John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Cummins. I wish to ask one question before I hand over to the members. Mr. Donoghue from the IDA made a point that was echoed in the other presentations, namely, the importance of connectivity to all of the airports and the regions. He said he would like to see the commencement of direct connectivity to destinations in the Asia Pacific region as IDA’s business in the region, in particular in China and India, grows. He then referred to clients continually looking for the ongoing development of connections to the west coast of the USA. Could the ongoing and new connectivity that is needed be provided by Aer Lingus at present, the status quoas it were, or would it be better provided under a new arrangement?