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Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Kilcoyne slams Fáilte Ireland over ‘massaged’ tourism figures
By Michael Commins
With Failte Ireland in the wars over its tourism "figures", a call has been made for the former Bord Failte to be "revamped or put out of its misery".
Whole scale unease has spread throughout the tourism sector with what is widely perceived to be 'massaged' and 'invented' figures in relation to the tourism industry in Ireland in recent times.
The chairperson of the Consumers Association of Ireland, Michael Kilcoyne, who was poll-topper in the Castlebar Town Council elections some weeks ago, says no one in the industry believes the figures being issued by Failte Ireland.
"On what basis to they arrive at these figures? I know of no one who is asked coming into this country if they are coming here on holidays.
"It is obvious that Irish people who go abroad are counted as tourists when they come back home through the ports and airports. If you visit family relations in London or Manchester, you are probably counted as a visitor on the way home
"Failte Ireland is totally misleading the country in relation to the tourism market. The accommodation providers all around the country know exactly what is happening.
Numbers are down around the country. What we are getting from
Failte Ireland is clearly misinformation.
"The company has failed so far to provide the basis for their figures.
Tourists will soon be an endangered species like the corncrake. There are many in Failte Ireland getting big hefty wage packets and are getting away with it. The company needs to be seriously revamped or put out of its miesry," said Mr. Kilcoyne.
The Failte Ireland figures have come in for a slating on the RTE programme 'Liveline' in recent days. Despite numerous approaches by Derek Davis and his team of producers, Failte
Ireland officials have to date refused to come on air to discuss the basis of the compilation of their "figures" which have been described by people in the business as "pure rubbish".
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