Written answers
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
Department of Finance
Visitor Numbers
10:00 am
Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of visitor numbers to each visitor attraction operated by the Office of Public Works for each month to date in 2010; if he will provide figures for the same period in 2008 and 2009, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27719/10]
Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
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It is difficult to make direct comparisons between seasonal sites as many open at Easter which is a variable date. An overall drop in visitor numbers has however been experienced in the current economic climate compounded by inclement weather in 2009 and the volcanic ash cloud in 2010 which led to the cancellation of booking by foreign visitors. The table provides a breakdown of numbers at visitor attraction sites operated by the Office of Public Works.
Visitor Statistics to end May: | |||||||||||||||||||
Site Name | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Total: | |||||||||||||
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||
Altamont Gardens | 1224 | 1165 | 1622 | 5850 | 5341 | 6467 | 4333 | 5527 | 4840 | 3901 | 5266 | 6247 | 7206 | 7459 | 7449 | 22514 | 24758 | 26625 | |
Ardfert Cathedral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 72 | 0 | 11 | 251 | 85 | 88 | 783 | 538 | 643 | 1106 | 623 | 769 | |
Athenry Castle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 759 | 443 | 609 | 1188 | 1236 | 961 | 2297 | 1679 | 1570 | |
Aughnanure Castle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1312 | 0 | 0 | 1804 | 1667 | 1635 | 2782 | 3273 | 2929 | 5898 | 4940 | 4564 | |
Ballyhack Castle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Barryscourt Castle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 0 | |
Battle of the Boyne | 0 | 870 | 566 | 0 | 1209 | 1078 | 0 | 2622 | 2138 | 0 | 3745 | 2723 | 6053 | 5234 | 4990 | 6053 | 13680 | 11495 | |
Blasket Centre | 122 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 201 | 176 | 1256 | 700 | 488 | 2597 | 2177 | 1845 | 5207 | 5702 | 6062 | 9182 | 8780 | 8689 | |
Boyle Abbey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 394 | 506 | 441 | 704 | 971 | 1008 | 1328 | 1477 | 1449 | |
Visitor Centre | 1374 | 1517 | 1216 | 2014 | 1505 | 1774 | 3291 | 2768 | 2437 | 2859 | 3111 | 2097 | 3865 | 3985 | 3548 | 13403 | 12886 | 11072 | |
Knowth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2057 | 0 | 0 | 3469 | 3693 | 2957 | 6643 | 7155 | 5850 | 12169 | 10848 | 8807 | |
Newgrange | 4165 | 4096 | 2678 | 4972 | 4558 | 5048 | 10243 | 9053 | 7211 | 8871 | 10096 | 9453 | 13300 | 15347 | 14256 | 41551 | 43150 | 38646 | |
Brú Na Bóinne TOTAL: | 5539 | 5613 | 3894 | 6986 | 6063 | 6822 | 15591 | 11821 | 9648 | 15199 | 16900 | 14507 | 23808 | 26487 | 23654 | 67123 | 66884 | 58525 | |
Carrowmore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1141 | 0 | 0 | 1436 | 1482 | 1212 | 2714 | 3403 | 2747 | 5291 | 4885 | 3959 | |
Casino Marino | 0 | 0 | 346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 18 | 0 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 603 | 744 | 780 | 1193 | 762 | 1126 | |
Céide Fields | 12 | 70 | 76 | 21 | 99 | 24 | 1547 | 274 | 213 | 1887 | 1888 | 1684 | 2747 | 2914 | 2984 | 6214 | 5245 | 4981 | |
Charles Fort | 1570 | 1116 | 1288 | 1922 | 2029 | 1998 | 4772 | 3370 | 2782 | 4196 | 4477 | 4288 | 5481 | 6235 | 6155 | 17941 | 17227 | 16511 | |
Clonmacnoise | 1545 | 1482 | 1129 | 2310 | 2336 | 2042 | 6803 | 5324 | 4814 | 9239 | 9296 | 7068 | 17409 | 18047 | 16863 | 37306 | 36485 | 31916 | |
Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 380 | 488 | 448 | 590 | 790 | 787 | 1188 | 1278 | 1235 | |
Derrynane House | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 0 | 100 | 63 | 597 | 182 | 679 | 1855 | 2692 | 2437 | 2452 | 2974 | 3425 | |
Desmond Castle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 411 | 0 | 0 | 1177 | 623 | 838 | 1345 | 1667 | 1407 | 2933 | 2290 | 2245 | |
Desmond Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 111 | 0 | 46 | 111 | |
Donegal Castle | 390 | 375 | 337 | 631 | 404 | 507 | 2179 | 1013 | 659 | 2525 | 2393 | 1913 | 3506 | 4213 | 5050 | 9231 | 8398 | 8466 | |
Dublin Castle | 6599 | 5500 | 6341 | 7599 | 6153 | 5978 | 11196 | 11579 | 8260 | 10464 | 9990 | 8940 | 10280 | 14033 | 10171 | 46138 | 47255 | 39690 | |
Dún Aonghasa | 983 | 1028 | 1054 | 1912 | 1852 | 1391 | 5271 | 4641 | 3990 | 7426 | 7477 | 6740 | 12915 | 12589 | 12957 | 28507 | 27587 | 26132 | |
Dungarvan Castle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 836 | 0 | 0 | 836 | 0 | |
Dunmore Cave | 508 | 318 | 273 | 1105 | 630 | 614 | 2202 | 1560 | 1107 | 2441 | 2111 | 1926 | 3158 | 2863 | 2521 | 9414 | 7482 | 6441 | |
