Written answers
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Office of Public Works
Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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295. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the revenue generated through visitors' entrance fees to heritage sites under the remit of the OPW in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [23086/23]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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A breakdown by county is provided below in relation to the revenue generated through visitors' entrance fees to OPW heritage sites in 2022 and to-date 2023 in tabular form below.
| County | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Clare | €30,380 | €5,616 |
| Cork | €487,492.00 | €80,062.00 |
| Donegal | €166,144.00 | €22,984.00 |
| Dublin | €3,415,543.00 | €1,125,955.00 |
| Galway | €488,141.00 | €80,454.00 |
| Kerry | €250,158.00 | €54,931.00 |
| Kildare | €71,034.00 | €15,611.00 |
| Kilkenny | €1,502,234.00 | €405,447.00 |
| Leitrim | €37,023.00 | €5,291.00 |
| Louth | €2,403.00 | Nil |
| Mayo | €54,841.00 | €9,195.00 |
| Meath | €1,165,666.00 | €297,358.00 |
| Offaly | €502,206.00 | €89,403.00 |
| Roscommon | €14,320.00 | €2,844.00 |
| Sligo | €84,761.00 | €7,709.00 |
| Tipperary | €1,743,423.00 | €397,776.00 |
| Waterford | Nil | €6,731.00 |
| Wexford | €132,683.00 | €54,686.00 |
| Wicklow | €151,418.00 | €36,460.00 |
| Total | €10,299,870 | €2,698,513 |
Where nil return is recorded, this means that no payment was received due to closures of some sites due to works being carried; some sites are opened seasonally and have not opened yet in relation to up to date 2023 figures.
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