John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)

I am particularly pleased to note the excellent contributions of Members of the House to this important debate. The tourism industry is of immense importance. It generates €3 billion in foreign revenue and €1.3 billion in domestic revenue, making a total of €4.3 billion per annum. It contributes €2.2 billion to the economy every year and this amount continues to increase. Over the past decade, investment by the public and private sector in the tourism product has exceeded €4 billion.