Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)

It is a waste of public money when a report is commissioned but no one wants to take on board its recommendations. It flies in the face of common sense. The group consisted of experts under the chairmanship of Maurice Pratt which came up with two sets of action - survival and recovery. The former term concerns me as it implies there is a need for the industry's resuscitation. If it is to survive, then these actions need to be implemented.

I accept some agencies have taken on board some of them. Is tourism a regular agenda item at North-South Ministerial Council meetings?

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