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Dáil Éireann - Volume 345 - 02 November, 1983

Written Answers. - Tourism Revenue.

Mr. G. Mitchell Mr. G. Mitchell

232. Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Taoiseach the receipts from tourism and its benefits to the economy for 1965, 1975 and 1982; and the percentage of GNP these figures represent for each of these years.

The Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald

The Taoiseach: The available information is set out in the following table:

Year	Estimated Expenditure of Visitors to Ireland (incl. passenger fare receipts of Irish carriers)	Gross National Product at Current Market Prices	(1) as a percentage of
	(1)	(2)	(2)
	£ million		%
1965	78	984	7.9
1975	152	3738	4.1
1982	487	11796*	4.1

*Provisional

Mr. P. Gallagher Mr. P. Gallagher

1155

[1155] 233. Mr. P. Gallagher asked the Minister for the Environment when a £1,000 new house grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal.

Minister for the Environment (Mr. Spring) Dick Spring

Minister for the Environment (Mr. Spring): The grant will be paid as soon as possible.

Dáil Éireann 345 Written Answers. Tourism Revenue.

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