Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Almost 110 Chinese tourists per day visited Ireland last year. The number is estimated to grow by one fifth by 2017. Some 120 million Chinese are to travel abroad this year and are to spend a total of approximately $100 billion. Despite this, we do not have any direct flights from China to Ireland. Is it not about time the Government put strategies in place to try to attract direct flights to this country?

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