Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 October 2020

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Aviation Sector: Discussion

Photo of Darren O'RourkeDarren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Will the witnesses outline the experiences of travel agents during Covid? Particular aspects of their business model such as cash flow are unique to the sector. I have heard from travel agents about negative revenue, some of whom have remortgaged their homes to keep their businesses running. Senior Ministers tell us there are protections and there is a suggestion that travel agents are buffered because of the bonding scheme for package holidays at European level.

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