Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

No, I cannot reply in Italian.

It is a real issue. It is not good for Dublin or for anyone. What is happening has to stop. We have to find less expensive ways. It is not an easy challenge but the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, will work on it. The Tánaiste and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment also have a role. Tourism is one of the most important industries in the country. It brings some €6 billion into the country every year. It is not as much as we spend abroad, mind you, but it is still an important industry. I worked in tourism and noted that, as with many industries, it works well when there is collaboration. It works where industry groups come together to say we cannot have prices at that level, even if it means, obviously, the industry is hugely profitable and it is very tempting, because in the long run it will kill the industry. That has to stop.

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