Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 April 2022
288. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the membership of the tourism recovery task force has changed; if this task force has made recommendations to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18398/22]
View answerThe Tourism Recovery Taskforce was established in May 2020 to prepare a Tourism Recovery Plan which included a set of recommendations on how best the Irish Tourism sector can adapt and recover in a changed tourism environment due to the Covid-19 crisis. The Tourism Recovery Plan 2020 – 2023 made a number of recommendations to help tourism businesses to survive, stabilise and recover.
In line with the recommendation in the Tourism Recovery Plan, a Recovery Oversight Group was appointed in December 2020. The purpose of the Group is to oversee the implementation of the Recovery Plan and monitor the sector’s recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. The Recovery Oversight Group is made up of an independent chairperson and 8 other members with a broad spectrum of backgrounds. The group has met 12 times to date and has presented three reports which evaluate the progress made to date and make a number of recommendations. I continue to use these reports as an important policy consideration as I continue to work, alongside my colleagues in Government, to support the tourism sector. In addition, officials continue to engage with the tourism agencies and colleagues across Government in pursuing progress on specific recommendations.
The reports of the Recovery Oversight Group can be viewed at gov.ie/tourismrecoverytaskforce
