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Tourism Industry (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: It is not.

Tourism Industry (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: It is fair to acknowledge that there was not a problem because there was such a fall-off in tourists coming to the country. They come in different ways but most tourists who come here need a car. The fact that we will be down about 1 million tourists this year would have decreased demand on our car rental fleet. If the Minister expects to build up tourism figures to eight million she must...

Tourism Industry (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: The reason we did not have a problem this summer was the fall off in the number of tourists. I am aware of people who were coming to Ireland and who telephoned ahead to see if cars were available. I do not exaggerate but they were told cars were not available when they needed them, whether mid-week for a few days. That is the reason they did not come to Ireland. As the Minister knows, the...

London 2012 Olympics (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Is the Minister aware that while we are trying to attract Olympic teams to Ireland, many of our Olympic teams are leaving the country to go to training camps elsewhere? Will she indicate if any of the Irish teams are using Ireland as a training camp? I am aware of a number of teams going to other parts of Europe. Does she believe that sends a very negative message to other countries? If...

London 2012 Olympics (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: How does the Minister expect people to come here?

London 2012 Olympics (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: The most successful Olympics we ever had were those held in Los Angeles in 1932 and the participants trained in Ballybunion in County Kerry. That was when we won most Olympic medals on track.

London 2012 Olympics (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: It was not.

Film Industry Development (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: We must stimulate our economy and this is one stimulant proven to work. The net gain to the Exchequer in 2009, for example, was more than €25 million; the gross gain was approximately €58 million, with tax foregone at approximately €32 million. The tax incentive has been very successful and without the incentive we would not have major film productions coming to the country. The...

Tourism Industry (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: It took one year from the publication of the tourism renewal group's report to establish the tourism renewal implementation group. The most important of the recommendations produced by the former group was to abolish the air travel tax. Does the Minister consider it important to implement this recommendation given that it was produced by a group she established?

Tourism Industry (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Is it too late to have the Minister reply to Question No. 32?

Tourism Industry (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Will the Minister ask the implementation group to review the role of the organisations which manage tourism, focusing specifically on the obvious overlap and tensions between Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland, with a view to ensuring these agencies function effectively on behalf of the tourism industry?

Tourism Promotion (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport the action she is taking to alleviate the downward trend in tourism figures with nearly 900,000 fewer visitors to Ireland to date this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44378/10]

Tourism Promotion (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: I remind the Minister that there will be almost 1 million fewer tourists visiting the country this year than in the previous year, with a possible loss of €1 billion in revenue. The Minister has outlined some of the measures she has taken but what further measures does she intend to take? It is agreed right across the industry that the travel tax is having a detrimental effect on...

Tourism Promotion (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: May I finish?

Tourism Promotion (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Of course. I am asking questions.

Tourism Promotion (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: There is no need to explain.

Tourism Promotion (24 Nov 2010)

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Tourism Promotion (24 Nov 2010)

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Tourism Promotion (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Absolutely.

Tourism Promotion (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: This is new procedure.