6. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Taoiseach the total number of overseas visitors/tourists to the island of Ireland; and if this is not possible, the total number of overseas visitors/tourists to the State in 2023. [13388/24]

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) publishes the Inbound Tourism statistical series, which reports the number of overseas foreign visitors to the state each month, based on passenger surveys at airports and seaports. Foreign visitors are those who are normally resident outside of the State and who stay for one or more nights. Day visitors are not included.

This series commenced in April 2023, following a break in tourism statistics due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The results to date are tabulated below.

Full data for the year 2023 will be published in May 2024.

The CSO does not report the number of overseas foreign resident visitors to Northern Ireland. These statistics are compiled by the Northern Ireland Statistical Research Agency (NISRA). NISRA has not published visitor numbers since the pandemic. Therefore, it is not possible to provide tourism statistics for the island of Ireland at present.