Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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1617. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the guidelines in place for motor home campsites, which incorporate price, value for money, on site facilities, distance to amenities and suitable terrain or landscape; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37275/13]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Under the Tourist Traffic Acts 1939-2011, Fáilte Ireland has specific functions in relation to the mandatory registration and grading of certain types of tourist accommodation, however, there is no mandatory requirement for the registration of motor home campsites.  Rather it has been the traditional practice that tourists with motor homes are accommodated within traditional caravan and camping sites. The regulations for caravan and camping sites can be viewed on the Fáilte Ireland website at the following link: .  

Fáilte Ireland has been examining the possibility of developing a uniform standard of facilities for tourists with motor homes and commenced a pilot project in March 2013, with six members of the industry to examine the issue. The pilot project is expected to run for an 18 month period following which Fáilte Ireland will review progress in consultation with the industry.

The Fáilte Ireland Authority has also commenced a review of the national quality assurance framework for accommodation. The review will examine how best to manage and update the registration and classification of tourism accommodation and facilities, given the rapidly changing environment that exists for tourism at all levels. It is expected that this study will be completed before the end of this year.