Robert Troy
Ceist:604. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget allocated to Fáilte Ireland in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [21459/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 9 May 2017
Ceisteanna (604, 605, 606)
Robert Troy
Ceist:605. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget allocated to Tourism Ireland in each of the years 2007 to 2016, and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [21460/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraRobert Troy
Ceist:606. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Exchequer funding for overseas tourism marketing in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [21461/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 604 to 606, inclusive, together.
The breakdown of the total Exchequer provision for tourism services from my Department's vote is available in the annual Revised Estimates Volume (REV) for Public Services, which is published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and available on that Department's website. The subheads of relevance to the two tourism agencies, Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland, are E3, E4, E5 and E6. Allocations under subheads E3 and E6 (previously E7, up to and including 2012) are for Fáilte Ireland; subhead E4 provides funding towards Tourism Ireland's administration and general expenses; whereas allocations under subhead E5 (previously E6, up to and including 2012), the Tourism Marketing Fund, are split between the two agencies to fund overseas tourism marketing efforts.
With regard to allocations to date in 2017, of the overall annual Exchequer allocation to the tourism agencies, the amount of funding provided by my Department to Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland totals €38.289m, of which €15.956m is for overseas tourism marketing.