Written answers
Tuesday, 22 March 2016
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Heritage Sites
Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of visitors recorded at each heritage site under the remit of the Office of Public Works, and the amount of revenue generated at each of these sites in 2015. [4932/16]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The total visitors to OPW sites in 2015 together with the incomes deriving from each are set out in the following table. Admission is not charged at all sites and, though visitors are recorded at all sites where staff are present, certain sites which do not have Guides may also have numbers recorded using passive counters.
| Site Name | Total Visitors | Total Income | Publications | Heritage Card Sales | Ticketed Receipts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € | € | € | € | ||
| Altamont | 58,435 | 1,974.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,974.00 |
| Arás an Uachtaráin* | 4,343 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ardfert Cathedral | 7,802 | 12,368.50 | 710.50 | 665.00 | 10,993.00 |
| Athenry Castle | 10,848 | 16,151.51 | 452.51 | 1,255.00 | 14,444.00 |
| Aughnanure Castle | 36,929 | 3,538.33 | 3,033.33 | 505.00 | 0.00 |
| Ballyhack Castle | 2,613 | 121.50 | 121.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Barryscourt Castle | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Battle of the Boyne/Oldbridge Estate | 58,053 | 91,237.00 | 0.00 | 6,480.00 | 84,757.00 |
| Blasket Centre | 48,261 | 112,413.45 | 451.45 | 2,475.00 | 109,487.00 |
| Boyle Abbey | 6,919 | 15,302.05 | 163.05 | 700.00 | 14,439.00 |
| Bru na Boinne | 44,705 | 110,758.98 | 17,658.98 | 54,150.00 | 38,950.00 |
| Newgrange | 150,125 | 699,264.51 | 5,443.51 | 0.00 | 693,821.00 |
| Knowth | 69,057 | 245,401.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 245,401.00 |
| Cahir Castle | 68,532 | 137,560.96 | 11,849.96 | 6,635.00 | 119,076.00 |
| Carrowmore | 37,566 | 96,511.00 | 6,108.00 | 2,475.00 | 87,928.00 |
| Casino Marino | 18,141 | 13,890.75 | 1,629.50 | 955.00 | 11,306.25 |
| Castletown House & Parklands | 297,691 | 74,989.12 | 18,011.62 | 4,730.00 | 52,247.50 |
| Céide Fields | 32,821 | 75,198.40 | 4,189.40 | 1,510.00 | 69,499.00 |
| Charles Fort | 86,849 | 218,193.30 | 3,698.30 | 5,395.00 | 209,100.00 |
| Clonmacnoise | 157,660 | 744,159.60 | 14,135.60 | 13,155.00 | 716,869.00 |
| Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre* | 5,331 | 414.20 | 414.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Derrynane House | 26,961 | 68,298.50 | 2,279.50 | 3,495.00 | 62,524.00 |
| Desmond Castle | 9,493 | 21,982.45 | 906.45 | 1,125.00 | 19,951.00 |
| Desmond Hall* | 11,150 | 316.50 | 166.50 | 150.00 | 0.00 |
| Donegal Castle | 47,136 | 117,043.70 | 469.70 | 3,020.00 | 113,554.00 |
| Dublin Castle | 231,178 | 1,315,916.00 | 1,735.00 | 52,320.00 | 1,261,861.00 |
| Dún Aonghasa | 120,104 | 289,755.50 | 13,343.50 | 3,060.00 | 273,352.00 |
| Dungarvan Castle* | 17,280 | 690.50 | 510.50 | 180.00 | 0.00 |
| Dunmore Cave | 43,767 | 90,111.00 | 2,437.00 | 4,570.00 | 83,104.00 |
| Emo Court | 13,244 | 17,472.51 | 1,610.51 | 1,315.00 | 14,547.00 |
| Ennis Friary | 11,377 | 26,909.00 | 577.00 | 1,845.00 | 24,487.00 |
| Farmleigh Estate* | 410,076 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ferns Castle* | 9,440 | 838.20 | 493.20 | 345.00 | 0.00 |
| Gallarus Castle* | 51,816 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Garinish Island | 58,557 | 181,868.30 | 11,440.30 | 915.00 | 169,513.00 |
