Seanad debates
Wednesday, 27 November 2002
National Tourism Development Authority Bill, 2002: Second Stage.
Competitiveness was mentioned by a number of Senators. I will repeat my views on this, which I have set out on a number of occasions. If we lose our competitive edge, we will suffer. Competitiveness remains a central concern and it will be a central concern of the authority. It will be central to the review which, among other things, will be undertaken in respect of the industry. I have said on numerous occasions that it would be easy to ignore problems such as this, to pretend that they do not exist, but if problems exist in the industry, it is necessary to address them. If we do not, we will lose some of our market share. We are trying to increase it, not reduce it.
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