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

The way one does that is very simple - through balanced regional development. If we do not want Dublin to be a gridlock, we must be able to be competitive. That is why the Atlantic corridor is so important. That is why national aviation policy must have as one of its terms of reference how we address the growth in travel exponentially through Dublin Airport versus Cork and Shannon airports. It is very simple. We are a small island with a heavy concentration of development in Dublin.

Moreover, this concentration of development in Dublin appears to be getting bigger. We talk about it and yet we have such enormous capacity for development in the likes of Shannon Airport, Limerick city, Cork city and Galway. That requires money from the public purse.