Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (resumed)

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would respond to comments by Aer Lingus and Ryanair as follows. It goes without saying that the Government and the Oireachtas are acutely aware of the necessity of ensuring connectivity for business and for reasons of pleasure. However, the airlines must be conscious that the Government also has responsibility for maintaining best practice in health measures. We know this is an island nation and there are only two ways to get off it, one which is appreciably faster than the other, and we know all the implications.

Instead of pointing the finger at the Government and its regulations, can the airlines do anything further to improve the connectivity while simultaneously enhancing the safety measures that are necessary now?

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