Tourism Policy
Dail Éireann — 2022-05-05
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Marc Ó Cathasaigh (GP), Waterford

That is an interesting answer. What we are really looking at is an infrastructural piece and I am not sure this is the type of thing Fáilte Ireland could or should be involved in. I think there is a role for central government in it and there is clearly a role for local authorities. A good example of this is found in Waterford where Waterford City and County Council has worked with landowners to develop a coastal trail that runs from Dunmore through Portally as far as Ballymacaw with plans to bring it further to Tramore but that was not a Fáilte Ireland piece and was not developed at a desktop. It was developed in consultation with landowners building on a traditional trail that was already there. As an infrastructural piece, I believe there is a role for central government to bring people together on this and possibly give direction to local authorities for them to be able to engage with landowners in that meaningful way.

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Sitting date: 2022-05-05