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

The economy is doing very well with unemployment at only 4%. Many sectors are booming but for many rural areas, tourism and hospitality is key and is the largest employer. A concerning report recently suggested that visitor numbers for the first three months of this year were down 16%. Many believe this is down to an issue with hotel accommodation capacity and the fact that the British market, one of the markets on which we are most reliant, is down. What is being done to increase hotel accommodation capacity, improve visitor numbers from the UK and ensure we increase the rate of critical skills visas being issued for chefs in particular?

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