Written answers
Tuesday, 4 March 2014
Department of An Taoiseach
Tourism Data
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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2. To ask the Taoiseach the top ten most visited non-English speaking countries by Irish citizens. [10683/14]
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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3. To ask the Taoiseach the top ten non-English speaking countries of origin of tourists to Ireland. [10684/14]
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 2 and 3 together.
Table 1 shows the number of overseas trips to Ireland by country of residence (top ten non-English speaking countries) for the years 2012 and 2013.
Table 1: Overseas trips to Ireland by County of residence (top ten non-english speaking countries) for the Years 2012-2013 | - | 000 |
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Area of Residence | 2012 | 2013 |
Overseas Trips to Ireland | ||
Germany | 448 | 483 |
France | 396 | 434 |
Spain | 253 | 263 |
Italy | 252 | 234 |
Poland | 169 | 160 |
Netherlands | 143 | 155 |
Belgium | 87 | 100 |
Switzerland | 81 | 77 |
Sweden | 75 | 76 |
Norway | 51 | 53 |
Source: Overseas travel - Central Statistics Office | - | - |
Table 2 shows the number of outbound trips by Irish residents to the ten most visited non-English speaking countries.
Data for 2013 will be available at the end of April 2014.
Table 2: Outbound travel by Irish residents to the ten most visited non-English speaking countries, 2012 | - |
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000 | |
Outbound Trips | 2012 |
Spain | 1,407 |
France | 602 |
Portugal | 358 |
Italy | 345 |
Germany | 164 |
Netherlands | 116 |
Poland | 65 |
Austria | 58 |
Belgium | 55 |
Denmark/Finland/Sweden | 53 |
Source: Household Travel Survey - Central Statistics Office | - |
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