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. Dalton Philips:
In the case of Dublin and Cork, we are in a very material downsizing at the moment. We are having to say goodbye to over a quarter of our workforce. Both Dublin and Cork have been heavily impacted. We do not see the recovery happening until 2023 to 2024 and, therefore, at the moment, we have to say goodbye to people permanently. We have a voluntary severance scheme in place. Having said that, Senator Dooley's suggestion about seeing whether we can connect people who are departing with the HSE if they have the requisite skills is a good one and I will follow up on it.
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