Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 9 February 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Issues Facing the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Paul Hackett:
The travel industry made submissions to every Deputy, Senator and Minister last year and, unfortunately, we were ignored. We will have further meetings next week with representatives of the Department of Transport and follow-up meetings with the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, the following week. We really need bespoke supports at this stage. We are facing 22 of 24 months with zero income. If we do not support this industry, there will not be an industry. It will be managed out of the UK, which is out of the EU. The consumer will have less protection due to Brexit and we will destroy an entire sector of industry that pays close attention to consumer needs and protection.
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