Tourism Policy Review
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In January 2004, the Minister established the Tourism Action Plan Implementation Group whose fundamental task is to monitor the implementation of the recommendations of the Review Group and to assess and report on progress. The Implementation Group presented its first progress report to the Minister in August 2004, and its second progress report in April 2005. The full progress reports are available on the publications page of the Department's website
Final Report - On 30 September 2003 , the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, John O'Donoghue announced the publication of the Final Report of the Tourism Policy Review Group – New Horizons for Irish Tourism: An Agenda for Action. The Final Report (pdf format, 1.4 mega-bytes), Executive Summary (pdf format, 465 mega-bytes) and the Minister's press release have been posted to this site and can be viewed online or downloaded.
Interim Report - On 28 May 2003, the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, John O'Donoghue, T.D., announced the publication of the Interim Report of the Tourism Policy Review Group. Download the Interim Report in PDF (261Kb) : HTML or the Minister's Press Release, select as required.
Background
The Tourism Policy Review Group was appointed by the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, John O'Donoghue, T.D., to
- Identify the key elements of a strategy, both industry-led and Government-led, for the further sustainable development of tourism in Ireland, in the light of the assessment of the performance and economic impact of the sector over the past 10 years and
- Specify recommendations and actions, by the industry and the public sector, to give effect to the future strategy.
The membership of the Review Group, and its terms of reference, are available on http://www.tourismreview.ie