Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 May 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Developing Growth Markets: IDA Ireland

10:00 am

Ms Eileen Sharpe:

To answer the Acting Chairman's question in terms of the impact of the Middle East market, it has been very big. We have a large volume of visitors from China, in particular, and India. Many of these are using the Middle East routes. It is clean and it is easy. There is a reality though. We are seeing an increased flow of visitors from China, which is not made easy by not having a direct flight. We work closely with the Dublin Airport Authority and it has had regular investment visitors here looking at the potential for developing direct air links. We work closely with it. It is an important feature.

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