Written answers
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Department of Finance
Heritage Sites
11:00 pm
Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 160: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of State funding that has been invested in Newgrange world heritage site, County Meath, in each of the past four years; the international promotion that has taken place to promote it as a tourist destination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13907/10]
Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
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The Office of Public Works is responsible for Brú Na Bóinne which is a designated World Heritage Site. Direct expenditure by the Office of Public Works on management and related works is as follows:
| Year | 2006 | 2007* | 2008 | 2009 |
| Amount | €1,312,425.82 | €2,159,237.00 | €1,621,628.15 | €1,433,031.83 |
*Includes vehicle (buses) replacement costs.
| Brú Na Bóinne – Number of Visitors | ||||
| Location | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Visitor Centre | 48, 591 | 49,439 | 44,437 | 40,406 |
| Newgrange | 128,316 | 135,361 | 133,524 | 130,083 |
| Knowth | 53,642 | 56,465 | 58,351 | 51,941 |
| Total | 230,549 | 241,265 | 236,312 | 223,430 |
Direct international promotion of the site is undertaken by the tourist authorities.
Catherine Mills
Posted on 31 May 2010 11:13 pm (Report this comment)
The Office of Public Works is asked to return to Bru Na Boinne, the stones which belong to the site, and which would bring millions of visitors from abroad.
How can you loose 13 moonstones of that size?