Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocation made to Tourism Ireland in each of the years 2017 to 2019, inclusive; and the expected spend for 2020. [15508/20]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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Tourism Ireland is funded through the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland. Tourism Ireland's funding from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport in each of the years from 2017 to 2020 inclusive, is set out in the table hereunder.

It should be noted that the amounts set out for 2017-2019 are outturn amounts and, for 2018 and 2019, include supplementary funding provided to the agency. The amount set out for 2020 is the budgetary allocation for Tourism Ireland this year.

Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocation made to Fáilte Ireland in each of the years 2017 to 2019, inclusive; and the expected spend for 2020. [15509/20]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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Details of the annual funding allocation provided by my Department to Fáilte Ireland are available in the annual Revised Estimates Volume (REV) published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and is available on that Department's website. The subheads of relevance to Fáilte Ireland are E3, E6 and E5 (shared with Tourism Ireland) and further detail is available in the Agency Statement for Fáilte Ireland under Vote 31.

Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocation made to local authorities for tourism purposes in each of the years 2017 to 2019, inclusive; and the expected spend for 2020. [15510/20]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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My Department does not provide funding for tourism purposes to local authorities other than for the development of greenways. Funding provided to local authorities for development of greenways in the relevant period was as follows: 2017 €5,938,460; 2018 €3,249,429; 2019 €4,635,944. In 2020 Revised Estimates Volume, including the amount carried over from 2019, the total amount allocated for expenditure on greenways is €27,000,000, the bulk of which is expected to be spent through local authorities.

I have referred the Deputy's question to Fáilte Ireland to provide further detail regarding funding provided to local authorities by the tourism agency. Please contact my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.