Sandra McLellan
Ceist:47. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Taoiseach the numbers of visitors here from emerging tourism markets, in particular, China, India, Brazil, Russia and south-east Asia. [47111/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 12 November 2013
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The following table shows the number of overseas trips to Ireland from China, India, Brazil, Russia and South East Asia for the years 2009 to 2012.
Table - OverseasTrips to Ireland by area of residence 2009-2012
|
- |
Brazil |
Russian Federation |
India |
Peoples Republic of China |
South East Asia |
|
2009 |
14,500 |
8,356 |
13,198 |
11,703 |
21,465 |
|
2010 |
17,787 |
8,215 |
13,219 |
10,472 |
24,335 |
|
2011 |
26,387 |
12,375 |
16,151 |
13,729 |
28,403 |
|
2012 |
26,162 |
11,286 |
18,659 |
15,386 |
25,166 |
Source: Overseas Travel - Central Statistics Office
Over the period 2009 to 2012 the largest increases in the number of overseas trips by area of residence were from Brazil (+80%), India (+41%), Russia (+35%), China (+31%) and South East Asia (+17%).
The data in respect of South East Asia covers the following countries: Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia, East Timor, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore.
Combined these countries/regions accounted for 96,659 overseas trips to Ireland in 2012, representing approximately 1.5% of the total number of overseas trips to Ireland in 2012 (6,517,200 trips).