Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Ms Embleton will be doing a tour of southern and western Ireland to visit Shannon and Cork Airports. I want to check one thing. In Ms Embleton’s discussion with Government, we have been told that it is around the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, ISIF, loan. She spoke about the rebate of airport charges, about the extension of the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS, until the first quarter of 2022, and about route-specific support. Has she put proposals to Government on how it can directly support specific routes? How have her discussions with Government been going? Does she see a conclusion being made?

Shannon Airport is obviously a huge issue for us. However, we spoke about it on a desktop level. Could Ms Embleton tell us where discussions are at this moment in time? We want to get aviation back as quickly as possible, obviously in a safe way. Is it fair to say that Aer Lingus will need State support?