Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 22 June 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding

9:30 am

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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The reality is that I do not believe this sector will regulate itself. This needs regulation. What is going on in Dublin is a disgrace. It is a national disgrace. It is embarrassing to our country. People will not be able to come to this country because it is too expensive. What is happening is Dublin, in particular, is letting down the rest of the country. There are issues in Cork, Limerick, Waterford and in other places. Do not get me wrong. Yet, we have to intercept it. An amendment to the Act is needed to do so. Is that planned? I am sorry but talking to the industry is a waste of time.