Phil Hogan
Question:174 Mr. Hogan asked the Taoiseach the value of inward bound tourism to Ireland each year for the past five years [4559/05]
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The latest Central Statistics Office figures on expenditure by overseas visitors relate to the period ending 30 September 2004.
|
Visits ’000 |
Expenditure €m |
|
|
1999 |
6,068 |
2,280 |
|
2000 |
6,310 |
2,617 |
|
2001 |
5,990 |
2,893 |
|
2002 |
6,065 |
3,045 |
|
2003 |
6,369 |
3,198 |
Figures for the first nine months of 2004 show that there were 5,147,000 overseas visits to Ireland with an estimated expenditure of €2,555 million. This compares to 5,009,000 overseas visits in the first nine months of 2003 with an estimated expenditure of €2,542 million. Expenditure figures for the fourth quarter of 2004 will be published before the end of March.