Mr. Pádraig Ó Céidigh:

The Deputy is correct that it has to work as a business. It is a State organisation. All of the funding invested in Shannon Airport will, hopefully, bring returns for the State. That is important. The more successful we are in Shannon, the more successful and richer will be the State coffers to support all of the investments that are done by the State in different ways. I am cognisant of that. It is a significant responsibility. It is a significant contribution when you can make that happen. We have to try to do that to the best of our ability because our owners are the State.

To achieve the objectives and to get back to 2019 levels in the next three years during my term as non-executive chairperson of Shannon Group, it will be down to stakeholders. There is only a very small amount that I personally can do. I will give it whatever energy I can, but we need the committee to be actively involved and supporting Shannon Airport and regional development strategies. The influence of this committee with the Government and the Department is fundamentally critically important to us. If we get that, it is a big add-on for us. There are other stakeholders, which I mentioned earlier, that are really important to us as well. There is no need for me to mention them again now. The committee has a central role in all of this. As non-executive chairperson, I need to make sure that the committee is engaged and inside the tent working with us and that it supports us yet challenges us in different ways to help us to do our job better than we would if operating in a vacuum. I will be pushing the boat out with the committee to work actively with us. I know I will get its support, on the basis of what I have seen around the table and the people who have contacted me over the last couple of weeks. I am looking forward to working with the committee. That is the best answer I can give Deputy Ó Murchú at this stage.