COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 10, 2014

QUESTION NO.3

QUESTION: Councillor R. McMahon

Does the Chief Executive have any figures, actual or estimated, as to the annual value of tourism is to the county over the last few years?

REPLY:

Tourism related metrics are available from Failte Ireland on a regional basis for Dublin (not separate local authority areas) which makes the precise quantification of the value of the sector at local authority level difficult. Metrics for tourism and travel are also available from the CSO but again these are national. There are also metrics available from visitor attraction numbers on an attraction/destination basis but these are not extrapolated to visitor spend locally.

In light of the foregoing data deficits, the upcoming Tourism Strategy contains in the tender brief a specific direction for the company engaged to develop meaningful and easily obtainable economic metrics from the industry locally. It would be the intention that these metrics be identified in consultation with the sector so that they can be easily extracted on a regular basis. The consultants are scheduled to commence their research and consultation in November.