Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 7 October 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate

Mr. Pádraig Ó Céidigh:

The short answer is definitely "Yes". As mentioned earlier, I was a member of the aviation task force set up in May or June of last year. We got very busy people involved, who understand aviation inside out. The delay in executing some of the key aspects there is disappointing, quite frankly. The fact we did not follow what was happening in European aviation was disappointing, to be honest, and left the industry in an extremely precarious situation. This is particularly the case for an island economy like ours. We do not have a bridge to Europe. Aviation is our bridge.

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