Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

More and more hotels are decanting in respect of IPAS and the beneficiaries of temporary protection, BOTPs, over the last while. Obviously, we will do everything we possibly can to increase numbers. There are significant issues globally in terms of confidence in the world economy - that may be a factor playing out - but again, it is early days yet to be writing off the tourism industry. Our tourism industry is very resilient and very robust. We have a very good product. We have some very big events coming that will swell the numbers, give us a good start to the spring. Hopefully, we can improve on those numbers. I will ask the Minister for tourism to engage with the Deputy on the matter.

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