Written answers
Thursday, 14 December 2023
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Office of Public Works
Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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234. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a full list of heritage sites maintained by the OPW that charge for entrance, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55914/23]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) is responsible for caring, maintaining and operating the country’s most important heritage sites. The mission of OPW Heritage Services is to conserve and protect the nation’s built heritage in our care whilst providing public access, interpretation and encouraging the public to visit and engage with our Nation's heritage. A number of heritage sites have a guided visitor experience (either year round or seasonal).The sites listed below charge admission fees.
OPW sites with guided services recorded visitor numbers (ticketed and counters) of 15 million in 2022.
A full list of heritage sites maintained by the OPW that charge for entrance is provided below in tabular form.
| SITE | ADDRESS |
|---|---|
| Altamont Gardens | Tullow, Co.Carlow |
| Ennis Friary | Abbey Street, Ennis, Co.Clare |
| Annes Grove | Castletownroche, Co. Cork |
| Charles Fort | Summer Cove, Kinsale, Co.Cork |
| Desmond Castle (French Prison) *Temporarily Closed | Cork Street, Kinsale, Co.Cork |
| Doneraile Court (New Experience) | Doneraile, Co Cork |
| Ilnacullin (Garinish Island) | Glengarrif, Bantry, Co.Cork |
| Donegal Castle *Temporarily Closed | Donegal Town, Co.Donegal |
| Glebe House and Gallery | Churchill, Letterkenny, Co.Donegal |
| The Casino, Marino | Cherrymount Cresent, off the Malahide Road, Marino, Dublin 3 |
| Dublin Castle - Self Guided Tour State Apartments | Dame Street, Dublin 2 |
| Dublin Castle - Guided Tour– State Apartments / Undercroft/Chapel Royal | Dame Street, Dublin 2 |
| Custom House Visitor Centre - Self Guided | Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 |
| Custom House Visitor Centre - Guided | Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 |
| Farmleigh | Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 |
| Kilmainham Gaol | Inchicore Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 |
| Rathfarnham Castle | Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 |
| Athenry Castle | Athenry, Co.Galway |
| Aughnanure Castle | Oughterard, Co.Galway |
| Dún Aonghasa | Aran, Co.Galway |
| Portumna Castle and Gardens | Portumna, Co.Galway |
| Patrick Pearse's Cottage (Teach an Phiarsaigh) - ICPC | Inbhear, Rosmuc, Co.Galway |
| Ardfert Cathedral | Ardfert, Tralee, Co.Kerry |
| Derrynane House, National Historic Park | Caherdaniel, Co.Kerry |
| Ionad an Bhlascaoid Mhóir, The Blascaod Centre | Dún Chaoin, Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, Trá Lí, Co.Chiarraí |
| Ross Castle | Killarney, Co. Kerry |
| Castletown - Self Guided | Celbridge, Co Kildare |
| Castletown - Guided | Celbridge, Co Kildare |
| Dunmore Cave | Ballyfoyle, Co.Kilkenny |
| Jerpoint Abbey | Thomastown, Co.Kilkenny |
| Kilkenny Castle - Self Guided | The Parade, Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny |
| Kilkenny Castle - New Summer offering - Guided | The Parade, Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny |
| Emo Court New Experience | Emo, Co Laois |
| Parke's Castle | Fivemile Bourne, Co.Leitrim |
| Adare Castle | Adare, Co.Limerick – Desmond Hall |
| Old Mellifont Abbey | Tullyallen, Drogheda, Co.Louth |
| Céide Fields | Ballycastle, Co.Mayo |
| Battle of the Boyne – Oldbridge Estate | Battle of the Boyne (Visitor Centre), Oldbridge, Drogheda, Co.Meath |
| Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre (Newgrange and Knowth):- | Donore, Co.Meath |
| A: Visitor Centre Exhibition | Donore, Co.Meath |
| B: Brú na Boinne Tour | Donore, Co.Meath |
| C: Newgrange Only and Exhibition | Donore, Co.Meath |
| D: Knowth Only and Exhibition | Donore, Co.Meath |
| E: Newgrange Tour Outside Only | Donore, Co.Meath |
| Hill of Tara | Navan, Co.Meath |
| Trim Castle (including keep) | Trim, Co.Meath |
| Trim Castle (excluding keep) | Trim, Co.Meath |
| Clonmacnoise | Shannonbridge, Athlone, Co.Offaly |
| Boyle Abbey | Boyle, Co.Roscommon |
| Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery | Carrowmore, Co.Sligo |
| Sligo Abbey | Abbey Street, Sligo, Co. Sligo. |
| Cahir Castle | Castle Street, Cahir, Co.Tipperary |
| Ormond Castle | Castle Park, off Castle St, Carrick-on-Suir, Co.Tipperary |
| Rock of Cashel | St. Patrick's Rock of Cashel, Cashel, Co.Tipperary |
| Roscrea Heritage (Castle and Damer House) and the Blackmills | Castle Street, Roscrea, Co.Tipperary |
| Swiss Cottage | Kilcommon, Cahir, Co.Tipperary |
| Reginald's Tower | The Quay, Waterford. |
| John F. Kennedy Arboretum | John F. Kennedy Arboretum, New Ross, Co.Wexford |
| Tintern Abbey | Saltmills, New Ross, Co.Wexford |
| Glendalough Visitor Centre | Glendalough, Bray, Co.Wicklow |
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