Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised)
3:10 pm
Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source
I am not sure about a new tourism policy per sebut obviously we are adjusting it. The new tourism policy was launched in 2015, which was pre-Brexit. While we may not be launching a new tourism policyper se, the Deputy can take it that Brexit is going to prompt a new policy from the tourism agencies anyway. As I said, the current policy is just over two years old but we will have to have a new policy with new targets as a result of what happened last year.
There were two reports prepared on the VAT rate and as far as I know, another one is being prepared. As far as I can remember, they were very positive about the effect the lowered VAT rate had on employment. As I said, another report is being prepared at the moment but I will have to revert to the Deputy on who is completing it.
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