Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I understand that route finished up not because the route was not viable, but because of other operational problems with the airline that ran it.

On the board and management of Knock airport, the airport has proven itself to be lean and efficient, and it has been growing against the odds because, as Mr. Walsh will be aware, it is not a State airport in the traditional sense. I ask Mr. Walsh for his initial evaluation of that as a possibility. In the future, is it something he would look at for the west and north-west region, which is crying out for transatlantic connectivity for many reasons?