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With non-essential overseas travel off the cards for the foreseeable future, many Irish people will be looking to enjoy a holiday closer to home this summer. But it seems that some families are being charged as much as €8,000 for a week-long staycation. Niamh Smyth, Fianna Fáil TD and spokesperson on Arts and Heritage, has received reports of some online search engines charging extortionate prices. She is calling on the self-catering industry, hotels, B&Bs and booking engines to set a fair price and "not price Irish families out of holidaying at home this summer". She joined us on The Last Word to discuss the issue further. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/02/09182309/LW-Staycations.mp3"][/audio]