Timmy Dooley (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank both parties for their important evidence today. Mr. Cornelis will have heard Mr. Brandon of the Irish Aviation Authority talk about the weaknesses in the traffic light system. Perhaps Mr. Cornelis will talk to us, from his vantage point, about how he thinks that might be strengthened or what the likelihood is of getting a more harmonised approach at EU level. There is no point in Ireland moving ahead in a very proactive way with testing and so on if it is not reciprocated at other locations.

Mr. Cornelis also said there is some evidence of some other countries within a European context that provide funding to airports under the public service obligations, PSO, model. Will Mr. Cornelis expand on that? If there is further evidence that could be provided to the committee, perhaps offline at a later stage, it would be helpful to us in our report generally. Does Mr. Cornelis also have more detailed information on the kinds of supports that were provided to airlines in other countries such as loans or the issuance of share capital? Again, that would be helpful to the committee in the preparation of our report.