gov ie - Speech by Catherine Martin at Fáilte Ireland Tourism Conference/Industry Briefing, Convention Centre Dublin gov.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gov.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
GOVERNMENT should identify “clear criteria” to determine when Irish tourism can reopen in the context of the revised Living with Covid Plan, according to the first report by Ireland s Tourism Recovery Oversight Group.
With tourism in “survival mode”, businesses and jobs in tourism should also be kept in existence until conditions allow for sustainable recovery, the State tourism group added.
It said the Employee Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) should be maintained in its current form for all businesses until the end of June, and the Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS) until the end of 2021.
Other recommended measures include extending the sector s 9pc VAT rate to 2025, and the Local Authority Rates Waiver until the end of 2021 for tourism and hospitality businesses.
A body tasked with overseeing the tourism industry’s recovery says it’s acutely aware of the damage done to the sector in Kerry. The Recovery Oversight Group, which gave its first report yesterday, was appointed in December to oversee the implementation of the Tourism Recovery Plan and monitor the sector’s recovery. Chair of the group Nóirín […]
Speech
Minister Martin s keynote address at Fáilte Ireland s Survive to Thrive industry event, 1st February 2021
Thank you for that introduction, Paul.
Good morning everybody and welcome to Fáilte Irelandâs Virtual Industry Event - âSurvive to Thriveâ. I would like to thank Fáilte Ireland for inviting me to speak at the launch of their Business Plans. I am aware that this event is attended by a large number of representatives, right across the industry who are looking for some light at the end of a very dark tunnel.
A little later on, Fáilte Ireland will share details of their plans to support the industry in 2021, a crucial year for the recovery of the Tourism Industry. Similar to the âSurvive to Thriveâ theme of todayâs event, âResilience and Recoveryâ is the focus of the Governmentâs plans.