Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 October 2013
149. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Taoiseach the numbers of visitors to Ireland from emerging tourism markets, in particular China, India, Brazil, Russia and south-east Asia; and if there has been any noticeable increase in visitors from these countries in recent years. [40892/13]
View answerThe following table shows the number of overseas trips to Ireland from China, India, Brazil, Russia and South East Asia for the years 2009 to 2012.
Overseas Trips to Ireland by area of residence, 2009 - 2012
|
- |
Brazil |
Russian Federation |
India |
Peoples Republic of China |
South East Asia |
|
2009 |
14,500 |
8,356 |
13,198 |
11,703 |
21,465 |
|
2010 |
17,787 |
8,215 |
13,219 |
10,472 |
24,335 |
|
2011 |
26,387 |
12,375 |
16,151 |
13,729 |
28,403 |
|
2012 |
26,162 |
11,286 |
18,659 |
15,386 |
25,166 |
Source: Overseas Travel - Central Statistics Office
Over period 2009 to 2012 the largest increases in number of overseas trips by area of residence were Brazil (+80%), India (+41%), Russia (+35%), China (+31%) and South East Asia (+17%). The data in respect of South East Asia covers the following countries: Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia, East Timor, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore. Combined these countries/regions accounted for 96,659 overseas trips to Ireland in 2012, representing approximately 1.5% of the total number of overseas trips to Ireland in 2012 (6,517,200 trips).
