Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 52: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the future role of Shannon Development, in tourism promotion, in the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15354/04]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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Shannon Development's remit in the promotion and development of tourism in the Shannon region is the research, promotion and pro-active stimulation of investment in new, high-standard tourism products; the development and marketing, through its subsidiary company Shannon Heritage, of its own tourism products; the management and development of the activities of the tourist information office network; and the marketing of the tourism product of the Shannon region to help achieve the national objective of wider regional tourism growth.

Arising from the recommendations of the report of the Tourism Policy Review Group, active consideration is now being given by Fáilte Ireland to the question of how best to establish a closer correlation between the identified core visitor servicing and development functions provided at regional level and the State financial support provided through Fáilte Ireland and Shannon Development. The outcome of this work will inform Fáilte Ireland's ongoing deliberations on the most appropriate regional structures for the discharge of its functions and the relationships and arrangements that should apply at regional level.