Emo Court | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 592 | 515 | 667 | 1039 | 853 | 1237 | 1631 | 1368 | |
Ennis Friary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 0 | 0 | 745 | 606 | 0 | 1410 | 1341 | 0 | 2443 | 1947 | 0 | |
Ferns Castle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 363 | 122 | 265 | 363 | 122 | 265 | |
Garinish Island | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1274 | 0 | 0 | 2669 | 2712 | 2433 | 7471 | 7296 | 6543 | 11414 | 10008 | 8976 | |
Glebe House and Gallery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1461 | 1424 | 631 | 440 | 0 | 1866 | 1901 | 1424 | |
Glendalough Visitor Centre | 1321 | 1245 | 521 | 1634 | 1500 | 1565 | 6066 | 5813 | 4296 | 7964 | 6770 | 4820 | 10985 | 10673 | 9566 | 27970 | 26001 | 20768 | |
Hill of Tara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1737 | 524 | 554 | 1737 | 524 | 554 | |
J F Kennedy Arboretum | 1187 | 1516 | 2304 | 2476 | 3284 | 2993 | 4079 | 5143 | 2939 | 2700 | 4951 | 6553 | 8366 | 8137 | 8522 | 18808 | 23031 | 23311 | |
Jerpoint Abbey | 224 | 214 | 68 | 487 | 298 | 247 | 1283 | 792 | 687 | 1643 | 1440 | 1199 | 2773 | 3009 | 2608 | 6410 | 5753 | 4809 | |
Kilkenny Castle | 2599 | 2055 | 3796 | 3862 | 2966 | 6861 | 8880 | 8377 | 9461 | 10035 | 14218 | 13231 | 14015 | 18605 | 19760 | 39391 | 46221 | 53109 | |
Kilmainham Gaol | 13182 | 10503 | 11517 | 16721 | 15130 | 15901 | 27898 | 21519 | 17714 | 24073 | 25051 | 20382 | 24183 | 30208 | 27755 | 106057 | 102411 | 93269 | |
Listowel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 176 | 0 | 154 | 188 | |
Loughcrew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 0 | 0 | 288 | |
Main Guard | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 698 | 0 | 37 | 574 | 654 | 420 | 684 | 801 | 718 | 1956 | 1455 | 1440 | |
Maynooth Castle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 216 | 0 | 82 | 216 | |
Mellifont Abbey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3210 | 0 | 2524 | 3210 | 0 | 2524 | |
Newmills Corn and Flax Mills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 82 | 0 | 20 | 82 | 0 | |
Ormond Castle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 519 | 100 | 981 | 1021 | 100 | 981 | 1540 | |
Parke's Castle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 886 | 0 | 0 | 951 | 1068 | 815 | 1397 | 1998 | 1840 | 3234 | 3114 | 2655 | |
Pearse Museum | 0 | 660 | 707 | 0 | 926 | 1072 | 0 | 1629 | 2108 | 0 | 1277 | 1580 | 0 | 1443 | 1704 | 0 | 5935 | 7171 | |
Pearse's Cottage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 125 | 0 | 105 | 100 | 59 | 339 | 225 | |
Phoenix Park | 1650 | 1715 | 2582 | 2052 | 2266 | 3673 | 4557 | 3906 | 4156 | 8480 | 3017 | 3470 | 22819 | 4601 | 4370 | 39558 | 15505 | 18251 | |
Portumna Castle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1075 | 0 | 0 | 871 | 1084 | 1102 | 2052 | 1821 | 1620 | 3998 | 2905 | 2722 | |
Rathfarnham Castle | 23 | 34 | 136 | 150 | 98 | 53 | 247 | 269 | 149 | 107 | 93 | 112 | 1221 | 327 | 207 | 1748 | 821 | 657 | |
Reginald's Tower | 497 | 347 | 335 | 483 | 514 | 543 | 658 | 621 | 562 | 597 | 851 | 888 | 1064 | 1208 | 1110 | 3299 | 3541 | 3438 | |
Rock of Cashel | 2599 | 2350 | 1690 | 4135 | 3472 | 3157 | 13034 | 9225 | 6809 | 13959 | 14973 | 11359 | 24094 | 26799 | 23594 | 57821 | 56819 | 46609 | |
Roscrea Heritage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 420 | 270 | 28 | 324 | 298 | 306 | 685 | 811 | 603 | 1429 | 1379 | 937 | |
Ross Castle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1723 | 593 | 659 | 1871 | 2236 | 1504 | 2399 | 2764 | 2539 | 5993 | 5593 | 4702 | |
Scattery Island | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sligo Abbey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 594 | 437 | 491 | 1000 | 1171 | 1333 | 2044 | 1608 | 1824 | |
St. Audoen's Church | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 8 | 0 | 94 | 102 | 6 | 95 | 191 | 215 | 1777 | 3756 | 4277 | 2136 | 4057 | 4498 | |
St. Mary's Abbey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 88 | 89 | 100 | 88 | 129 | |
St. Mary's Church, Gowran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 120 | 0 | 148 | 120 | |
Swiss Cottage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 878 | 0 | 21 | 1178 | 1242 | 1581 | 2254 | 2639 | 2559 | 4310 | 3881 | 4161 | |
Tintern Abbey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 451 | 316 | 302 | 451 | 316 | 302 | |
Trim Castle (and Keep) | 630 | 598 | 692 | 774 | 605 | 991 | 2348 | 1362 | 1221 | 3012 | 3102 | 3639 | 4641 | 4984 | 5009 | 11405 | 10651 | 11552 | |
Trim Castle (No Keep) | 349 | 260 | 275 | 806 | 708 | 378 | 1698 | 1179 | 716 | 1583 | 1438 | 2756 | 2349 | 2169 | 2138 | 6785 | 5754 | 6263 | |
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