James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I rise in support of a point Deputy Kerrane made. I am from a community where we have taken in almost 1,000 Ukrainian refugees from war. It is a town of 10,000 people. Obviously, there are stretches on the capacity of local services and education supports. I know the Tánaiste is aware of this because he came to see it. Youghal, in my constituency, has lost two out of its three hotels, one permanently. It is now being used for Ukrainian refugees. There is a concern locally that the last remaining hotel, the Walter Raleigh, may be sold for purposes other than tourism. Will the Government look at this as an issue? We cannot have towns losing the entirety of their hotel accommodation. There must be some consideration that for a town of 10,000 people, this is just a step too far.

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