Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State mentioned there will be an additional cost on airlines to transition. In addition, the expectation is that fuel will be more expensive. Will that change in time, with the prices expected to reduce? At the moment, it can be very cheap for people to fly in some cases. Some would say it is too cheap. In other cases, it is much more expensive. There needs to be some balance introduced to see how we can find the correct spot whereby people are not flying on a whim, given we know it has serious consequences for the environment, while, at the same time, we need to keep aviation open. We are an island. For business and a whole range of reasons, we must keep aviation open. In that context, can the Minister of State give any timescale for when we will reach a point at which the cost starts to level out or reduce?