Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

When responding to earlier questions, I said that we are open to looking at additional supports for Shannon and have made a series of supports available to the airport because it is so significant for the surrounding region. The fixed-sum-per-passenger mechanism might apply. We might have a waiver on landing charges or some other mechanism. It could be done through an operational expenditure support directly to the airport or further capital support. It is something on which the Government has not yet made a decision, but we will very shortly.

I agree with the Deputy that airlines make commercial decisions because the bookings are not there. The decision not to fly is made on an individual basis with hundreds of thousands of individuals deciding they should not fly at this moment in time. I do not believe it is coming from a Government restriction or from any Government messaging. It is coming from the wider environment that the public are aware of.