Brian Brennan (Wicklow-Wexford, Fine Gael)
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253. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of new hotels built and opened outside Dublin since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21958/25]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy and implementation of that policy is a matter for the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland.

The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland as "hotel" is a prescribed term and all hotels operating in Ireland as such must be registered on the Register of Hotels administered by Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred this question to that agency for direct response to the Deputy. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.