Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that. I am conscious of time. One of the other reports that we are currently looking at relates to rural tourism. Ms Nash will probably be aware that her colleague, Mr. Cian Ó Lionáin, has been before us on some of these issues. There is a very serious concern that, particularly in many rural communities, hotels and other forms of accommodation and bed nights are no longer available. It is not necessarily about the impact on the accommodation provider but the knock-on impact on restaurants and other tourism services. We also have a genuine concern about the potential impact it could have on community arts festivals and other activities. Perhaps Ms Nic Grianna would like to comment on this. If somebody is travelling to a community for an arts festival and there is no accommodation available, that has a knock-on effect. Ms Nash and Ms Nic Grianna might like to comment on the impact of this and what supports we can put in place to try to keep that community activity going.