Darren O'Rourke
Question:364. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will attend the next EU tourism ministers meeting. [6161/24]
View answerTuesday, 13 February 2024
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As part of its EU Presidency programme, Belgium has organised an informal meeting of European Tourism Ministers on 19-20 February 2024 in La Hulpe - Louvain-La-Neuve.
Owing to prior diary commitments, including a meeting of the Cabinet, I will be unable to attend. Instead I will be represented by a senior official from my Department and look forward to being updated on the discussions at the meeting.
In the longer term, my Department is progressing the development of a new national tourism policy framework that will mainstream sustainability – environmental, economic and societal – across the entire tourism sector. The framework will shape how our tourism industry develops in the period to 2030 and my Department and I will continue to engage at EU level to share best practices to foster the advancement of sustainable tourism practices in Ireland and across the European Union.