Dr. Catríona Cahill:

That is a significant point regarding the jobs that the airports support. Sometimes we can get caught up in just using direct numbers. We need to remember that considerable indirect employment is created as a result of the operations of the airport.

Shannon Airport supports more than 45,000 jobs and Cork Airport supports in excess of 12,000 jobs when indirect jobs are factored in. It is a very important aspect that needs to be kept to the forefront of our minds