Seanad debates
Wednesday, 19 November 2003
Report of Tourism Policy Review Group: Statements.
Where do we go from here? I am determined that the excellent work of the review group will be capitalised on and that the momentum generated by the focus on the tourism industry will gather force. The review group worked with an equal vision and put the emphasis on an agenda for action, identifying the concrete actions that need to be taken to help ensure the implementation of the new strategy. The first two year rolling plan included in the report is a very ambitious and challenging one, involving over 70 individual recommendations. These are directed not only at my Department, the tourism State agencies and other Departments but, perhaps more importantly, to representatives of the tourism industry and individual tourism enterprises. I welcome the significant contribution to the development of policy represented by the report of the review group and I will ensure that the recommended actions are pursued not only within my Department and the State agencies under my remit, but also with industry representative bodies and my Ministerial colleagues.
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