Written answers
Tuesday, 31 January 2006
Department of An Taoiseach
Tourism Industry
8:00 pm
Paudge Connolly (Cavan-Monaghan, Independent)
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Question 251: To ask the Taoiseach the income from foreign tourism markets in each year since 2000; the amount spent abroad annually by Irish holidaymakers; [2864/06]
Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The CSO publishes annual figures on the estimated total earnings from all overseas visits to Ireland by non-residents and on the estimated expenditure by Irish residents on overseas visits. These figures include a breakdown into the following categories by reason for journey: business, holiday-leisure-recreation, visit to friends-relatives and other. The figures for overseas visits to Ireland by non-residents also include a breakdown by area of residence. The relevant figures for the years 2000-04 are detailed in the tables below.
| Estimated Expenditure by Overseas Visitors to Ireland classified by Reason for Journey 2000-2004 (€m)* | |||||
| Reason for Journey | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Business | 486 | 460 | 445 | 402 | 424 |
| Holiday/Leisure/Recreation | 1,386 | 1,594 | 1,696 | 1,779 | 1,774 |
| Visit to Friends/Relatives | 569 | 648 | 675 | 708 | 755 |
| Other | 175 | 191 | 230 | 309 | 251 |
| Total Estimated Expenditure | 2,617 | 2,893 | 3,045 | 3,198 | 3,204 |
| *The figures in the above table exclude all international fares and fares received by Irish carriers. |
| Estimated Expenditure by Overseas Visitors to Ireland classified by Area of Residence 2000-2004 (€m)* | |||||
| Area of Residence | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Great Britain | 1,042 | 1,163 | 1,251 | 1,295 | 1,253 |
| Other Europe | 721 | 810 | 862 | 884 | 927 |
| USA and Canada | 679 | 713 | 705 | 784 | 769 |
| Other Areas | 175 | 207 | 227 | 235 | 255 |
| Total Estimated Expenditure | 2,617 | 2,893 | 3,045 | 3,198 | 3,204 |
| *The figures in the above table exclude all international fares and fares received by Irish carriers. |
| Estimated Expenditure by Irish Residents on Overseas Visits classified by Reason for Journey 2000-2004 (€m)** | |||||
| Reason for Journey | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Business | 657 | 521 | 581 | 605 | 612 |
| Holiday/Leisure/Recreation | 1,737 | 2,205 | 2,720 | 2,895 | 2,882 |
| Visit to Friends/Relatives | 598 | 678 | 754 | 796 | 862 |
| Other | 195 | 196 | 255 | 290 | 304 |
| Total Estimated Expenditure | 3,187 | 3,600 | 4,310 | 4,586 | 4,661 |
| ** The figures in the above table include all international fares and fares received by Irish carriers. |
It is expected that tourism and travel expenditure estimates for the year 2005 will be published before the end of March 2006.
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