Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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591. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he monitors the adequate availability of hotel and guest accommodation and of the ability of the sector to meet demand; the locations he has identified as being deficient in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16005/16]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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​Fáilte Ireland monitors the performance of tourist accommodation, including hotels, through regular occupancy surveys of accommodation providers throughout Ireland.  These surveys collect data on accommodation available and rooms/beds sold each month, as well as a breakdown of overseas and domestic guests.

The statistics indicate that while the country as a whole has sufficient stock of tourist accommodation to meet the needs of the industry, there are capacity constraints in areas of high tourist traffic at times of peak demand and additional capacity will be required in certain parts of the country, particularly Dublin City Centre.

As Fáilte Ireland has operational responsibility for the collation and analysis of these tourist accommodation-related statistics, I have referred the Deputy's question to this agency for direct reply.  Please contact my private office if a reply is not received within ten working days.