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:

Let us be realistic. Let us take it step by step and it will be small steps. Let us make sure we are going in the right direction. That will be my role as the non-executive chairman of the group. It will also be to listen to the members of the committee and other stakeholders. There have already been a number of valuable contributions from a business and strategic point of view, on which I have made notes and which we will definitely consider and follow up. Also, at this meeting in my view it has emerged that the committee, and the Chairman is supportive of this, will have one of its meetings in Shannon. It will request a letter be sent to the Taoiseach asking for a Cabinet meeting to held in Shannon to show support for it. There is also a strategy on zero landing fees and airport fees for airlines to get services up and running on a tapering basis for three years. Shannon is part of the regional airport policy and strategy. If we can get those across the line, we will be going in a very good direction.

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