Dublin City Council is keeping up the pressure on the Government to legislate for a tourist tax administered by local authorities.
The level of the tax, also called a bed levy, city tax or accommodation tax, has not been pinned down but €5 per room, per night has been mooted. There could be a sliding scale depending on the standard of accommodation.
With 21 out of 27 EU member states having such a tax, why is Ireland stubbornly resistant to what would be a boost to local authority coffers?
Dublin editor Olivia Kelly explains the background to the tax.
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Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan.
