Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed)
Ms Elaina Fitzgerald Kane:
The Deputy mentioned supports. The TBESS is very well designed but, as Mr. Fenn alluded to, it does not take into consideration bottled gas. We also spoke to somebody yesterday who has a substantial business. The contribution they received was €6,000 but their energy hike in the same period was €120,000. It just shows how things can map out with the qualifying criteria. There is definitely an opportunity to revisit that and to collaborate on it. Obviously, the energy crisis is not going away. The current deadline is also the deadline for the VAT rate. There is particular anxiety building around that as well.
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