Mr. Niall Gibbons:

I will make a short point. We work closely with the Irish Self Catering Federation. It is important for mainland European markets in particular. I will give an example. This year we are going to see a quadrupling of sea capacity for tourism from France and Spain coming into the south east via Rosslare

It is amazing. It is coming from Brexit in that people are looking for direct sea routes for white goods and so on. All three ferry companies have stepped in. From Bilbao, Cherbourg, Dunkirk and Calais, there has been a quadrupling of what was there in 2019, which was the previous peak year. Many of those people will be looking for self-catering accommodation, which is very important to the real economy.

On cycling, it is a no-brainer. The more things we can upscale internationally, the better. We saw great success with the Giro d’Italia in 2014 because that is a fantastic showcase for us from a landscape perspective and regarding the country's reputation for friendliness, which is all great. I know the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, and the former Minister in Northern Ireland put in an expression of interest in regard to the Tour de France, which would be wonderful in years to come. If we can build these greenways, in particular the ones of scale that were announced yesterday, it will be very good for tourism.