Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)

The anniversary of the Titanic is a fantastic opportunity to promote the island of Ireland and commemorate those who lost their lives. The Titanic exhibition at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, which opened yesterday to mark the ship's launch 100 years ago, should form part of a well-planned calendar of events next year. It is essential that the overall Titanic 2012 anniversary is presented as a complete package that ties in all the various aspects of the voyage and its relationship with different parts of the island, North and South, both in Belfast and Cobh.

The Titanic was Ireland's most famous maritime export. Given repeated Eurobarometer polls indicating the attraction of the sea and waterways for incoming tourists, has the Minister plans to develop further our harbours and marinas for tourism?

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