Results 2,321-2,340 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: 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?
- 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 are doing so?
- 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 would be good to know the answers to these questions. I will move on. I really am getting near the end - I promise. Is Mr. Cawley familiar with the term "place bonding"?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: From my research on international tourism, it seems to be among the new buzz terms. Place bonding is what leads to repeat tourism. Our rate of repeat tourism is 31%, apparently. What are we doing to increase this? In Britain the rate of repeat tourism is 63%. What we have when people exit the country is a satisfaction questionnaire, which asks them whether they had a nice time, where...
- 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 assure Mr. Cawley that my figures are accurate. I asked Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland for them. They were derived from international research, and I can provide them to him. I promise I am concluding. This is my very last question. Is there an opportunity to build place bonding and repeat visiting through the excellent work Fáilte Ireland does? However, is it trying...
- 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 wish all three witnesses the very best and thank them for their time and their answers to the questioning. I apologise to my good friend here, Senator Kieran O'Donnell, who has been waiting for some time.
- Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (1 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: I support the motion before the House. I am fully committed personally and as a public representative to achieving the target of 18% cover by 2050. We are currently at a figure of 11%. I agree with Deputy Eamon Ryan's assertion that we need a diversity of broadleaf and native species, rather than the route on which we are currently. I am from the north west of the country, where many...