Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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327. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of hotels across the country that closed between 2014 and 2024, by county and by year. [3024/24]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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328. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of new hotels registered across the country between 2014 and 2024, by county and by year. [3025/24]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 327 and 328 together.

My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of developing national tourism policy and the tourism agencies (Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland) deal with the implementation of this policy.Fáilte Ireland, manages the register of hotels for the country.

The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy's question to Fáilte Ireland for direct reply. Please contact my private office if you have not received a reply within ten working days.