On this day 12 months ago the Government decided that there was a compelling case for streamlining and integrating the delivery at national level of the State's activities in supporting and promoting product marketing and development, human resource development and training in the tourism industry. It approved the creation of a new body for that purpose to encompass the existing range of functions of CERT and those remaining with Bord Fáilte following the establishment of Tourism Ireland Limited. Setting up this new body means that the tourism industry will be able to avail of support from a strong and well resourced agency which will have a clear mandate to take whatever actions are appropriate to help the industry in its efforts to enhance the quality of its products and services and to do so in a manner designed to help it hold and increase its market share in well defined market areas.