Áine Collins (Cork North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Mr. Walsh and Mr. Griffin. I have a few quick questions. One relates to projections, which, I am sure, Mr. Walsh has done. He stated earlier that Aer Lingus carried 1.3 million passengers last year. If that figure is correct, what would he see as the corresponding figure in three years' time?

Moving to the regional issue, I will focus on Cork. My colleague, Deputy Buttimer asked similar questions. On the connectivity to Heathrow, Amsterdam and the United Kingdom, can these links be guaranteed? The big business issue for Cork, which has suffered considerably in the past 12 months - for example, in January alone, it lost 16.5% of its business - is connectivity to Dublin.