Mr. Kevin Thompstone:

It is a win-win. The Senator is right. If we can reduce congestion in Dublin, it will improve the visitor and passenger experience there. Taking my own situation, for example, it also means I will not be heading off on a Friday evening or a Saturday morning to drive to Dublin, unsure of when I will get to Dublin Airport because of the traffic and congestion on the M50, and spending an extra day travelling in both directions. If you take a layman's business, passengers are flying into Dublin, spending their time there and being bussed to the Cliffs of Moher with very little local economic impact. Again, that leads to more congestion in Dublin. We know from the Covid-19 pandemic that we need more space. Yes, we need a strong capital city and Dublin Airport, but there is unrealised potential in our regional airports, particularly-----