Bertie Ahern
Question:10 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the reason travel statistics to and from this State bear no obvious correlation to net migration figures. [11580/96]
Vol. 466 No. 7
10 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the reason travel statistics to and from this State bear no obvious correlation to net migration figures. [11580/96]
The passenger movement figures cover all travel into and out of the State by air and sea as well as cross-Border rail and scheduled bus services. In total, up to 7 million journeys have been recorded annually in each direction. Migrants make up approximately 0.5 per cent of the total movement.