Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)

Right. It is important that we attract tourists to this country. I happen to live in the same county as somebody who acts as an entrepreneur. I am proud to say he went to the same school as me. Why was the travel tax introduced? It is stopping people who would spend money from coming to this country. It has caused a depression in the industry for the sake of collecting a measly few pounds. Why not take the innovative step of abolishing it to hell's blazes? If it is not worth a penny, it should not be there. It is an impediment.

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