Results 11,821-11,840 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: I was referring to 130 million journeys from Chinese people. What is the actual number of Chinese visitors?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Is it that many?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: How many staff-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: We will not know unless reference is made to the Chinese market in the strategy. If we have a website not prioritising domestic tourism-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: That is the issue, is it not? We are all inside our own little pigeonholes and it is a case of "this is their job and that is their job".
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Perhaps that is one of the problems. We need a little more integration.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: There was a peculiar line in one of the publications I read. It must have been the strategy. It stated that the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport "will report to the tourism leadership group".
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Can Mr. Cawley tell us, for the benefit of the committee, who is on the tourism leadership group?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: I am only interested in who is on it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport will report to it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: It sounds a bit strange.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: It is like saying, "Fáilte Ireland will report to Fáilte Ireland north west", is it not?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Absolutely. I just feel like there are gaps in the integration of our approach. I started by praising Fáilte Ireland and all the great work being done.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: There is no doubt about that. Going back to the issue of China for a second, how many permanent staff speak Cantonese or Mandarin?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Does Mr. Cawley know how many there are in Tourism Ireland? I know it is not his-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: What about the office in Beijing? That is an office of Tourism Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: No. Tourism Ireland does.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: There are 12 people in the office. Presumably, they all speak Cantonese or Mandarin. Regarding Fáilte Ireland's China Ready programme, which we spoke about in the Dáil just a moment ago, is funding available in support of hoteliers and other accommodation providers-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Let me finish the question. Is funding available in support of them to learn Cantonese and Mandarin?