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Seanad
‹ An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

Michelin stars and restaurant quality

Summary

The Leader welcomed the Michelin-starred restaurants, praised Irish food standards, and noted the importance of high-quality hospitality as tourism reopens. Senators added light interjections about lunch and post-Covid inflation.

Senator Ward spoke about Liath restaurant in Blackrock getting two Michelin stars, which is fantastic. I know Blackrock well as I went to college there and have family living there. It is one of my life's ambitions to get to Liath. Chapter One also received two Michelin stars.

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Senator Ward will take Senator O'Loughlin there for lunch afterwards.

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Numerous restaurants around the country received Michelin stars and awards yesterday, which is wonderful. We are encouraging visitors to come to our shores so having really high-quality food in restaurants is important. For those of us in the country, now that restaurants are open and back for business, it is wonderful to see the level of quality and high standards we have.

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I hope we will not see post-Covid grade inflation in them.

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