Seanad debates

Wednesday, 27 November 2002

National Tourism Development Authority Bill, 2002: Second Stage.

 

While I have more experience of dealing with CERT than Bord Fáilte, I commend CERT for the enormous work it has done in spreading the message, not only within Ireland, but also abroad to attract and encourage foreigners to visit Ireland. CERT provided high calibre training during the years that was second to none. I am delighted Senator Quinn referred to his previous existence running Red Island camp. When I moved to the north side of Dublin in the early 1960s, the camp was one of the key tourism projects with which northsiders identified and about which there was tremendous enthusiasm among them. Although it went out of business, it had a tremendous reputation in terms of the opportunities it afforded to the people of Dublin and its hinterland. I salute the contribution the project made to the industry at the time.

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