Enda Kenny
Question:42 Mr. E. Kenny asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the value in economic terms of the tourist game angling industry in the west and south west for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Vol. 442 No. 10
42 Mr. E. Kenny asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the value in economic terms of the tourist game angling industry in the west and south west for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Statistics on the value of game angling on a regional basis are not available. However, based on the number of short salmon licences sold to visiting anglers, the estimated tourism revenue from these visitors over the past five years in the West and South-West regions was as follows:
Ireland West |
South-West |
|
£ |
£ |
|
1989 |
635,000 |
175,000 |
1990 |
460,000 |
290,000 |
1991 |
372,000 |
360,000 |
1992 |
630,000 |
490,000 |
1993 |
615,000 |
560,000 |