Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

There are a lot of people who have to stay up here on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights and they have experience of this. These are not just Deputies and Senators, but people who come before the committees as witnesses. It costs €250. For anyone who is travelling within Ireland, that is outrageous. That is the price of pretty basic accommodation. It is not sustainable and it has to be dealt with. If no action is taken by the Department, we in the Oireachtas will have to do something about it, and very quickly.

I want to move on to the second question, which relates to tourism and sport, namely, the Ryder Cup. We have committed €40 million towards this project. That is fine. What other commitments have been made? This is the lead Department on this. Have other commitments been made by other Departments in relation to this? How much will the location of this event, Adare Manor, be contributing towards this project?