Tourism
Enterprise minister should take control of tourism brief, industry body says
A report from the ITIC said the government’s labour policy would cost the industry an additional €1.4 billion in payroll between now and 2026
The new taoiseach should move the tourism brief to the Department of Enterprise, led by Simon Coveney, according to a report from an industry body.
The report from the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) proposed moving the brief from the department led by Catherine Martin to the enterprise department.
Elaina Fitzgerald Kane, ITIC chair, said that “tourism is a vital economic engine for the country” and “would be a much better fit within the enterprise ...