Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I do not disagree with Mr. Cullen on that point. However, on the wider question of opening up travel, there are things we have to look at. The witnesses said in their submission that aviation was being treated as the bogeyman in all of this. There was mention of high-efficiency particulate air, HEPA, systems. We have workers in Bus Éireann, for instance, who are being put in grave danger because there is no proper air filtration system in their vehicles. They are looking for a HEPA system. Is such a system in operation in the airports? Is all aviation as safe as Mr. Cullen is describing when it comes to the aeroplanes and that aspect?

Another question I have is whether Mr. Cullen believes that flights should be going out full? At the moment, when one gets on a Dublin Bus vehicle or a Luas tram, there is a big gap between passengers. Why would somebody get on an aeroplane and sit three together in a row, with the whole craft full of those rows? Does that make sense?