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

Yes, I do. I have regular meetings with the recently appointed CEO, Mr. Paul Kelly and I have also had a number of meetings with the Chairperson, Mr. Michael Cawley. At all of those meetings I have been anxious to know how Fáilte Ireland is getting on. I have asked for an outline of the challenges and opportunities. Money is always going to be an issue. Every State agency would be failing in its duty if it said it did not want money. No-one is going to say that. All agencies are going to want additional money but I believe that the board and CEO of Fáilte Ireland are doing a very good job with the resources that are currently available to them. I believe that the organisation is sufficiently resourced and is well capable of continuing to drive out the numbers. As we know, 2016 was a record year and 2017 looks like it will be another record.