asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport the percentage of the budget for tourism which was allocated to County Kerry in 1988.
Written Answers. - Tourism Budget.
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Allocations for tourism in the Tourism and Transport Vote are for the most part expended under the aegis of Bord Fáilte, and SFADCo in the case of the mid-west region, but not on a strict county by county basis. However, County Kerry, being a prime tourist area, is one of the main beneficiaries of overseas advertising and promotional expenditure from the Exchequer's annual grant-in-aid to Bord Fáilte. In addition, the board provide a yearly grant, from this grant-in-aid, to the Cork-Kerry Regional Tourism Organisation towards promotion and development activities in the two counties. In 1988, this will amount of £232,000.
The board will also provide this year a total of £108,484 in direct financial assistance for individual capital projects and marketing initiatives relating specifically to County Kerry.