Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

I hope it will be more than taken into account because it would be a case of an own-goal to disincentivise the people who one wants to attract into the country. It is important to note that visitors to our country are effectively taxpayers for the period they are here and we should not disincentivise them from coming. On the other recommendation of prioritising spending, the Minister of State mentioned the importance of marketing.

In terms of capital spending, I would like to put in a word for the cultural institutions, an area I am aware is of interest to the Minister of State, which have been starved of infrastructural investment for many decades. They missed the boat in terms of the Celtic tiger years. I urge the Minister of State to invest any available money, in terms of capital spending, in this area. As this comes within the Minister of State's area of responsibility, I am sure he will have an interest in ensuring this is done.

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