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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 26 Nov 1996

Vol. 472 No. 1

Written Answers. - Tourism Organisations.

Tony Killeen

Question:

275 Mr. Killeen asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the relationship his Department has with Bord Fáilte, SFADCo and the Regional Tourism Organisations. [22123/96]

Bord Fáilte Éireann is the executive agency responsible for promoting and developing tourist traffic in and to the State, through implementation of Government policy. It is a statutory body and its powers and functions are set out in the Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939-95. It is run by a board of directors appointed by the Minister for Tourism and Trade with the consent of the Minister for Finance and it reports to the Department of Tourism and Trade.

Shannon Development was established in 1959 and is the regional economic development agency for the Shannon region with responsibility for tourism promotion and development in the mid west region. Whereas SFADCo reports to the Department of Enterprise and Employment, funds are provided through my Department's Vote to help defray its tourism administration and general expenses.

The regional tourism organisations were initially established by Bord Fáilte in 1963 under section 5 of the Tourist Traffic Act, 1952. They are structured as private companies registered under the Companies Acts, limited by guarantee with memoranda and articles of association which contain inter alia, stipulations relating to their management, administration and general business affairs. In accordance with their memoranda and articles, regional tourism authorities are accountable to, and obliged to operate in accordance with the policies and directions of Bord Fáilte.

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