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Northern Irish assembly urged to 'step up and look after' agents

Government
James Chapple
23 December 2021

Northern Ireland’s economy minister Gordon Lyons has been urged to "step up and look after" the country’s travel agents amid the onset of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

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Alliance member Stewart Dickson said the assembly must take "urgent action" to support agents, whom he said had been "severely impacted" by the pandemic.


Dickson’s call comes after it was announced agents in the Republic of Ireland were set to benefit from a new €10 business support fund.


Together with Alliance colleague John Blair, Dickson met with the Association of Northern Ireland Travel Agents earlier this year to hear first-hand about the impact Covid-era travel restrictions have had on agents.