Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Would the Minister care to give a reason for his absence from the committee meeting last week? It might give comfort to some committee members, given the fact that there is a crisis in rural transport. Will he explain why he could not attend the meeting?

I refer to the Irish Aviation Authority, IAA, and the need for a single regulator separate from commercial air traffic control services. As we all agree that the IAA should not be doing both of these things, where are we in that process?