Mr. Ray Gray:

I thank the Deputy for his question. We have approximately 230 people working at Cork Airport and that number would be somewhat lower in the current environment. It is still approximately 200. As part of our process of rephasing and resizing our business, we are engaged in an extensive process with staff and representatives, like that in Dublin, looking at different ways of working right across the business. We are also examining career options where staff wish to pursue those.

I anticipate that, right across the group, we will, unfortunately but necessarily, sustain less employment in the near term than we had. Cork remains an efficient and effective airport.