Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We have been talking about passengers and they are the key, and what this is all about. The other side of it is that Mr. Ó Céidigh is going to be chair of the Shannon company and there is huge potential for an aviation school perhaps, and pilot training facilities. There is a lot of land in Shannon and a lot of capabilities. Consider what has happened with aircraft leasing and all that over the years. Much of that started in Shannon, going back to Guinness Peat Aviation, GPA. Thus we must look at the side industries that can develop around an airport as well. They could create thousands of jobs. There is no reason that cannot happen in Shannon and the mid west.