AQW 14568/11-15


Mr Daithí McKay
Sinn Féin
North Antrim


Tabled Date: 21/09/2012
Answered On Date: 03/10/2012
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister for Regional Development to detail how many visitors to Rathlin Island used the ferry service in each year from 2000/01 to date.


Answer:
The table below provides a breakdown of the number of passenger journeys taken on the Rathlin Island ferry service from 1 April 2000 to 31 March 2012. My Department does not hold the specific information on the number of journeys undertaken by Rathlin Island residents prior to 1 April 2008.
Date
Total Journeys
Rathlin Island
Resident Journeys
1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001
37,099
Not available
1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002
36,106
Not available
1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003
39,399
Not available
1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004
46,562
Not available
1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005
45,378
Not available
1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006
48,217
Not available
1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007
49,630
Not available
1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008
49,885
Not available
1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009
56,486
3,738
1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010
79,562
4,123
1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011
87,015
8,117
1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012
80,159
8,085