Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)

Fuel prices have a major impact on the tourism industry about which the Government can do little. Has a study been undertaken of the impact which increasing fuel prices can have on transport access to Ireland? It is important we have the means to get tourists here and that the costs of travelling here should not be prohibitive. Oil is $40 a barrel at present but there are forecasts that it may go as high as $100 a barrel. There is no guarantee that the price of oil will come down. Has there been any study of the impact of high oil prices on our access transport?

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