Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank all our guests for their attendance. I note that Ms Campbell has just been elected to her role. I compliment the entire sector on the work it has done over the last two years. It has been extraordinarily difficult for everyone in the tourism and hospitality sector. All public representatives will have got calls around the various schemes and I do not think a day went by when Adrian Cummins was not send us messages asking us about stuff. The response by the Government and the Oireachtas showed there was a recognition of the importance of trying to keep the sector afloat during very difficult times.

It is also important to say, and I am glad that Mr. Kelly pointed it out, that there are many excellent employers within the tourism and hospitality sector. I know a lot of family-run businesses, in particular, treat their staff almost like family and care enormously. Where there is poor practice, I am sure the representative organisations here would call on them to adhere to best practice and to the models Mr. Kelly mentioned. They might refer to that in their responses.

I have thrown out a number of points. We might go in the same order.