Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Tourism Ireland to have a tourism market office in California, USA and in Montreal, Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13897/13]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, Tourism Ireland was established under the framework of the Belfast Agreement of Good Friday 1998. It is jointly funded by the Irish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive, and operates under the auspices of the North/South Ministerial Council through the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland and my Department here.

In terms of the location of Tourism Ireland's overseas offices, obviously this is primarily an operational matter for the agency itself. Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy's Question to Tourism Ireland for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.