Ned O'Sullivan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will start off with some fairly good news, and I am sure the Leas-Chathaoirleach was as pleased as I was to learn this morning that the Lonely Planet has selected the Skellig Ring as one of the top must-see regions to visit in the world in 2017. The Skellig Ring is a small offshoot of the Ring of Kerry, which gives access to Sceilig Mhichíl, Valentia Island and so on.

I was pleased to be at the launch of the Kerry county tourism strategy in Listowel last Friday where, under the aegis of the county council, the blueprint for the future development of the county was outlined. The launch was packed and those attending were all the service providers, the hoteliers, the restaurateurs and the transport providers. Why is Kerry successful in tourism? First, it is because God gave us things that he did not give everybody.