There are 420 less bed spaces within the tourism sector than there were in 2023 across Cavan and Monaghan.
Nationally in 2023, Fáilte Ireland’s records identified there were 233,578 bedspaces and that number now stands at 227,323.
According to the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke this is primarily due to closures related to business repurposing or retirement.
The use of tourist accommodation to support the Government’s response to the humanitarian crisis has impacted the sector.
Fáilte Ireland's recent analysis of data from May 2025 shows that 6% of all registered tourism accommodation stock is under contract to the State, that's down from 13% in May 2023.
Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the minister to outline the accommodation capacity available to the tourism sector in relation to bed nights.
In the first quarter of this year figures showed there was 2,644 bedspaces in Cavan, down from 2,856 in 2023.
While in Monaghan, in 2023 there were 1190 bedspaces for local tourism that number has now reduced to 982 this year.
