Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Ireland's increased reliance on tourist accommodation to cater for those fleeing war-torn Ukraine and elsewhere has had a disproportionate impact on areas largely dependent on the tourist economy. Bundoran, Strandhill, Rosses Point and Drumshanbo are a few such in my constituency but, obviously, there are locations nationwide. Given the interdependency of other local business and seasonal employment in these areas on the tourist economy, what is the Government prepared to do to compensate and support business in the wider tourism ecosystem and those dependent on seasonal employment in these businesses who will clearly be at a very substantial loss due to the reduced level of tourist accommodation?

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