Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is absolutely vital. I thank the Aer Lingus officials. I made them repeat themselves but now I at least have it clear in my head, at the same time as I should be in the Dáil.

I have one last point. When people talk about regional airports, it is thrown back on the airline. A number of witnesses who have appeared before us have said that until such time as what people term "national strategy" or "State strategy" changes, there will not be any major change. I mean that in the sense that if Dublin Airport loses slots, it loses them to Munich or wherever else. The regional airports will not be players until the Government changes the nature of how the system operates. Is that fair to say? We can talk forever about Shannon Airport and Cork Airport, etc., but they are never going to be employed as part of a wider solution alongside Dublin Airport until a determination is made at governmental level. I am just asking for the Aer Lingus officials' view. Maybe it is an unfair question.