Time is not right for a tourism tax – Simon Harris

Tánaiste Simon Harris, right, with Britain's Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn at the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference in Hillsborough Castle, Co Down, where Mr Harris said the challenges facing tourism across the island were discussed. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Now is not the right time to introduce a tourism tax in Dublin, the Tánaiste has warned.

Four local authorities in the capital have been working on an agreed proposal to tax hotel rooms, suggesting that the money raised could be pumped into amenities and further improvements.