Catherine Murphy
Ceist:108. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the tourism and hospitality sector in the context of Covid-19 [14100/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 7 July 2020
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Freagraí scríofa
On 20 May 2020, a Tourism Recovery Taskforce was established to prepare a Tourism Recovery Plan which will include a set of recommendations on how best the Irish tourism sector can adapt and recover in the changed tourism environment as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. The Taskforce is made up of an independent chairperson and 13 other members from a broad spectrum of backgrounds including tourism policy, tourism enterprise, international, private and public service. The members were selected on the basis of each person's capacity to bring his/her personal knowledge, skills, experience, competence, capability, strategic leadership and ideas to the work of the group.
A dedicated page has been set up on the Gov.ie website which gives regular updates on the status of the Tourism Recovery Taskforce and includes minutes from meetings and documentation relating to the work of the Taskforce. The Taskforce presented an initial report on 25 June which is aimed at helping tourism to survive in the initial reopening period as Ireland emerges from the COVID-19 lockdown period. The on-going work of the taskforce will inform Government policy in supporting the sector to recover from this crisis.