Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if State owned port authorities receive grant assistance from Fáilte Ireland or any other public source, for the purpose of marketing their port as a destination for cruise liners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41334/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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A number of our State commercial port companies including Dublin, Dún Laoghaire, Cork, Shannon Foynes and Waterford are members of the Cruise Ireland marketing co-operative, which works to promote the island of Ireland as a premier cruise destination. Fáilte Ireland has provided funding to the Cruise Ireland marketing co-operative to aid their continuing work in promoting this important sector of the tourism market, and I have referred the Deputy's Question to that agency for a more detailed response. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

I understand also that port authorities do not receive funding from any other public source for the purpose of marketing their ports as cruise liner destinations.