Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Will a five-year commitment be given to businesses in the tourism sector? Are measures such as a 9% rate of VAT, insurance reform, grants and other measures being introduced to ensure the recovery of the sector in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly in areas such as west Cork? I met the Minister some time ago when she was on holidays down in Ballydehob, so she knows the beauty of west Cork. Hotels are under massive pressure such as the Celtic Ross Hotel in Rosscarbery, West Lodge Hotel in Bantry, West Cork Hotel in Skibbereen, Eldon Hotel in Skibbereen, the Blue Haven Hotel and Actons Hotel in Kinsale, Fernhill House Hotel in Clonakilty and Schull Harbour Hotel. These and other hotels are under serious pressure in the hospitality sector and I would appreciate the Minister's answer.

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