All of those issues are, ones which, first of all, Bord Fáilte are discussing with the industry representative whom they are meeting today. The executive chariman of Bord Fáilte will be coming to see me next week in the light of those discussions to present for consideration proposals that Bord Fáilte might have in regard to the UK market next year.
However, there are swings and roundabouts in the whole currency fluctuation. We have been fortunate in that the major source of growth in Irish tourism in recent years has been in mainland Europe which is outside the sterling area. While the IR£1 has strengthened against the £1 sterling it has weakened against other major currencies, for example, the US dollar, the Deutsche Mark, the French Franc and the Dutch Guilder, all of which represent important markets for Irish tourism. Mainland Europe has been the real market for Irish tourism since 1987 with traffic increasing by over 115 per cent and revenue almost trebling to come within 8 per cent of the British figure by the end of 1991. Again, this year, even in a relatively bad year, growth from continental Europe is again ahead of the UK growth. It would not be fair to say that all of our tourism eggs are in the one basket in that the growth that has happened took place in continental Europe where the IR£1 has weakened, and that is very helpful in relation to the marketing that will be done by Bord Fáilte at this time of the year for the next tourist season.