Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 September 2021

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Communications
Vote 31 - Transport

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I will. We looked at this in real depth throughout the crisis. Last week, air travel was 50% of what it was prior to Covid. It is still in crisis and there is no two ways about it. During this crisis we looked at all options. When we say we will support a specific route, we run into European state aid rules. There are rules on what we can do and what is described as a PSO route. We are in a competitive market. There is also Ryanair, which has brought some of its fleet back into-----

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