§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will make it her policy to support the creation of an all-Ireland tourist authority. [37978]
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§ Mr. IngramThe creation of an all-Ireland tourist authority will be a matter for consideration by the representatives of the proposed Northern Ireland Assembly and the Oireachtas meeting to consider this and other matters under the auspices of the proposed North/South Ministerial Council.
However, it should be noted that Bord Failte (Irish Tourist Board) and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) already co-operate closely in taking forward "Tourism Brand Ireland", a major all-Ireland promotional campaign launched in Autumn 1996.
Number of nurses who left and joined each trust between 1995–1998 Leavers Joiners Trust 1995–96 1996–97 1997 April-December1 1995–96 1996–97 1997 April-December1 Belfast City Hospital 29 26 22 45 37 25 Down and Lisburn 15 60 20 60 62 40 Green Park Trust 11 10 9 46 43 34 Mater Infirmorum Hospital 14 1 6 29 39 35 North Down and Ards 4 3 3 39 24 22 North and West Belfast 9 8 19 57 39 50 Royal Group Hospital Trust 43 27 21 134 105 72 South and East Belfast 54 21 14 19 2 34 UNDAH Trust 19 30 52 82 77 47 Causeway 7 17 14 68 59 43 Homefirst Community3 20 20 7 26 21 25 United Hospitals Group3 15 22 15 65 69 80 Armagh and Dungannon3 8 9 9 30 37 15 Craigavon Area Hospital 3 29 6 53 17 44 C'avon/B'bridge Community 1 6 2 3 4 7 Newry and Mourne 3 19 12 68 59 40 Altnagelvin HSS Trust3 15 6 25 68 69 78 Foyle HSS Community Trust3 5 9 12 45 72 29 Omagh and Fermanagh 44 2n/a 2n/a 65 2n/a 2n/a Sperrin Lakeland Trust3 2n/a 11 9 2n/a 52 51 1 Figures for 1997–98 are available for the first 9 months only 2 Not available 3 These Providers did not obtain Trust status until 1996–97