Mr. Cian ? Lion?in:

It is fair to say the collaboration has been intensifying in the past few weeks. Between February and autumn was the reactive phase and hotel stock was there but in the past number of weeks collaboration has been a lot stronger and many conversations are happening not just between the two Departments but across Government at senior official level. One of the key messages that the Minister, Deputy Martin, has been trying to get out there is the wider implications. Obviously she has a remit to defend tourism but tourism plays an incredibly vital role in the rural fabric of Ireland in particular. It goes beyond that. I can only see that collaboration intensifying in the coming weeks but the Chair is right in that it is a whole-of-Government and indeed whole-of-society challenge to figure out how we meet the genuine humanitarian needs of people fleeing war while------