Bernard J. Durkan
Question:102 Mr. Durkan asked the Taoiseach the extent to which the number of tourists here has increased/decreased in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31648/04]
View answerWednesday, 1 December 2004
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The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following statement:
|
Year |
Visits ’000 |
Annual Change ’000 |
% Annual Change |
|
1998 |
5,716 |
— |
— |
|
1999 |
6,068 |
352 |
6.2 |
|
2000 |
6,310 |
242 |
4.0 |
|
2001 |
5,990 |
-320 |
-5.1 |
|
2002 |
6,065 |
75 |
1.3 |
|
2003 |
6,369 |
304 |
5.0 |
The latest CSO figures for 2004 show that there were 5,147,000 overseas visits to Ireland in the first nine months of the year. This compares to 5,009,000 overseas visits in the first nine months of 2003, an increase of 2.8%.