Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have flown in and out of Dublin Airport many times. Getting from the front door of the terminal to the departure gate takes between 30 and 45 minutes. If I fly into Shannon Airport, I can get out of there in a much quicker time. Mr. Geoghegan spoke about investment. In terms of my question, his answer was that Dublin Airport is set up to compete with Shannon Airport. The point I am trying to make is in regard to the experience overall of aviation policy. Mr. Geoghegan gave me the direct answer that as far he is concerned Dublin Airport and Shannon Airport are competitors. With regard to his point regarding the motorways, I am not sure that is part of it. All of the airlines are competing. At this point in time, has there been a return to 50% in terms of passenger numbers flying out of the airport?