| Glebe House and Gallery | 23,085 | 11,119.48 | 1,800.48 | 0.00 | 9,319.00 |
| Glendalough Visitor Centre | 79,182 | 240,237.72 | 24,932.72 | 19,700.00 | 195,605.00 |
| Grianan of Aileach* | 107,968 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Hill of Tara | 159,686 | 21,578.50 | 2,156.50 | 1,665.00 | 17,757.00 |
| J F Kennedy Arboretum | 96,910 | 135,905.50 | 5,520.50 | 7,935.00 | 122,450.00 |
| Jerpoint Abbey | 23,442 | 78,296.80 | 3,341.80 | 19,270.00 | 55,685.00 |
| Kilkenny Castle | 282,588 | 1,075,695.90 | 22,218.90 | 43,920.00 | 1,009,557.00 |
| Kilmacurragh Gardens* | 67,083 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Kilmainham Gaol | 326,635 | 1,035,470.88 | 48,057.88 | 24,135.00 | 963,278.00 |
| Listowel* | 8,110 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Loughcrew* | 14,416 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Main Guard* | 7,951 | 438.50 | 203.50 | 235.00 | 0.00 |
| Maynooth Castle* | 21,843 | 525.50 | 160.50 | 365.00 | 0.00 |
| Mellifont Abbey | 12,493 | 14,672.09 | 963.09 | 1,630.00 | 12,079.00 |
| National Botanic Gardens | 553,348 | 172,858.88 | 157,721.38 | 1,100.00 | 14,037.50 |
| Newmills Corn and Flax Mills* | 4,173 | 284.11 | 284.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ormond Castle | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Parke's Castle | 16,620 | 29,468.80 | 904.80 | 1,430.00 | 27,134.00 |
| Pearse Museum* | 35,418 | 3,231.10 | 1,836.10 | 1,395.00 | 0.00 |
| Pearse's Cottage | 8,946 | 11,688.20 | 1,306.20 | 360.00 | 10,022.00 |
| Phoenix Park Visitor Centre* | 141,582 | 3,637.57 | 2,412.57 | 1,225.00 | 0.00 |
| Portumna Castle | 14,237 | 26,020.01 | 1,277.01 | 1,560.00 | 23,183.00 |
| Rathfarnham Castle | 3,737 | 2,740.50 | 101.50 | 530.00 | 2,109.00 |
| Reginald's Tower | 30,818 | 60,228.50 | 1,069.50 | 5,780.00 | 53,379.00 |
| Reginald's Tower - French Church* | 3,212 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rock of Cashel | 300,749 | 1,300,369.14 | 16,433.14 | 34,745.00 | 1,249,191.00 |
| Roscrea Heritage | 25,715 | 6,434.40 | 72.40 | 720.00 | 5,642.00 |
| Ross Castle | 95,785 | 111,943.24 | 2,730.24 | 6,095.00 | 103,118.00 |
| Scattery Island* | 1,750 | 453.00 | 453.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Skellig Michael* | 12,560 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sligo Abbey | 15,592 | 29,959.90 | 429.90 | 1,380.00 | 28,150.00 |
| St. Audoen's Church* | 33,092 | 2,118.00 | 343.00 | 1,775.00 | 0.00 |
| St. Mary's Abbey | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| St. Mary's Church, Gowran* | 2,634 | 187.00 | 67.00 | 120.00 | 0.00 |
| Swiss Cottage | 24,146 | 50,321.30 | 2,121.30 | 1,890.00 | 46,310.00 |
| Tintern Abbey | 15,227 | 32,138.50 | 973.50 | 4,950.00 | 26,215.00 |
| Trim Castle | 86,972 | 165,555.75 | 5,193.75 | 10,155.00 | 150,207.00 |
| Heritage Cards Sales from Head Office/Website outlet | 0 | 25,367.00 | 0.00 | 25,367.00 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 4,921,965 | €9,449,596.09 | €429,126.84 | €392,857.00 | €8,627,612.25 |
1 Closed for M&E rehabilitation works.
2 Free access to the Monument; private sector paid admission Visitor Centre operates close by.
3 Unattended/free site; visitor data collected using a passive counter.
4 Visitor Centre operates seasonally only. Majority of admissions are free visitor with data collected using a passive counter.
5 Reduced (50%) charge operated for most of the year due to curtailed access owing to works in various locations.
6 Closed for major works in 2015.
7 Closed in 2015.
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