Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Tourism and transport are the responsibility of two different Ministers in this Government but that has not always been the case. From both their perspectives and the perspective of the Dublin Airport Authority in terms of connectivity and inbound tourism, it is very important that we have tourists bringing their dollars, euro or whatever into the country. As Mr. Walsh mentioned, it is sad to see those graveyards in Spain and France and in the desert, with thousands of large aircraft parked that will probably not fly again. Does Mr. Walsh agree that it is likely airlines will be smaller than they were for a long time to come and will have to choose where they fly to and why, based on their available resources? What do we need to do as a country to ensure we get back the fabulous connectivity we previously enjoyed sooner rather than later?