Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2017
1818. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of meetings he has held with tourism groups (details supplied) on initiatives for tourism in County Cork; the dates these meetings took place; and the initiatives and areas within these sub regions that were discussed, in tabular form. [26678/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have not met with any of the tourism groups mentioned by the Deputy. However, my colleague Patrick O'Donovan TD, in his capacity as Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, met with Visit Cork, which is the principal stakeholder collaborative group for the development and promotion of tourism in Cork, covering the entire county and city. Visit Cork was established by the local authority with membership from the key private and public sector partners, including industry and relevant representative bodies. Deputy O'Donovan met recently with Visit Cork, on 5 June 2017, when he received an update on the work of the group and discussed ways to improve and expand tourism to the region.
As the Deputy will be aware, the main work on specific tourism programmes and initiatives is conducted at an operational level by the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland - Fáilte Ireland primarily in relation to the development of tourism in the Wild Atlantic Way and Ireland's Ancient East areas; and Tourism Ireland regarding overseas promotional opportunities.
