Brendan Daly (Fianna Fail)

This is an industry that provides thousands of jobs and millions of euro in revenue to the State and has many opportunities for the future. It is very disappointing that many Members of this House have no interest in that range of activity.

The Burren National Park has been established but the ancillary services needed have not been provided. The Minister of State will know how important national parks are from his knowledge of the Glenveagh National Park in Donegal. The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Deputy O'Donoghue, knows of the importance of the Killarney National Park to the development of tourism in the south west. It is critical that funding be provided soon for the services for the Burren National Park and the development of the Cliffs of Moher. Attractions such as these will be critical to the overall development of tourism in the future. I hope this report will inspire people in the business to make more investments so we can make tourism into a dynamic force for economic development in the future.