Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Is the Minister not concerned about the cost of hotel rooms? We quoted some prices at committee previously. A one-night stay in a particular Dublin hotel cost more than €1,000. That did not include breakfast. It was an extra €56 if someone wanted breakfast. Other hotel rooms cost upwards of €400 per night. Does the Minister question why those hotels that charge those sorts of prices for rooms, which far exceed those in any other city in Europe, need the retention of the 9% VAT rate? Plenty of other hotels in the country are offering great value for money but the hotel accommodation costs I referenced are doing long-term reputational damage both to the country as a whole and to foreign and domestic tourism.