Shane Cassells (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I think that was one of the most significant contributions during the meeting. This morning was a very emotional one in the Chamber. We are sitting in the cold light of day of statistical analysis in this committee room. The Taoiseach and other political leaders spoke earlier about doing everything to respond in that humanitarian effort, and rightly so, but we are talking about an industry that is equally important in terms of our economic and cultural value.

What would the industry say to the Government in terms of making sure those people who find themselves in a humanitarian crisis are accommodated in a very short space of time if the Government is turning to hotels to make sure they are accommodated?