Denis Naughten
Question:34 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the plans he has to regionalise the tourism sector here. [21857/01]
Vol. 541 No. 3
34 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the plans he has to regionalise the tourism sector here. [21857/01]
At present there are seven tourism regions, six of which are administered by regional tourism authorities, RTAs, and the seventh, the mid-west, by Shannon Development. Responsibility for promoting the regions rests with Bord Fáilte, the relevant RTA, and the industry in each region and a series of marketing initiatives by the RTAs is currently being funded by Bord Fáilte.