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Tuesday, 11 June 2013

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Tourism Promotion

Photo of Eoghan MurphyEoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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353. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will list the top ten OPW managed tourist sites in Dublin; the pricing structure for each site; and the number of visitors to each site per annnum. [28026/13]

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) administers a range of visitor sites in Dublin. A number of these sites, that are free of charge, do not have a guided service. As a consequence, visitor numbers are not recorded at these sites. An example of such a site is St. Stephen's Green. The following tables list those OPW visitor sites where visitor numbers are recorded and the admission and guided tour charges, if applicable. It should be noted that some of the sites listed have restricted opening dates and times.

Office of Public Works – Guided Visitor Sites in Dublin

Site Name Admission/Guided Tour Charges Visitor Numbers in 2011Visitor Numbers in 2012
National Botanic GardensFree Admission - Guided Tour €2 per person  501,000544,685
FarmleighFree315,464375,064
Kilmainham GaolSee Table  Following300,042310,910
Dublin CastleSee Table  Following141,849157,253
Phoenix Park Visitors CentreFree121,487147,539
St. Audoen's ChurchFree25,92726,548
Rathfarnham CastleFree9,50623,832
Pearse Museum - St. Enda's ParkFree16,52816,462
Áras an UachtaráinFree6,0109,000
Casino MarinoSee Table  Following12,0477,444

Admission Charges. N/A = Not applicable

Site NameAdultSenior/GroupChild/StudentFamily
Kilmainham Gaol€6.00€4.00€2.00€14.00
Dublin Castle€4.50€3.50€2.00/€3.50N/A
Casino Marino€3.00€2.00€1.00€8.00

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