Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

My next question applies to both companies but I will address it to Mr. Wilson from Ryanair. We hear all the time about Ireland being an outlier and having stricter regimes. Both witnesses have identified that the big issue is consumer confidence, which is very low. Does Mr. Wilson accept that this directly relates to Ireland's supervision system for incoming travellers being extremely weak? Last week's figures showed that only 3.5% of travellers arriving to Ireland are supervised in any kind of way when it comes to contact. Does Mr. Wilson accept that if we put in place an effective testing regime, it would greatly help to restore consumer confidence? I must say again that I am surprised neither Aer Lingus or Ryanair - or the DAA earlier - is making concrete proposals in that regard. I would have thought it would be very much in their interest to ensure we have an effective testing regime. I am surprised there are not actual concrete proposals coming forward on that.