Written answers

Tuesday, 10 March 2015

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Heritage Sites

Photo of Brian WalshBrian Walsh (Galway West, Independent)
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236. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of visitors to, and the total annual turnover of, each individual Office of Public Works visitor site, in 2014; the net profit returned to the State in respect of each of these sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10101/15]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Income and Admission figures for each of the sites where the Office of Public Works (OPW) provides guided visitor services are set out below. These are currently provisional pending full audit and verification.

It should be noted that the OPW does not currently analyse all of its cost overheads for heritage sites taking all inputs into account, as certain expenditures are provided corporately by the OPW across its larger property portfolio. Work is underway to develop accounting models to capture, analyse and present this information in a suitable form.

In regard to net profit returned to the State, account should be taken of the economic benefit to local communities in particular, and the national economy in general, in the public presentation of heritage sites by the OPW.

Site Name2014 Visitor NumbersIncome per site - €*
All figures are provisional
Altamont58,023700
Arás5,1970
Ardfert Cathedral6,8678,097
Athenry Castle11,26812,099
Aughnanure Castle25,48548,842
Ballyhack Castle2,471159
Barryscourt Castle8,860231
Battle of the Boyne/ Oldbridge Estate71,13784,687
Blasket Centre44,074103,096
Boyle Abbey6,92710,856
Bru na Boinne48,996100,892
Newgrange139,173669,558
Knowth58,883213,911
Cahir Castle66,747130,980
Carrowmore31,09760,140
Casino Marino18,79031,745
Castletown House & Parklands285,410103,882
Céide Fields28,48463,478
Charles Fort74,446182,450
Clonmacnoise149,472573,282
Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre3,988268
Derrynane House24,87440,153
Desmond Castle10,50719,215
Desmond Hall11,362128
Donegal Castle40,62699,296
Dublin Castle217,758789,462
Dún Aonghasa121,001224,189
Dungarvan Castle11,639681
Dunmore Cave40,83061,586
Emo Court12,08214,739
Ennis Friary15,96716,895
Farmleigh Estate402,7730
Ferns Castle6,875989
Gallarus Castle43,6500
Garinish Island55,088169,934
Glebe House and Gallery24,0857,909
Glendalough Visitor Centre79,810168,405
Hill of Tara11,89216,679
J F Kennedy Arboretum92,236126,310
Jerpoint Abbey23,37059,798
Kilkenny Castle259,250831,560
Kilmacurragh Gardens50,5170
Kilmainham Gaol328,8861,273,549
Listowel6,1960
Loughcrew11,0790
Main Guard5,7741,713
Maynooth Castle25,268557
Mellifont Abbey5,7836,069
National Botanic Gardens541,946119,246
Newmills Corn and Flax Mills3,476352
Ormond Castle9,1161,662
Parke's Castle15,42324,629
Pearse Museum34,0112,663
Pearse's Cottage7,2067,238
Phoenix Park Visitor Centre135,7903,548
Portumna Castle12,16420,582
Rathfarnham Castle00
Reginald's Tower31,02942,426
Rock of Cashel272,5031,003,106
Roscrea Heritage29,9877,511
Ross Castle83,22592,747
Scattery Island2,491653
Skellig Michael15,3150
Sligo Abbey15,30923,124
St. Audoen's Church27,5021,036
St. Mary's Church, Gowran2,00256
Swiss Cottage22,80236,151
Tintern Abbey13,43316,277
Trim Castle 76,511167,675
* Not all sites have charges for admission

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