Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 July 2020
76. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding persons entering and exiting Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17513/20]
View answerI would like to advise the Deputy that our State Airports have remained open during the Covid-19 crisis to ensure critical supply chains have been able to remain operational, and citizens have been able to return home. While our three State Airports have seen some increases in operations since more passenger flights resumed on 1 July, passenger numbers still remain low. At Dublin Airport, 9m passengers are expected in 2020 (compared to over 32m passengers in 2019). Cork Airport’s overall passenger numbers were down around 90% last week compared to the same period last year. While Shannon Airport has seen a slight uplift in passenger numbers, they also still remain on average over 87% down on this time last year.
Statistics on the countries of departure for passengers arriving into Ireland are set out in the table below . Transfer passengers are not included in the arrivals statistics for airports as Ireland is not the final destination for these passengers who do not leave the airport before travelling onwards to their final destination. A breakdown of arrivals into Ireland of Irish residents returning home or foreign residents visiting Ireland is not available. All statistics set out below are provisional figures provided by the airport and are subject to change.
The first table below shows the approximate number of passengers arriving in Ireland through Dublin Airport for the time periods requested. The figures do not include transfer passengers.
Passengers Arriving in Ireland through Dublin Airport
|
Country of Departure |
29 June - 05 July 2020 |
6 July - 12 July 2020 |
13 July - 19 July 2020 |
|
Austria |
155 |
162 |
229 |
|
Belgium |
499 |
527 |
678 |
|
Bulgaria |
276 |
295 |
287 |
|
Canada |
118 |
132 |
142 |
|
Croatia |
198 |
257 |
357 |
|
Cyprus |
25 |
31 |
63 |
|
Czech Republic |
137 |
175 |
267 |
|
Denmark |
213 |
246 |
325 |
|
Estonia |
103 |
84 |
154 |
|
France |
1,055 |
1,755 |
2,137 |
|
Germany |
1,433 |
1,656 |
2,019 |
|
Greece |
124 |
221 |
439 |
|
Hungary |
272 |
333 |
458 |
|
Italy |
748 |
881 |
1,324 |
|
Latvia |
372 |
396 |
498 |
|
Lebanon |
170 |
0 |
0 |
|
Lithuania |
339 |
394 |
566 |
|
Malta |
58 |
97 |
168 |
|
Moldova |
355 |
231 |
345 |
|
Montenegro |
4 |
14 |
66 |
|
Netherlands |
1,708 |
2,020 |
2,041 |
|
Norway |
0 |
0 |
64 |
|
Poland |
1,444 |
1,634 |
2,020 |
|
Portugal |
892 |
1,123 |
1,697 |
|
Qatar |
307 |
254 |
314 |
|
Ireland |
257 |
274 |
309 |
|
Romania |
669 |
1,071 |
1,079 |
|
Slovakia |
0 |
177 |
155 |
|
Spain |
1,570 |
2,842 |
4,965 |
|
Sweden |
30 |
75 |
202 |
|
Switzerland |
333 |
435 |
590 |
|
Turkey |
135 |
205 |
357 |
|
Ukraine |
83 |
66 |
104 |
|
UAE |
1,205 |
806 |
647 |
|
United Kingdom |
6,795 |
8,742 |
10,743 |
|
USA |
1,074 |
992 |
1,122 |
|
Total |
23,156 |
28,603 |
36,931 |
The second table below shows the approximate number of passengers arriving in Ireland through Cork Airport for the time periods requested. The figures do not include transfer passengers.
Passengers Arriving in Ireland through Cork Airport
|
Country of Departure |
29 June - 5 July 2020 |
6 July - 12 July 2020 |
13 July - 19 July 2020 |
|
France |
90 |
104 |
120 |
|
Hungary |
56 |
78 |
81 |
|
Italy |
38 |
52 |
85 |
|
Malta |
17 |
46 |
42 |
|
Poland |
292 |
368 |
363 |
|
Portugal |
25 |
56 |
101 |
|
Spain |
225 |
284 |
450 |
|
Switzerland |
0 |
42 |
38 |
|
United Kingdom |
988 |
1,144 |
1,566 |
|
Total |
1,731 |
2,174 |
2,846 |
The third table below shows the approximate number of passengers arriving in Ireland through Shannon Airport for the time periods requested. The figures do not include transfer passengers.
Passengers Arriving in Ireland through Shannon Airport
|
Country of Departure |
29 June - 5 July 2020 |
6 July - 12 July 2020 |
13 July - 19 July 2020 |
|
Austria |
20 |
15 |
30 |
|
Barbados |
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
Canada |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Lithuania |
43 |
63 |
70 |
|
Poland |
175 |
199 |
238 |
|
Portugal |
28 |
26 |
67 |
|
Spain |
93 |
151 |
332 |
|
United Kingdom |
475 |
685 |
772 |
|
USA |
2 |
0 |
13 |
|
Total |
836 |
1,147 |
1,522 |
In relation to ports, passenger numbers by specific country of departure through Ireland’s ports are not currently available. The below table shows the most up to date information on approximate number of passengers arriving at Irish Ports in the weeks 29 June to 5 July and 6 to 12 July 2020 .
The Central corridor accounts for services to/from the port of Dublin to Great Britain. This includes sailings to Holyhead by Irish Ferries and Stena Line; to Liverpool by P&O Ferries and Seatruck Ferries; and to Heysham by Seatruck. The Southern corridor includes routes to/from Rosslare- to Fishguard by Stena Line and Rosslare to Pembroke by Irish Ferries. The Continental corridor covers all direct services to/from Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Spain from Dublin, Rosslare and Cork. Passengers services go to/from Rosslare to France and Spain and from Cork to France.
Passengers Arriving at Ireland's Ports
|
- |
June 29 - July 5 2020 |
July 6 - July 12 2020 |
|
Central Corridor |
5,048 |
4,998 |
|
Southern Corridor |
1,023 |
1,241 |
|
Continental Corridor |
759 |
724 |
|
Total |
6,830 |
6,963 |
