Cathy Bennett (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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145. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will report on his engagements with the European Commissioner for Transport and Tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15939/25]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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Mr Apostolos Tzitzikostas is the European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism and it is notable that this is the first time that ‘tourism’ appears in a Commissioner’s title.

The Commissioner’s tourism priorities include:

• The promotion of a resilient and competitive tourism sector, in line with the EU Agenda for Tourism 2030.
• The development of a Sustainable Tourism Strategy following engagement with relevant stakeholders, with scope to include focus on effective sustainable destination management, simplification and facilitating access to EU tourism funding, and the promotion of alternative destinations and tourism products to maintain the EU’s position as the world-leading tourism destination.