I move amendment No. 1:—
In page 2, Section 3, sub-section (1), line 20, to delete "An Bord Fáilte (Irish Tourist Board)" and substitute "Bord Fáilte Éireann".
I think we could discuss the two amendments together because they cover precisely the same point. On the Second and Committee Stages of the Bill, certain views were expressed regarding the title of the proposed new board and it was indicated then by certain Deputies that they would prefer to retain the Irish title rather than have the Irish title with an English translation. I explained that this was not a matter on which I had any profound feeling and that the English title was inserted purely for utilitarian reasons, namely, that literature bearing the title of An Bord Fáilte circulated to countries where English was spoken might be more clearly understood than if it were used without an English translation of the title, the object of all the literature being to ensure the widest and quickest interest we can generate to induce tourists to come to this country.
I said then I did not feel sufficiently keenly about the matter to divide the House on the issue and I undertook to look into this question of leaving the Irish title there with perhaps an extension of the description of the board so that it might be perhaps more easily recognised. This amendment is an effort to meet the points of view expressed on the last occasion for the retention of the Irish name while giving the board an expanded title which more clearly identifies it with an Irish tourist board operating from this country. The two amendments are submitted, therefore, with a view to serving that purpose.