Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We are continuing to apply 9% VAT rate to hospitality services. That has been a great initiative in terms of creating employment and the catering industry has benefitted. The number of tourists coming to the country has increased dramatically. Now that we are coming toward 2016, I would like to see more emphasis on the preparation for some of the event that will take place. We need to start on the preparation this year. I hope we will see initiatives that will drive the events that will take place in 2016 because I think it is a very significant period for us.