Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The flowers and all of that. The Government has wrecked a happy day for many couples so I can level that one at the Government. Perhaps I cannot blame it for the performance of the Irish team earlier on. That is the genuine seriousness of this and this is how it plays out. This part of the measure was not appropriate. I know the hotel sector is a separate argument. I have long argued that the rate should increase for this sector. We need to bring in specific support for the regions in terms of the hotel sector in my area where another hotel closed during the winter period. This is not good. It is not good for tourism and our community. This increase should not go ahead for the other part of the hospitality and tourism sector.

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