Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their time. I will be specific. On the 33 recommendations made by the task force, what key items are remaining following the budget announcement recently? Also, how is the task force going to monitor the implementation of the report and what is the detail around the oversight? Who is going to be responsible for its implementation? That is a key area of focus. We are great at publishing these reports but the implementation is key. In my own county, Mayo, there was the establishment of a number of tourism organisations including North Mayo Tourism, Achill Tourism, Westport Tourism and the brand from the local authorities is mayo.ie. Understanding the trickle-down effect of funding from Fáilte Ireland or Tourism Ireland is key, so that each of these organisations is supported. I am really anxious to get that detail and try to identify when these organisations can tap into that. It is good to hear that there are mentoring supports in place, that they are being supported fortnightly by the different sectors and the different bodies but just to add to what Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan said, the strengthening of market investment under domestic tourism product is hugely important and it is good to see that we have moved from 10 million last year to 30 million this year. Staycations were a massive thing and I hope that is improved on into the future as part of the tourism strategy plan.