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- 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. I am looking at it in terms of bed nights. It is not that we do not want foreign tourists coming here; we obviously want more. However, if we are exporting 55 million, it might be reasonable to try to get a certain number of Sligo bed nights in Cork, Limerick bed nights in Tipperary, Tipperary bed nights in Donegal, and so on. What is Fáilte Ireland's focus in trying to achieve that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Did Mr. Cawley apply for the job as chair of Shannon Airport?
- 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 take his point.
- 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 thank Mr. Cawley for that comment. I return to domestic tourism not being considered a priority on the Department's website.
- 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 will come back to that in a second. Mr. Cawley claimed there is a national capacity problem in accommodation, on which I agree with him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Senator Feighan mentioned earlier that a Centre Parcs-type development was attempted by Coillte in north Roscommon many years ago. However, during the planning process, someone from Malahide or somewhere objected and that put an end to it. The grant aids that were available through European sources evaporated as well. That is something we should all keep in mind. As for the capital...
- 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 talking about capital.
- 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 development to which I was referring.
- 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 call it Forest Park, but I was referring to Lough Key. What prohibits Fáilte Ireland from assisting or resourcing capital expenditure for 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: 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: It could also be the public sector. Let us say-----
- 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 a community might get together and decide to develop 50 glamping pads in a field in Manorhamilton because they do not have a hotel. Could Fáilte Ireland support such a project with capital investment?
- 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 respectfully ask that Fáilte Ireland examine this on the accommodation side because by Mr. Cawley's own admission there are capacity issues in some parts of the country and we want weddings, not domestic tours. I am nearly there, I promise the Chairman. The tourism strategy 2019-24 does not include one mention of the word "China". With 130 million journeys and €277 billion...
- 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 do not think the figure is that high.
- 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.