Ms Niamh McCarthy:

I looked after the turnaround arrangements for a Celebrity cruise ship the other day. A total of 3,260 passengers were on board, all of whom had flown in through Dublin Airport and stayed in hotels in Dublin or elsewhere in Ireland prior to embarking. They joined the ship and another 3,200 disembarked and did the same. There are five this year. There will be ten next year and we are planning to have 20 in the following year. That is with one company only. There are other corporations seeking to use Dublin as a home port. It is major money because the airport is also making money, with hotels and everything else.