IRELAND TOURISM ADMINISTRATIVE AND TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION

The Tourism Division forms part of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and advises Government on national tourism policy. It provides the strategic direction required to support the growth of a competitive and sustainable tourism industry, through the development, implementation and influencing of a range of policy actions and programmes by the Department, its Agencies and other Government Departments, in consultation with industry partners. The tourism agencies, operating under the aegis of the Department, have been established to deal with the administration of that policy.