Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I also had the opportunity to attend a number of tourism fairs and the commentary from County Donegal is that the marketing of the county, particularly to people in America and Europe, including the United Kingdom, has been highly successful. I am sure Deputy Thomas Pringle saw this during the summer. Also, because of the strength of sterling and the dollar, taking a holiday in County Donegal has become significantly cheaper and better value for people from the United States and the United Kingdom.

That is reflected in the number of visitors to Donegal.

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