Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Aviation Sector: Discussion
Mr. Pat Dawson:
To answer the Senator's question regarding levels 1 to 5, we cannot have one-size-fits-all approach. As Mr. Hackett said, the travel industry is unique. On non-essential travel, we need to speak to the Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputies Donohoe and Michael McGrath, to fit us in there. We do not want some technical line in the legislation or the terms of reference that excludes us. We do business when there is non-essential travel. We do not do business from levels 1 to 5 because those levels do not affect us. Once there is a ban on non-essential travel, we are told by the Government that we cannot fly anyone anywhere. It is as simple as that.
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