Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Given the chronic shortage of housing and consumer sentiment in respect of expenditure on tourism-related activities, presumably Mr. Waters is talking about the perfect storm whereby the Department does not have properties and cannot get hotel rooms, etc. I would have thought on that basis the projected increase in this area would result in quite extensive increases in public expenditure over years, and notwithstanding the regional approach adopted by the State it would be more advantageous to the State to put together plans for such expenditure for ten or 15 years.