Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)

I recall launching the Lartigue Railway when we were doing the Millennium Project. I have built a couple of railways since then on a larger scale, particularly the Luas. It is not quite Lartigue but it does the job.

I do not have the figures that Deputy Wall wanted on the numbers of families taking short breaks but I will get them for him. I agree with Deputy Deenihan in regard to bringing more families and more of the car business from the United Kingdom. Tourism Ireland launched its biggest ever marketing campaign there last April under the direction of my predecessor who is now Ceann Comhairle. That campaign is going well. One of its objectives is to do as the Deputy suggested and to highlight the heritage and artistic benefits of visiting Ireland apart from the lovely weather.

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