152. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the timeframe in which he intends to publish a new tourism policy to 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15950/25]
Topics / Tourism Industry
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsTourism Industry
151 questions from 47 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 29 September 2026.
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148 written, 3 oral
47
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 5 |
| March 2025 | 8 |
| April 2025 | 38 |
| May 2025 | 5 |
| June 2025 | 7 |
| July 2025 | 3 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 6 |
| October 2025 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 7 |
| December 2025 | 5 |
| January 2026 | 12 |
| February 2026 | 4 |
| March 2026 | 14 |
| April 2026 | 9 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 6 |
| July 2026 | 4 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 16 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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155. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to report on the work of the all-island strategic tourism group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15953/25]
156. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount allocated to promoting cross-border tourism in the years 2023 to date; by year; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15954/25]
158. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to report on the work of the hospitality and tourism forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15957/25]
161. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the bodies that work under his Department’s aegis regarding tourism; the appropriate Oireachtas contact with each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15960/25]
162. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will outline the currently operational strategy/policy documents within his Department relating to tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15961/25]
163. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will report on the work of the all-island strategic tourism group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15962/25]
165. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will report on the work of his Department with regard to ensuring there is sufficient accommodation available to meet the needs of the tourism sector; the total stock; the current displacement rate of stock for other purposes, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15964/25]
166. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his proposals to support hospitality in the tourism sector only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15965/25]
169. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for tourism the approximate number of hotel rooms registered by the Fáilte Ireland hotel registrar in Ireland for each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form. [16194/25]
349. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his proposals to expand upon and develop education and training and opportunities related to the tourism sector. [15944/25]
342. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the Skellig boat licences for the next five seasons, including the 2025 season will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14980/25]
278. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason the Careers Oversight Group has not met in over two years; when the Institute of Public Administration's report will be published; when is it expected that the Minister will have fully considered the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14774/25]
17. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the immediate steps he plans to take to address the crisis within the tourism and hospitality industry (details supplied); the immediate steps he will take to relieve pressure in the interim; the steps he will take to address the ongoing Government policy to use hotels and tourist accommodation for IPAS applicants brin…
27. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to detail any proposals to cultivate tourism in Border areas. [10193/25]
34. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his views on taking a regional cross-Border approach to tourism promotion for the Border region, as opposed to the current system where Fáilte Ireland and Tourism NI work south and north of the border respectively. [10154/25]
38. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide an overview of ways in which his Department supports and promotes tourism activity through Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9830/25]
59. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on cross-Border work in relation to tourism promotion. [10153/25]
60. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on cross-Border and all-island tourism projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10208/25]
289. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his plans to address the issue of price gouging in the tourism sector in the context the State hosting high-profile international sporting events and performances. [9995/25]
255. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the data sources his Department has used to estimate the availability of 10,000 properties currently available in the short-term letting market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8818/25]
256. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the data sources his Department has used to estimate there are 10,000 short-term properties that could be made available in the long-term letting market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8819/25]
257. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media how often the data on short-term letting properties are updated and revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8820/25]
258. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide the location, size and ownership of the short-term properties available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8821/25]
259. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the factors considered when reducing the numbers of short-term letting properties from 12,000 to 10,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8822/25]