Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I very much welcome the opportunity to speak about the recovery of our tourism and aviation sectors. As an island nation, we rely heavily on our aviation sector to drive tourism so the two go hand in hand in many ways. Of all counties, Wexford has one of the highest, if not the highest, percentages of people employed in the tourism sector. Tourism is vital to the county's economic sustainability. Most of County Wexford is within two hours of Dublin Airport. If I have not said it before, we also have Ireland's most strategic port situated in Rosslare.

The nickname "the sunny south-east" refers to the fact that County Wexford typically has the highest levels of sunshine of any county in the country. We also have fabulous beaches in Baginbun, Duncannon, Rosslare Strand, Morriscastle, Ballymoney, Curracloe, Courtown, Ballinasker, Carne, St. Helen's and at many more locations.

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