John Paul Phelan (Fine Gael)

There are no guarantees that the Minister, or his successors, will not in the future seek to influence the authority in a way that would be detrimental to its role. It is important that sections 11 and 13 be amended to take account of this. So many people come to this country with a view of what to expect from the tourism industry. They expect the céad míle fáilte, the broad welcome that has been traditional during the years. However, industry currently employs a large number of people who do not come from the country. While I welcome people coming here from all over the world to work in the industry which would not function without them, it would be appropriate that the new body would undertake some sort of orientation course for non-nationals, as well as indeed nationals, to extend to them the idea of the céad míle fáilte. This is something that is missing in large parts of the industry and needs to be addressed by the new authority.