Seanad debates

Wednesday, 19 November 2003

Report of Tourism Policy Review Group: Statements.

 

The enormous pickup in the British market since the mid-1990s is striking. Dublin in particular has been the beneficiary of this on a year round basis. I cannot help linking that to a degree to the peace process, in that it removed many of the fears and inhibitions that existed up to that time. I am glad tourism is a sector where we are pursuing and implementing an all-Ireland policy. There are not many areas of which this can be said. I am delighted that these days we are not promoting Ireland on any partitionist basis. Of course Northern Ireland has its full share of attractions and beauties although the authorities there are very conscious that their tourism industry is considerably less developed than ours. I am sure we are now giving any help we can in the further development of the tourism industry there through the mechanism of Tourism Ireland.

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