Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is very important that we get this published. It is great to see Fáilte Ireland and everyone else working together, but one example, and the reason I bring this up, is Carlow. The Minister has been to Carlow on several occasions. She is always welcome. We have what will be called the culture quarter. That quarter will be a huge tourism attraction, and within that we have a beautiful new library, Carlow College, St. Patrick's and Visual. The reason I bring this up is that we have loads of restaurants around the area. We have a huge tourism attraction there, and Visual is a beautiful contemporary arts centre with a beautiful theatre. It is the most beautiful part of Carlow town. As I said, it will be our culture quarter. Funding is so important there, we need to promote tourism, and Carlow is an area where I believe we need to invest more money. I ask the Minister, going forward, to look at Visual and parts of this culture quarter to support the hospitality sector and the businesses involved.

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