The tourism sector will not be "healed overnight" and will continue to need support as recovery continues, Minister Catherine Martin has said.
Minister Martin was speaking at an in-person conference organised by Fáilte Ireland. The event, at Dublin's Convention Centre, is part of a drive to attract business conferences, events and meetings back into Ireland post-pandemic.
The National Economic Recovery Plan name-checked the tourism sector as one that will need ongoing support, Ms Martin said, with challenges including staff shortages.
She said that investment will be needed in areas like marketing and recruitment. Minister Martin has said that supports like the EWSS, CRSS, the business continuity schemes and reducing VAT to 9% were "front