More than 10% of tourist beds being used to house refugees

The latest figures show that 10% of all tourist beds in Dublin are under contract to the Government. The share of beds out of use for tourism purposes in the other main cities is 12% in Cork and 8% in Galway, Limerick and Waterford.

More than a tenth of all registered tourist beds in the country are being used by the Government to house Ukrainian refugees and other international protection applicants, according to a new report.

Fáilte Ireland has estimated that the tourism revenue at risk from guest accommodation being under contract to the Government could be as high as €1.1 billion. It calculated that the minimum impact of “displaced bed stock” for the tourism sector is €750 million.