Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I know the Minister has said she is in discussions but the summer is on top of us. Has she proposed a special recognition payment for those ancillary services within the tourism sector which, if those predictions come true, will be at a serious loss of revenue and jobs could be lost. That is the case for activity centres, adventure centres, tour operators and festivals. If people have nowhere to stay, they will stay away. Let us not wait until the eleventh hour to put measures in place. We are talking about a loss of €1.1 billion in tourist spending. That will have a massive knock-on effect on jobs at those tourist locations and those losses may be very difficult to recover in future years. Has the Minister proposed such a recognition payment or some sort of assistance? What proposals have come from her?

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