84. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Taoiseach the number of overseas visitors to Ireland in each of the years from 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [66305/26]

Table 1 provides information on overnight foreign resident visitors to Ireland. It is important to note that figures for overnight foreign resident visitors from 2023 onwards represent a new and separate statistical series. This break in the series arises from substantial changes in sampling methodology and data collection methods implemented in 2023.  Consequently, data from 2023 and beyond are not directly comparable with figures from 2019, which were collected under a different survey framework.

This methodological shift marks a clear discontinuity in the time series, and as such, users should exercise caution when attempting to analyse or compare trends across this break. The post-2023 figures should be interpreted in the context of the new survey design and not as a direct continuation of earlier data.

Overnight Foreign Resident Visitors to Ireland, 2019-2026