Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are an island nation and we cannot erect a rail line to the Continent but we can be leaders in terms of our use of sustainable fuels. The Shannon estuary and region could be leaders in that field as Future Mobility Campus Ireland has located its campus in Shannon, County Clare. This country has lots of good selling points in terms of the aviation industry and we are seen as leaders across the world, which shows that the industry is not just flights. As somebody mentioned elsewhere, the industry here comprises leasing and everything else connected to the industry. There is a huge amount interest around the globe in Ireland from both the business and tourism points of view. All we have to do is market Ireland and attract business so that is where tourism promotion comes in. I suggest that the joint committee, as part of its hearings, invite representatives of the tourism industry in and ask them what else can be done to drive the demand, and market what we have in the regions.