Micheál Carrigy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

With regard to the lack of staff across the sector, I know the team in Center Parcs in my county, which is a huge asset from an employment perspective. Like everyone else, it is suffering with regard to getting staff. Spain seems to be a market where there are people qualified within certain fields who are willing to come to Ireland. However, the problem is that they cannot find accommodation. This is semi-linked to tourism with regard to the significant number of premises rented out through Airbnb rather than being available to rent. Is there something that could be looked at? Could a scheme be introduced? Something needs to be examined at Government level to ensure that if people are willing to come to the country and work in the industry, some sort of accommodation level would be available. Senator Lombard carried out a study in his county of Cork and discovered that only four properties were available on Daft whereas hundreds were available on Airbnb. How does Mr. Kelly feel Airbnb should be addressed?