Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The 2022 budget was cast at a time when the impact of Covid was devastating for the sector. On the face of it, as I noted earlier, the budget for tourism has fallen from €290 million to €231 million, a drop of €59 million. Of course, there was the €50 million for business continuity supports which Fáilte Ireland distributed but they were not needed because, thankfully, the Covid pandemic restrictions were lifted.