Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I tried to get the same autonomy for Cork Airport that was granted to Shannon Airport but there was no support coming from Cork. That is fine if one wants to run it as a suburb of Dublin Airport but nothing seemed to activate people. If one does not say things, it will not happen, so Cork Airport is still stuck in that situation and Shannon Airport is thriving. I have written a few articles in theIrish Examiner. Communities must be active, in particular chambers of commerce, and not wait for events and wonder whether something will happen. I presume Cork stayed with Dublin on the basis of getting guarantees but the traffic has tumbled since then. Let us be more proactive if one wants these things to happen.