Written answers
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Tourism Industry Issues
Emmet 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]
Brian 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.
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
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Visitors | 36,153 | 34,228 | 24,359 | 36,160 | 251,890 * |
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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