Brendan Daly (Fianna Fail)

I do not wish to confuse the issue any more, but I raise this in regard to the relationship the new authority and the committees will have to Shannon Development. The Minister will be aware that the company operates and manages tourism in the extended mid-west region and I wish to know if it will continue to promote in the way it has. Will the company's functions, responsibilities and budgets be taken over by the new organisation? I ask if that is provided for in this legislation because it is not clear what the relationship will be between this new body and the Shannon Free Airport Development Company which has this remit in the mid-west region. There are also regional development organisations in other areas and the question of what will be the over all scheme of things in the long term begs to be asked. Is it envisaged by the Minister that in the long term the role and responsibilities of Shannon Development in this regard will be incorporated into the new tourism body?