Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is fine. I welcome the Minister and his officials. As we are discussing outputs and measureables, one of the important things to note is the announcement made by the Minister on 29 September 2015. From my region and the mid-western region, the outputs are very clear in terms of the commitment made by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. I acknowledge the work the Minister has done on the ports and specifically the port in my constituency, the Shannon Foynes Port Company, and the decision the Minister's Department has made to link it to the national road network, which is hugely important.

I welcome the decision of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, after years of waiting and years of the Celtic tiger and many missed opportunities, to finally proceed with a bypass of Adare in County Limerick. That is hugely important for the local economy and a measurable outcome.

I have brought the policy of festival grant aids to the Minister's attention before. The Department's policy states that it has to be quantified on bednights. My colleague, Deputy Griffin knows it is very easy for south Kerry people to quantify bednights with the infrastructure that is available.