Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent)
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I am sorry there is not more time. I have to be fair to everybody. I have a couple of questions myself. I would like to continue to discuss Shannon Heritage, which is part of Shannon Group. Ms Considine has repeatedly told us that most of the sites rely on international tourism for business. According to the figures I have seen, 39% of the visitors to Bunratty Castle last year were Irish. The figure for King John's Castle was 26%. The GPO had 34% Irish visitors and 35% of visitors to Malahide Castle were Irish. However, 79% of the visitors to Craggaunowen were Irish. Proportionally, Craggaunowen has twice as many domestic visitors as the other sites but it is the only one that has not been opened. Could Ms Considine explain that?