Thank you ASFKAP. Those are all the points I wanted to make when I read Kavs8 post. I'd still like to see the tax removed but I don't think it is the complete answer to Ireland's tourism problems.
Were the tax to be removed, I doubt we'd see the Ryanair total charge each sector fall by €10. Perhaps they'd find another way to levy another €5 or €10 charge and then blame their customers travelling habits???
All the best,
P2C.