County Wicklow Outdoor Recreation Strategic Plan Survey for Service Providers

Service Provider Questionnaire

This survey seeks your opinion as a provider of services to outdoor recreation (instruction, guiding, hire, accommodation, dining and so on), regarding outdoor recreation development in County Wicklow.  There are separate questionnaires for outdoor recreation clubs and participants.
1.What is the name of your outdoor recreation related business?
2.Approximately where is your business located/based
3.Where does your business provide outdoor recreation related services?
Not relevant 
Main service location
A significant location for our business
An occassional location for our business
North East Wicklow
South East Wicklow
North West Wicklow
South West Wicklow
Kildare
Dublin
4.What type of outdoor recreation services do you provide in County Wicklow?
Not relevant 
Mainly
Also
Instruction (teaching people how to take part in an outdoor recreation sport)
Guiding (bringing people to areas to take part in their outdoor recreation sport)
Equipment hire
Hire of infrastructure
Outdoor recreation events or animation (competitions, festivals, come and try it activities)
Outdoor recreation equipment sales
Livery
Accommodation
Dining
Transport (to and from activity locations)
Shop (general produce)
Business supports (funding, promotion, networking)
5.Which types of outdoor recreation activities do your customers take part in.
Not relevant/dont know
Very frequent outdoor recreation customer
Second most frequent outdoor recreation customer
Occasional type of outdoor recreation customer
Hillwalking
Climbing
Forest walks
River Kayaking/Canoeing
Flat Water Kayaking/Canoeing
Paragliding/Paramotoring
Orienteering
Road Cycling (competitive)
Road Cycling (recreational)
Equestrian
Mountain-biking
Sail Sports (Dinghy, Cruiser, Windsurf)
Scuba Diving/Snorkelling
Angling (Sea or Inland)
Hunting
Rowing
Open Water Swimming
6.What actions will improve your customer's experience of outdoor recreation in County Wicklow.
7.What suggestions do you have to improve the quality of the outdoor recreation experience in County Wicklow?
8.What type of support or resources will assist your business to grow its relevance and services for outdoor recreation customers?  Please comment as appropriate.
Not relevant
Low importance
Important
Very Important
Increased integration between the various state agencies 
Our increased interaction with other outdoor recreation service providers
Additional outdoor recreation infrastructure in the area (trails, parking, local transport)
More promotion of our area for outdoor recreation
More year round outdoor recreation participation opportunities
Additional/different types of outdoor recreation participants
More outdoor recreation events and organised activities
9.Thank you for your time and thoughts.  Have you any further comments to make on the existing or future potential of outdoor recreation in County Wicklow?
10.Please include your email address or phone number should you wish to be informed of the progress of the strategy
Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.  Should you have any additional thoughts you wish to raise, please contact Humphrey Murphy at Humphrey@ilc.ie or at 086 2659276