Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister did not mention the stay and spend tax incentive. I hope that is not on the cards for this season again. Last year, it was a complete flop. I think the Minister will acknowledge that herself. Just 10,000 people benefited from it. There were thousands of low earners who were excluded from benefiting from it, which was a shame. The total amount that was claimed was under €2 million and the tax expenditure recorded on the receipts was under €9.7 million. The fact that it was brought in off-season excluded families totally. What use is having an incentive for tourism if it excludes the entire school holiday period? I hope that the Minister will consider something that would benefit people more significantly than the flop that that was. Will the Minister consider the Sinn Féin proposal of the staycation voucher which would benefit every man, woman and child in the State and local economies?

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