The representative body for hotels in Ireland has criticised the government's "meaningless intervention" as they call for Local Authority Rates to be waived. The Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) expressed "deep alarm" at the Government’s response to Covid-19 in relation to local authority rates. Ms Fitzgerald Kane continued: "Deferring payment fails to tackle the underlying problem. These businesses are facing weeks if not months of lost income, during which time their liability for Local Authority Rates will accumulate." Ms Fitzgerald Kane says that meaningful action is required now so that hotels and other tourism businesses can start to plan their recovery for when this crisis is over.

Source: Irish Independent March 20, 2020 09:22 UTC