Ray Butler (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister bringing in the banks on the issue of tracker mortgages. I want to speak about the tourism and hotel industry and about keeping the 9% VAT rate in the budget for 2018. A rise of 1% would result in €70 million per year to the Exchequer. When I met tourism officials three or four years ago, they promised to keep their prices right if the 9% rate was maintained. We need to bring in the tourism and hotel industry officials around the Dublin area.