asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has any estimate available of the revenue gain if Irish holidaymakers took their holidays at home instead of abroad for each of the last three years.
Written Answers. - Revenue Gain from Irish Holidays.
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It is not possible to formulate a precise estimate in answer to this question. Any assumptions made about the likely alternative spending pattern of such holidaymakers would, of necessity, be speculative and, accordingly, could not form the basis for reliable revenue estimates.