Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank and congratulate the Minister on her stance with regard to the retention of the 9% VAT rate. The hospitality sector in west Cork is very grateful for today's announcement that this rate is to be extended until at least the start of September. With regard to tourism strategy, and referring to something Deputy Dillon alluded to at the end of his contribution, we need a really well thought-out strategy with regard to movie and TV tourism. As we can see, more and more productions are shooting in Ireland. I imagine Mayo will be a pretty busy place over the coming months and years with the success of "The Banshees of Inisherin" and how well Achill Island was shown in that production but we need to give all parts of Ireland a bite of the cherry. I reiterate the call for the maps detailing the counties and areas that can avail of the regional uplift to be looked at again and for the likes of Cork and Clare to be included. That is very important.

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