Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 November 2021
325. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the progress that has been made in establishing a tourism education gateway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52999/21]
View answerA Tourism Recovery Taskforce was appointed in May 2020 to prepare a Tourism Recovery Plan which includes a set of recommendations on how best the Irish tourism sector can adapt and recover in a changed tourism environment as a result of the COVID crisis. The Taskforce presented the Tourism Recovery Plan 2020 – 2023 to me on September 30th 2020.
The Plan made a number of recommendations to help tourism businesses to survive, stabilise and recover from the COVID pandemic. One of the recommendations is the development of a National Tourism Education Gateway as a one-stop shop to facilitate access to education for all tourism employees.
FáiIte Ireland has carried out a feasibility study in relation to the Tourism Education Gateway. This study has been forwarded to the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for their consideration. My Department will continue to engage with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on this matter.
