Written answers
Tuesday, 29 May 2018
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Tourism Ireland Funding
Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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524. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set down the estimated full year cost of restoring funding to Tourism Ireland to 2008 levels. [23373/18]
Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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Tourism Ireland is funded through the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland. Tourism Ireland's funding from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport in 2018 amounts to €42,492,000 in 2018 compared to €53,639,000 in 2008. Accordingly the full year cost of restoring funding to the 2008 figure would be €11,147,000.
Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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525. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out in tabular form the allocation for Tourism Ireland in each of the years 2011 to 2017; the allocation for 2018; and the planned allocation for 2019. [23374/18]
Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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Tourism Ireland is funded through the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland. Tourism Ireland's funding from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport in each of the years from 2011 to 2018, inclusive, is set out in the following table. The allocation for 2019 is subject to the annual estimates discussions with the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform.
| Year | Pay | Non-Pay | Tourism Marketing Fund | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | €9,182,000 | €7,824,000 | €34,942,000 | €51,948,000 |
| 2012 | €9,067,000 | €7,429,000 | €29,335,000 | €45,831,000 |
| 2013 | €8,800,000 | €7,049,000 | €28,445,000 | €44,294,000 |
| 2014 | €8,576,000 | €6,684,000 | €28,363,000 | €43,623,000 |
| 2015 | €8,753,000 | €6,005,000 | €25,992,000 | €40,750,000 |
| 2016 | €8,911,000 | €5,519,000 | €25,106,000 | €39,536,000 |
| 2017 | €9,082,000 | €5,519,000 | €25,706,000 | €40,307,000 |
| 2018 | €9,267,000 | €5,519,000 | €27,706,000 | €42,492,000 |
Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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526. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out the estimated full year cost of increasing funding to Tourism Ireland by 1%, 2%, 3% and 5%, respectively. [23375/18]
Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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Tourism Ireland is funded through the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland. Funding from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport in 2018 amounts to €42,492,000. Accordingly:
- a 1% increase would cost €424,920
- a 2% increase would cost €849,840
- a 3% increase would cost €1,274,760
- a 5% increase would cost €2,124,600.
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