Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 June 2022
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion
Mr. Tim Fenn:
We absolutely accept what the Deputy is saying. The challenge we have is around whether we can do anything to control price. What has to happen in Dublin is that we have to have sustainable growth of capacity. That is the core issue for us. Dublin needs to grow and the stock of hotel rooms needs to grow in order that we can cater for the demand that exists. That is the most important part of this. If we make any short-term policy changes that damage the potential for supply of room stock, that is not going to fix this problem at all.
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