Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2018
183. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of visitors that availed of guided tours of Maynooth Castle, County Kildare in each of the years 2014 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2983/18]
View answerThe number of visitors to Maynooth Castle for the years in question were as follows:
|
Year |
Total Visitor Numbers to Maynooth Castle |
Numbers that availed of a guided tour. |
|
2014 |
25,268 |
15,384 |
|
2015 |
21,843 |
10,819 |
|
2016 |
21,892 |
10,091 |
|
2017 (Provisional & subject to change) |
22,786 |
11,508 |
The visitor season at Maynooth Castle runs from mid-May to end September. In recent years the Castle has been open for five days a week for this period. I am pleased to announce that for the 2018 visitor season Maynooth Castle will be open to the public for seven days a week.
