Report on Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Ireland's Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Motion
Seanad Éireann — 2023-02-22
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Pat Casey (FF), Labour Panel

If Senator Gavan wants to start talking about input costs, then let us go there. We can up our wages if he wants, but there would be a knock-on effect on the cost to the consumer. It is fine coming in here and thinking this is easily resolved, but it is not. If Senator Gavan looks at the financial viability of many hotels in Ireland, he will see it is not there. We must bring some realism to this debate. Senator Gavan should not come in and pick one statistic. He should go back to 2018, 2017 or 2021. He should go back to 2021 and look at the other industries where the breaches far exceeded the hospitality sector.

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Sitting date: 2023-02-22