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]
Tom 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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