Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

To highlight a slight difference of emphasis, the Irish Aviation Authority regulates all of the Ryanair flights in terms of safety no matter where they are and their pilots and all of that, whereas the Commission for Aviation Regulation looks after the Irish operations only. That is a significant difference. The IAA has a much greater responsibility. I do not mean that rudely. It is a key difference between the organisations' respective roles.