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Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Tourism Industry Issues

Photo of Emmet StaggEmmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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289. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons who have visited Castletown House in Celbridge, County Kildare, in each of the past five years; and the income generated by such for the house and estate. [2751/14]

Photo of Brian HayesBrian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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The number of visitors to Castletown House and the fee generated from such visits in the past 5 years are set out in the following table.

20092010201120122013
Visitors36,15334,22824,35936,160251,890 *
Income€22,655.45€44,005.48€38,352.29€48,708.40€50,309.85

Since 2013, visitors to the parklands and the cafe are also included in recorded visitor numbers. This figure can be further broken down as follows: Guided tours of the house: 15,452, Events and Conferences: 36,904, Café: 31,807, Parklands: 167,727

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