Mr. Donall O'Keeffe:

We are in the pub trade, not the accommodation business. Individual publicans around Dublin are providing accommodation but they are the exception, not the norm. We have members who are acting as guarantors for rents and deposits for landlords. One issue we are struggling with on a practical level, which Ms Kealy will be able to give evidence of, is that international staff tend to return in smaller groups or in ones and twos. Putting a group together to rent a house is difficult when the landlord wants to deal with one person responsible for the four- or five-bedroom house. Accommodation for one person in a one-room flat is too expensive for hospitality staff. It is a significant barrier to returning international staff. It is also an issue for people from the country who move to Dublin to work in the hospitality sector. They face the exact same problem. The shortage of accommodation is a national issue and the Government's Housing for All strategy is needed.