Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 39: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the steps he is taking to promote tourism in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7474/08]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The policy framework for the promotion and development of Irish tourism is set out in the Agreed Programme for Government, and reflects the investment plans in the National Development Plan 2007-2013 and the strategic drivers set out in the 2003 Report of the Tourism Policy Review Group, "New Horizons for Irish Tourism — An Agenda for Action", as well as the subsequent reports of the Tourism Action Plan Implementation Group. These documents are available on my Department's website, www.dast.gov.ie, and that of the Department of the Taoiseach, www.taoiseach.gov.ie.

Under section 8(1) of the National Tourism Development Authority Act 2003, individual actions and measures relating to tourism promotion or development, including promotion of particular areas such as rural tourism, are functions of the State tourism agencies. I have no function in regard to such operational matters.