Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The budget seeks to give the impression that the Government is doing something wonderful for the tourism sector in its efforts to attract tourists to the country - which is the case - while on the other hand limiting the capacity of the Department of the Taoiseach and Fáilte Ireland to market the country because funding of €30 million has been taken away. The sector which has the most to gain is being damaged by this policy.

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