Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 88: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the degree to which his Department have evaluated potential tourism growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35068/05]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 89: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his plans for the development of the tourism industry in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35069/05]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 88 and 89 together.

I refer the Deputy to the Official Report of 13 October 2005 where I outlined the position in respect of the fundamental review of Irish tourism performance and prospects by the tourism policy review group and the implementation of the first two year tourism action plan as recommended in the report titled New Horizons for Irish Tourism: An Agenda for Action. I expect to receive the tourism action plan implementation group's third and final report early in 2006, at which stage I will announce further arrangements for the continued roll out of the ten year development strategy for Irish tourism.