Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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That does not bode well for tourism for the summer season. I acknowledge there is a crisis but no other plans seem to be coming from the Government, or at least I have not heard of any, to move refugees out of the hotel system and into alternative accommodation.

In his opening statement, Mr. Kelly stated Fáilte Ireland had flagged the increase in the frequency and scale of price spikes in accommodation and the damage that was doing to reputation, both domestically and internationally. He indicated he had written to all accommodation providers in December and attended an IHF conference last month. I accept the agency is trying to take account of the bigger picture of the risk of international damage, but does Mr. Kelly feel as though it has made any headway in getting through to either representatives of the IHF or hotel owners in general regarding the long-term damage that could be done?