Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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339. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which she plans to support sites (details supplied) beyond 31 December 2020 from a tourism-related perspective; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36634/20]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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Budget 2021 included a number of substantial measures to support and strengthen the tourism sector and are supplemented by the economy-wide business supports and social welfare measures.

As part of the Budget package of measures, €55 million has been provided for Business Continuity Schemes for strategic tourism businesses to help them survive through the pandemic and be there to help drive the recovery.  This funding will be administered by Fáilte Ireland and focused on those strategic businesses.  Fáilte Ireland are currently engaging with those tourism sectors in the design of funding schemes taking into account the effect of other horizontal funding measures. 

I would encourage the entity responsible for the management of the sites concerned to liaise with Fáilte Ireland on what State supports might be available, although as they are in State ownership this may impact on their eligibility.