Mr. Joe Gilmore:

It is fair to say that, for the past nine months, it has been difficult to focus on the opportunities that the Deputy outlined. In our investor grouping and shareholding group, we have seven local authorities from Donegal right across Connacht, including the two Galway local authorities. This presents an opportunity to make collaborative applications for a portion of those funds, given that we are at a central point on the Wild Atlantic Way and the Atlantic economic corridor, to further economic development and employment along the corridor from Donegal to Cork. We would welcome support in determining how best to access moneys under those schemes on a collaborative basis along the western seaboard. We have no specific plans currently apart from focusing on ensuring that the airport business remains solvent and gets through this crisis.