Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 December 2022
225. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the difference between accommodation that promotes itself as Fáilte Ireland-registered and Fáilte Ireland-approved; and if she is concerned at the confusion that may arise for consumers, particularly those visiting from outside the island. [61442/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy and implementation of that policy is a matter for the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland, as well as certain other bodies.
The matter raised is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. Response from Failte Ireland below.
The use of prescribed terms under the Tourist Traffic Acts 1939-2016 requires businesses using these terms to be registered with Fáilte Ireland, examples of such are Hotel, Guesthouse, Holiday Camp, etc
Further information in relation to registered accommodation is available here:
www.failteireland.ie/FailteIreland/media/WebsiteStructure/Documents/2_Develop_Your_Business/4_Quality_Assurance/2018-06-05-List-of-prescribed-terms-in-TTA_1.pdf
Businesses that do not use prescribed terms are not required to register with Fáilte Ireland.
However, many businesses voluntarily opt to become approved within the National Quality Assurance Framework.
Further information in relation to the National Quality Assurance Framework is available here: Fáilte Ireland - Get Quality Assured | Quality Assurance
All information on the premises is displayed on both the Ireland.com and Discoverireland.ie websites, the listings on the websites provide information on the type of property e.g., hotel or B&B, the location and any other relevant information.
