Written answers
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
National Monuments
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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221. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of visitors who availed of guided tours of a location (details supplied); the number who visited only in each of the years 2014 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10130/18]
Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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Recorded visitor number to Castletown House and Parklands for guided tours and to the estate generally are as follows:
| Year | Visitors | - |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 20,503 | Visited House (confirmed/paid) |
| 285,410 | Total Visitors House & parklands (estimated) | |
| 2015 | 15,456 | Visited House (confirmed/paid) |
| 297,691 | Total Visitors House & parklands (estimated) | |
| 2016 | 15,674 | Visited House (confirmed/paid) |
| 547, 324 | Total Visitors House & parklands (confirmed - newly installed people counters) | |
| 2017 | 26,460 | Visited House (confirmed/paid) |
| 697,433 (TBC) | Total Visitors House & parklands (confirmed - people counters) |
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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222. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the works planned for a location (details supplied) in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10131/18]
Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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Depending on resources available, works will continue on the restoration of the Castletown farmyard buildings and their integration into the visitor offering. In addition, conservation works will continue within the House with particular focus on the restoration of the ‘Red Drawing Room’.
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