Written answers
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Department of An Taoiseach
Tourist Numbers
10:00 pm
Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 87: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the number of tourists who visited Ireland from abroad in each year since 2000; the average spend per tourist for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8720/09]
Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
| Overseas visits to Ireland and expenditure by overseas visitors to Ireland, 2000-2007 | ||||||||
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Total overseas visits (000s) | 6,310 | 5,990 | 6,065 | 6,369 | 6,574 | 6,977 | 7,709 | 8,012 |
| Overseas expenditure in Ireland (€m) | 2,617 | 2,893 | 3,045 | 3,198 | 3,204 | 3,455 | 3,793 | 3,920 |
| Average expenditure per Overseas visit (€) | 415 | 483 | 502 | 502 | 487 | 495 | 492 | 489 |
| Overseas expenditure, including fare payments to Irish Carriers (€m) | 3,430 | 3,713 | 3,768 | 3,831 | 3,838 | 4,037 | 4,456 | 4,646 |
| Total expenditure, including fare payments to Irish Carriers and spending by cross border visitors (€m) | 3,637 | 3,935 | 3,989 | 4,057 | 4,065 | 4,272 | 4,692 | 4,902 |
There were an estimated 8,012,000 overseas visits to Ireland in 2007. Overseas visitors in that year spent an estimated €3,920m in Ireland, or an average of €489 per overseas visit.
The latest data, for the first nine months of 2008, shows an estimated 6,174,000 overseas visits to Ireland in that period, with expenditure in Ireland of €3,131m, or €507 per overseas visit. This compares to 6,256,000 overseas visits in the first nine months of 2007, with an estimated expenditure of €3,128m, or €500 per visit. Figures for the full year 2008 will be available from the CSO before the end of March.
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