Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Donal Moriarty:
It is entirely premature to talk about best-case scenarios. We need to get to the first step, which is the implementation of the traffic light system in an appropriate way that facilitates international travel. I agree with Mr. Wilson's comments. The willingness of people to travel will be there but the toxicity in respect of travel has to be removed. That toxicity and that narrative have been largely delivered by policy over the past seven or eight months. That has to change fundamentally. Second, the implementation of practical steps to facilitate travel has to happen. The demand will follow, but it is entirely too premature for me to be talking about a best-case scenario when we have not got to that stage.
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