Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

These questions were tabled prior to the budget. I acknowledge that yesterday we saw a small increase in the tourism and marketing budget to mitigate against the decline in visitor numbers from the United Kingdom in light of Brexit. Will the Minister outline specifically how much additional funding will be allocated to Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland for advertising and marketing in light of Brexit? Will additional staff be hired or what is the Government's plan? Since Brexit we have had no plan to deal with the sharp decline in visitor numbers from the United Kingdom.

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