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- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)
Niamh Smyth: This meeting has been convened to facilitate a round-table discussion on the rising cost of tourist accommodation. On behalf of the committee, I warmly welcome: Mr. Eoghan O'Mara Walsh, CEO, and Elaina Fitzgerald Kane, chair, from the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation, ITIC; Ms Denyse Campbell, president, and Mr. Tim Fenn, CEO, from the Irish Hotels Federation, IHF; Mr. Paul Kelly, CEO,...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)
Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. O'Mara Walsh. I now invite Ms Campbell to make her opening statement on behalf of the Irish Hotels Federation.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)
Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. Ó Lionáin very much. I am sure there will be lots of questions arising from that comprehensive presentation. I will now move to my colleagues. The rota has been circulated so they will know they have five minutes or thereabouts. I will allow a little bit of latitude.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)
Niamh Smyth: We will argue that one later.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)
Niamh Smyth: Ms Fitzgerald Kane wanted to speak in response to something the Deputy raised.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)
Niamh Smyth: I thank Ms Fitzgerald Kane. We received apologies from Deputy Mythen, who cannot attend the meeting, but Deputy Munster is going to take his slot.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)
Niamh Smyth: I think Ms Fitzgerald Kane also wants to respond to the Deputy.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)
Niamh Smyth: Is Deputy Munster okay with that? I have given as much latitude as possible, if that is all right.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)
Niamh Smyth: Would that be three or four people in one room?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)
Niamh Smyth: Is Senator Hoey happy?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)
Niamh Smyth: Very risky.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)
Niamh Smyth: Does Senator Carrigy have any further questions?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)
Niamh Smyth: It is. Does Senator Carrigy have any further questions?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)
Niamh Smyth: Having had the privilege of listening to everything today, we are facing a very difficult time, more or less a crisis, within the tourism sector and particularly in the provision of hotels and beds within the hotel sector. I feel what I am hearing today is that come next March, we are going to see an avalanche in the humanitarian crisis and where these people can go but, equally, if we do...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)
Niamh Smyth: It comes to the Department and Government to address this in a very robust way. Is Mr. Kelly telling me we have 12 weeks from 1 January to address this and have a plan in place that really looks at the humanitarian piece and at getting tourism up and running again to where it was pre-Covid?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)
Niamh Smyth: Therefore, we have literally 12 weeks from 1 January to address this in a meaningful and robust way and to have a plan.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)
Niamh Smyth: Obviously this is a combination and an all-of-Government approach. The Minister, Deputy O'Gorman's Department ultimately has the responsibility of finding beds and rooms for the humanitarian crisis that is happening. What has been the collaboration so far between the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability,...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)
Niamh Smyth: Without disseminating or - what is the word I am looking for - destroying our tourism business.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)
Niamh Smyth: Undermining a business that has taken years to build.