Tourism Industry
Dail Éireann — 2023-05-18
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Imelda Munster (SF), Louth

My question is whether the Minister has considered or proposed a special recognition payment for tourism ancillary services, such as activity centres, tour operators and all of the businesses that will be directly affected because of the lack of accommodation.
I have not heard what is being done to encourage domestic tourism for the visitor attractions the length and breadth of the country. The fear is that when word gets out that one third of the accommodation is not available, people will automatically consider travelling abroad. Has the Minister considered a recognition payment for businesses? Some 10,000 jobs across the country could be displaced because of the lack of tourism accommodation. There is a very real prospect of that. We could be looking at a revenue loss of €1.1 billion. There are knock-ons elsewhere for every €1 that is spent on accommodation and the loss of that income is massive.

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Sitting date: 2023-05-18