Written answers
Tuesday, 11 June 2019
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Tourism Ireland Funding
Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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802. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to Tourism Ireland by year since 2009; the percentage of the funding by year provided by the State as opposed to the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23467/19]
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. I am advised by Tourism Ireland that the proportionate exchequer provision for Tourism Ireland in the years 2009 to 2019 is as follows:
| Date | Funding Provided | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | €51,155,000 | 71.7% |
| 2010 | €48,982,000 | 73.4% |
| 2011 | €47,248,000 | 71.7% |
| 2012 | €45,831,000 | 72.9% |
| 2013 | €44,294,000 | 71.6% |
| 2014 | €42,523,000 | 72.6% |
| 2015 | €40,750,000 | 73.8% |
| 2016 | €39,536,000 | 70.3% |
| 2017 | €40,307,000 | 75.4% |
| 2018 | €40,492,000 | 75.7% |
| 2019 | €47,274,000 | 78.4% |
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