Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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I am very interested in this issue. Of the figure of €500 million, €300 million relates to hotel beds, while the other €200 million relates to the other sectors. Given the comments the delegates made on the regions which are very true and that there is no rationale for having a tax such as this in Dublin or many other urban areas, does IBEC support the introduction of a hotel bedroom tax, as operated in many European cities? It would have to be brought forward by local authorities as opposed to the State. It would be an additional tax to recoup some of the money.