Seanad debates

Thursday, 5 December 2002

National Tourism Development Authority Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages.

 

The text of the clause under discussion has been carefully drafted to reflect the exact terminology applied to the existing register on the Tourist Traffic Acts, specifically section 24(1) of the Tourist Traffic Act, 1939, as amended. To depart from that terminology could have repercussions on the remaining provisions of those Acts. In the context of the Tourist Traffic Acts, it would not necessarily make sense to refer to an approved hotel or guest house. No premises can use the name "hotel" or "guest house" unless it is registered with Bord Fáilte. The use of the term is synonymous with registration. If a premises uses the term without being registered it is committing an offence. Regarding the term "approved holiday cottages", presumably the term "approved" is only used because there are other holiday cottages which are not approved.

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