Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 December 2025
391. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of persons that attended the Céide Fields neolithic site and visitor centre during the 2025 season; if he will provide the same figures for the 2024 season, in tabular form. [72215/25]
View answerThe Office of Public Works (OPW) is responsible for conserving, maintaining and operating Ireland's most important heritage sites. The mission of the OPW Heritage Services is to conserve and protect the built and natural heritage in our care whilst providing public access, interpretation and encouraging the public to visit and engage with our National heritage.
The Céide Fields Neolithic site and Visitor Centre in Ballycastle, Co Mayo is a seasonal site, usually operating from March to November each year. The visitor data for ticketed visitors to the Visitor Centre in the 2024 and 2025 seasons is set out in tabular form below.
It should be noted that the OPW audits all visitor data annually, in arrears. The audit to verify visitor numbers takes place in quarter one each year. In that context, the 2025 visitor data presented here is strictly provisional.
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Year |
Céide Fields |
|
2024 |
30,071 |
|
2025 |
29,472 |
