Jimmy Deenihan
Ceist:58 Mr. Deenihan asked the Taoiseach the number of German tourists that visited Ireland over the past ten years.
Written Answers. - Tourism Statistics.
The available information covers the estimated number of overseas visits made by non-resident Germans to Ireland. Table 1 below, sets out the number of overseas visits made by Germans to Ireland in each of the years 1983 to 1992 inclusive.
Table 1.
Number of visits to Ireland made by Germans. 1983-1992.
|
Year |
No. of visits |
|
1983 |
93,000 |
|
1984 |
91,000 |
|
1985 |
96,000 |
|
1986 |
97,000 |
|
1987 |
101,000 |
|
1988 |
112,000 |
|
1989 |
151,000 |
|
1990 |
172,000 |
|
1991 |
194,000 |
|
1992 |
221,000 |
|
1983-1992 |
1,328,000 |
For overseas visitors who indicated "tourist" as the reason for their journey, information is available under the Area of Residence classification given in Table 2 below, and for the years 1985 to 1991.
Table 2.
Estimated number of visits to Ireland classified by Area of Residence forall overseas visitors who indicated “tourist” as Reason for Journey.*
|
Year |
Area of residence |
|||
|
Great Britain |
Other European Countries |
USA and Canada |
Other Countries |
|
|
1985 |
211,000 |
207,000 |
327,000 |
47,000 |
|
1986 |
193,000 |
180,000 |
235,000 |
33,000 |
|
1987 |
210,000 |
223,000 |
245,000 |
32,000 |
|
1988 |
254,000 |
239,000 |
277,000 |
40,000 |
|
1989 |
359,000 |
353,000 |
289,000 |
60,000 |
|
1990 |
466,000 |
491,000 |
301,000 |
69,000 |
|
1991 |
595,000 |
587,000 |
226,000 |
58,000 |
Note: In all four Reasons for Journey can be indicated. These are, “Business”, “Tourist”, “Visit to Relatives”, and “Other”.