Mid Shannon Tourism Investment scheme

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Mid Shannon Tourism Investment scheme

• Shannon Region Seminars

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Seminar Overview

• Introduction
• Mid Shannon Overview
• Scheme Outline (Eligible activities)
• Mid Shannon Scheme
• (Tax Incentives)
• Questions

• Mid Shannon Board
• Shannon Development
• Shannon Development
• PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Mid Shannon Scheme Overview

• Includes elements of Counties
• Clare
• Galway
• Offaly
• Roscommon
• Tipperary (North)
• Westmeath

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Mid Shannon Map

• Eligible areas defined in legislation
• Based on District Electoral Divisions (DEDS)

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Scheme Overview

• Targeted incentives for Tourism investment
• 3 year scheme June 2008- June 2011
• 5 person Mid Shannon Board
• Precertification Process
• Application before May 2009
• Detailed guidelines
• www.shannondevelopment.ie www.failteireland.ie

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Eligible Activities

• Education tourism facilities
• Visitor attractions/centres
• Cultural facilities
• Wellness and self development amenities and
  facilities
• Equestrian facilities
• Facilities for water-sports activities
• Training facilities for adventure activities
  and/or simulated facilities
• Facilities for boat rental and inland cruising
• Outdoor activity centres
• Certain restaurants and cafés
• Registered holiday camps

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Eligible Activities

• Education Tourism facilities
• Learn to holidays could include EFL, Learning
  Experiences in art, crafts, cooking, nature etc.
• Visitor attraction/Centres
• Themed attractions, Educational based centres(2nd
  Level-Geography Science)
• Interpretative centres on themes of
  international significance in history, culture,
  landscape or environment. Eg Irish bogs, Lough
  Boora.
• Culture facilities
• Theatres, concert halls, galleries, museums etc.

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Eligible Activities

• Wellness
• Destination Spas, Resort Spas, Health Farms,
  retreats or complementary therapy centres
• Self Development Facilities
• Purpose-built for yoga, meditation etc, not built
  primarily for the local resident community
• Equestrian Facilities
• Water-Sports Activities
• Buildings/structures for canoeing, wind-surfing,
  sailing services, including rental, touring,
  expeditions etc

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Eligible Activities

• Training facilities for Adventure Activities
• E.g. Sail training centres, diving centres, or
  other outdoor pursuits - climbing
• Self Development Facilities
• Purpose-built for yoga, meditation etc, not built
  primarily for the local resident community
• Equestrian Facilities
• Water-Sports Activities
• Buildings/structures for canoeing, wind-surfing,
  sailing services, including rental, touring,
  expeditions etc

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Ineligible activities

• Accommodation incl Hotels guesthouses, and
  holiday hostels.
• Golf Courses
• Walkways
• Loose Fixtures Fittings
• Gaming gambling facilities
• Technical definitions
• Buildings classified as industrial

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Accommodation elements

• Specific types Eligible
• Holiday Camp definition

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Opportunities

• Activity centres
• Integrated holiday villages
• Activity development

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Approval and Certification

• Pre-certification process
• Full Planning applied for
• Detailed plan (incl Marketing Development)
• Evidence on Tourism development contribution to
  National Tourism objectives
• Environmental sensitivity
• Standards and design
• Deadline May 2009
• Applications to Shannon Development or Failte
  Ireland

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Marina

• How does it work

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For Further Information

• Shannon Development Fáilte Ireland
• John Crowe Mark Rowlette
• Tel [phone] Tel [phone]
• CroweJ_at_shannondevelopment.ie Mark.Rowlette_at_failte
  ireland.ie
• Ruairí Deane Gordon Gaffney
• Tel [phone] Tel [phone]
• DeaneR_at_shannondevelopment.ie Gordon.Gaffney_at_failt
  eireland.ie
• Tracey Coughlan
• Tel [phone]
• Tracey.Coughlan_at_failteireland.ie
• Tourism Product Development Fáilte Ireland
• Shannon Development Amiens Street
• Shannon Town Centre Dublin 1
• Shannon
• Co Clare