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Wed, 10 May 2017
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Transport Infrastructure Provision
Robert Troy
58. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made on the metro north project; and the amount of funding that has been allocated to progress the project since the publication of the capital investment plan for 2016 to 2021. [22127/17]
Wed, 10 May 2017
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Aviation Industry
Robert Troy
60. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consequences for aviation here if a single aviation market is not maintained with the UK; and if he has had discussions with his UK and European Union counterparts on a future air service agreement with the UK to ensure same. [22128/17]
Wed, 10 May 2017
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Tourism Promotion
Robert Troy
75. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether there is no strategy to promote the midlands and Shannon region as a tourism brand; when the lake lands initiative brand will be operational; if he will address concerns that Fáilte Ireland is not in favour of promoting this regional brand identity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22124/17]
Wed, 10 May 2017
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Tourism Promotion
Robert Troy
84. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there will be another Gathering event in 2018 or 2019; his views on whether this is a good idea; and if there is support within the tourism industry for this. [22126/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Tourism Funding
Robert Troy
604. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget allocated to Fáilte Ireland in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [21459/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Tourism Funding
Robert Troy
605. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget allocated to Tourism Ireland in each of the years 2007 to 2016, and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [21460/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Tourism Funding
Robert Troy
606. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Exchequer funding for overseas tourism marketing in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [21461/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Tourism Data
Robert Troy
607. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the independent evaluation of overseas tourism marketing expenditure to be published; and the details of the study. [21462/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Tourism Promotion
Robert Troy
628. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the regional tourism brand Ireland's Ancient East is not well delineated or coherent in terms of its thematic content and geographic coverage; his plans to improve it; and if the River Shannon and midlands region will be part of the Lakelands initiative or Ireland's Ancient East. [22061/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Tourism Promotion
Robert Troy
629. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether there is currently no strategy promoting the middle of Ireland as a tourism brand, encompassing the midlands and Shannon region; and when he expects the Lakelands initiative brand to be made operational and to address concerns that Fáilte Ireland is not in favour of promoting this regional brand identity. [22062/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Tourism Capital Investment Programme
Robert Troy
630. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address concerns that applications for investment capital for tourism projects from Fáilte Ireland or Tourism Ireland that are not designated as being within one of the regional tourism brands are not going to be possible; and the grants available for capital investment under each of the regional tourism brands and for projects that are not designated as coming under these brands. [22063/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Tourism Data
Robert Troy
631. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the research collected by Fáilte Ireland, in particular on visitor numbers to individual areas, counties and regions, is not being reported back to the industry in a timely enough manner to enable businesses or local tourism promotion bodies to respond to these patterns on the ground (details supplied); and if he will request Fáilte Ireland to publish draft figures on regional tourism performance at an earlier date in the year. [22064/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Tourism Promotion
Robert Troy
632. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department or a body under its aegis has plans to introduce incentives or funding for individual businesses or local authorities to provide free Wi-Fi hotspots, in particular in small urban or rural areas, for tourism promotion; and if he will examine proposals to increase the number of free Wi-Fi hotspots. [22065/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Fáilte Ireland
Robert Troy
633. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether Fáilte Ireland is not doing a good job at directly providing or facilitating the training of new chefs; his further views on whether a new public body should be established to co-ordinate and drive an expansion in the number of training places, especially vocational training places, in hospitality and tourism; and if he has examined plans in this regard in the recent past. [22066/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Local Authority Functions
Robert Troy
634. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether local authorities are competing unfairly with private businesses in providing tourism services at below market rates (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to this as a more general problem; and his views on whether local authorities should not be involved in directly providing tourism services to customers in view of the fact they also act as local regulators of tourism business activities through by-laws. [22067/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Tourist Accommodation
Robert Troy
635. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether current short-term hosting accommodation, such as a company (details supplied) is not compliant with the same health and safety standards as formal accommodation providers, such as those registered with Fáilte Ireland; if he has explored proposals for mandatory registration of all accommodation providers to ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations; and his further views on whether not implementing compliance with such regulations in the hosting sector amounts to unfair competition vis-a-vis formal accommodation providers. [22068/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Tourist Accommodation
Robert Troy
636. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of providers of short-term hosting accommodation which have been inspected by Fáilte Ireland or another body to ensure compliance with health and safety standards in 2016 or the most recent year for which statistics are available. [22069/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Tourism Industry
Robert Troy
637. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department or a body under its aegis have undertaken research on the cost base of Irish tourism hospitality businesses compared to European competitors. [22070/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Tourism Promotion
Robert Troy
638. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there will be another The Gathering event in 2018 or 2019; his views on whether it is a good idea; and if there is support within the tourism industry for it. [22071/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Tourism Funding
Robert Troy
639. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the tourism marketing budget to attempt to mitigate the decline in visitor numbers from the UK in view of the decline in visitor numbers from the UK experienced in Q1 2017; and if he is examining proposals to implement a business support fund to support small tourism businesses that may be hit especially hard from a sharp decline in visitors from Britain. [22073/17]