SDLP echo Varadkar warning on cross-border tourism with ETA scheme

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Concerns remain that foreign visitors will be put off travelling to Northern Ireland

The SDLP has echoed Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's warning about the "barrier" a new UK visa waiver scheme will place on cross-border tourism in Ireland.

Read more: Windsor Framework: What next for DUP as party opposes Stormont Brake legislation - analysis The scheme as originally set out would have meant non-Irish EU citizens and other international passport holders, including those living permanently south of the border, would have had to apply for the visa waiver.

Asked about the potential impact on Derry and other border areas, SDLP MLA Sinead McLaughlin told Belfast Live: "Tourism is one of our most important sectors, it's a growing sector and it's a key driver for the economy. We're obviously very reliant on it.

 

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