004 1,807

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