Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 March 2015
286. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform regarding his Department and agencies-bodies under his remit, the amount of money spent on an annual basis on maintaining, marketing, promoting and staffing tourist and visitor attractions in County Cork [13126/15]
Amharc ar fhreagra295. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of money spent on an annual basis by the Office of Public Works on maintaining, marketing, promoting and staffing tourist and visitor attractions in County Cork. [13125/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 286 and 295 together.
The Office of Public Works is responsible for six Visitor sites in Co. Cork. The expenditure associated with each of these sites in 2013 and 2014 is as follows:
|
Site |
Year |
Conservation Works and Maintenance (incl staff costs) € |
Utilities and running costs € |
Guide costs € |
Total |
|
Barryscourt Castle |
2014: 2013: |
117,850 98,495 |
11,634 5,178 |
45,778 43,690 |
175,262 147,363 |
|
Charlesfort |
2014: 2013: |
317,239 272,176 |
16,592 17,275 |
216,964 201,124 |
550,795 490,575 |
|
Desmond Castle |
2014: 2013: |
18,950 19,302 |
2,745 4,080 |
55,386 56,273 |
77,081 79,655 |
|
Garinish Island |
2014: 2013: |
375,729.22 410,001.93 |
59,475 62,499 |
294,519 303,417 |
729,723 775,917 |
|
Doneraile Park |
2014: 2013: |
387,787.00 371,600.00 |
#330,435 151,000 |
No Guide Service |
718,222 522,600 |
|
Fota House & Gardens |
2014: 2013: |
207,626 345,032 |
46,967 52,979 |
*No OPW Guide Service |
254,539 398,012 |
# Includes exceptional costs of storm damage.
* Presentation and Guide Service is managed separately by the Irish Heritage Trust.
The OPW does not market individual sites directly and all marketing and promotional activity is carried out in respect of the Heritage estate as a whole; marketing expenditure on individual sites is therefore not available.
In total, there are 56 National Monuments in State care in Co. Cork which are managed by the OPW, including the three first named above. Maintenance expenditure in relation to these sites is not identified separately but is included in the overall spend of the OPW's Mallow National Monuments Depot.
