Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 January 2006
513 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Finance when Castletown House, Celbridge, County Kildare, opened to visitors; the number of visitors to the house each year since then; and the publicity which is used to attract visitors to the house. [1098/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works that Castletown House opened to the public on 1 January 1994. The number of visitors to the property in each of the years from 1994 to 2005 is shown on the following table:
|
Year |
No. of Visitors |
|
1994 |
12,899 |
|
1995 |
11,615 |
|
1996 |
7,350 |
|
1997 |
3,050 |
|
1998 |
* House Closed |
|
1999 |
13,509 |
|
2000 |
11,508 |
|
2001 |
11,455 |
|
2002 |
11,592 |
|
2003 |
10,579 |
|
2004 |
10,209 |
|
2005 |
9,877 |
* House closed due to ongoing refurbishment works.
Note: Due to ongoing refurbishment works house closed for part of 1996 and 1997.
Castletown House is publicised principally in national and regional versions of brochures that are distributed at staffed OPW managed sites and the regional tourism authority tourist information offices. The site is also included on the heritageireland.ie website and the regional tourism authority website.
