Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the witnesses. I thank them for their constructive engagement during Covid and their advocacy on behalf of thousands of businesses and hundreds of thousands of employees. I also welcome Ms Denyse Campbell and wish her the very best in her presidency, succeeding the good work of Ms Elaina Fitzgerald Kane.

My first question follows on from what Senator Byrne said about addressing the working conditions in Ireland's tourism and hospitality sector. What are the witnesses' views on the joint labour committee, JLC, and its advocacy on behalf of the sector? How important is that to ensure recruitment and retention for employees within the sector going forward?