Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 June 2023
186. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport the number of cruise liner ships that have visited and berthed in the ports around Ireland in each of the past ten years; if his Department places restrictions on the number that can visit each port; the number that are permitted to land and berth in each port on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31319/23]
View answerThe number of cruise ships that have visited and berthed in Ireland in the last ten years is set out in the following table.
|
Irish Ports |
Year * |
Number |
|
|
All Irish ports |
2012 |
Cruise Ships Visits to Irish Ports |
190 |
|
All Irish ports |
2013 |
Cruise Ships Visits to Irish Ports |
210 |
|
All Irish ports |
2014 |
Cruise Ships Visits to Irish Ports |
181 |
|
All Irish ports |
2015 |
Cruise Ships Visits to Irish Ports |
193 |
|
All Irish ports |
2016 |
Cruise Ships Visits to Irish Ports |
209 |
|
All Irish ports |
2017 |
Cruise Ships Visits to Irish Ports |
234 |
|
All Irish ports |
2018 |
Cruise Ships Visits to Irish Ports |
300 |
|
All Irish ports |
2019 |
Cruise Ships Visits to Irish Ports |
315 |
|
All Irish ports |
2022 |
Cruise Ships Visits to Irish Ports |
240 |
* There was a complete cessation of cruise visits into Ireland in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID 19 restrictions.
Further statistics in relation to cruise are available on the CSO website at: data.cso.ie/
My department places no restrictions on the number of cruise ships that can visits ports in Ireland. Where there will be more than twelve ship calls on an annual basis to an individual port facility, the port facility must be certified in compliance with the applicable requirements of SOLAS Ch. XI-2, the International Code for the Security of Ships and of Port Facilities (ISPS Code) and Regulation 725/2004/EC.
Cruise visits to ports are a day-to-day operational matter for the individual port companies, with commercial arrangements being made directly between the port company and the cruise company. Enquiries in relation to whether a port can accommodate a particular cruise ship visit must be made directly by the cruise company to the individual port concerned.
The schedules for upcoming cruise visits are published on the individual port websites.
