Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Taoiseach for his reply, but he did not answer me the question. Yes, we are in a war situation. I recognise that and everyone recognises that and we feel for the Ukrainian people. But we have an industry in Killarney that has taken generations to build up. Many hotels are taken up with refugees at the present time.

I asked the Taoiseach a straight, honest question. How will he deal with the refugees who are supposed to leave those hotels by the end of February? What accommodation has he arranged for them at the end of February? I told him that so many aspects of our tourism sector have only barely started back on their feet again this year. It has been a bare few months. Surely, they should not have to lose out or be compromised because the hotels are not free. They are already taking ye to court for moving them from one hotel to someplace in Wicklow to someplace in Monaghan. Will they leave the hotels? Will the owners of those hotels now want to let them go? The Taoiseach has not answered my important question.

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