Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 5 Jun 1991

Vol. 409 No. 4

Written Answers. - Tourism Figures.

Gerard Brady

Ceist:

45 Mr. G. Brady asked the Taoiseach the number of tourists who visited the country in each of the past three years; and if he will further outline the country of origin of these tourists.

The Taoiseach

A detailed analysis by country of residence is available only for all overseas visits made by non-residents during the years in question. This analysis is set out in the following table:

Table 1.

Estimated Number of Overseas Visits to Ireland by non-residents classified by Country of Residence.

Country of Residence	1988	1989	1990
	(thousand)
Great Britain	1,465	1,668	1,786
France	107	136	196
Germany, FR	112	151	172
Other EC Member States	122	176	259
Other European Countries	56	75	103
USA and Canada	401	417	434
Australia and New Zealand	42	59	66
Other Countries	40	50	52
TOTAL	2,345	2,732	3,069

A summary analysis by country of residence is available for overseas visits by non-residents who indicated "tourist" as the reason for their journey. This analysis is contained in the following table:

Table 2.

Estimated Number of Overseas Visits to Ireland by non-residents classified by Reason for Journey and Country of Residence.

Stated Reason for Journey*	Country of Residence	1988	1989	1990
		(thousand)
Tourist	Great Britain	254	359	466
	All Other European Countries	239	353	491
	USA and Canada	277	289	301
	All Other Countries	40	60	69
	Total	810	1,061	1,327
Other Reasons	Great Britain	1,212	1,308	1,320
	All Other European Countries	158	186	240
	USA and Canada	124	128	132
	All Other Countries	42	49	49
	Total	1,535	1,671	1,741

*The reasons which could be indicated were "Business", "Tourist", "Visit to Relations", "Other".