Mr. Conal Henry:

And losing passengers to Dublin. Each of those four airports is undermining the competitiveness of the western airport offering, and reducing its ability to compete with the eastern airport offering. Even though there are four airports in the west, there is a significant leakage of people from the west to the east because there is not enough route density at any of those airports. People almost forget that they can fly from them. The routes and frequencies they need are not there. This is a significant problem, one that requires an understanding of how airports function and how people use them. It will require tough political thought processes. I am not sure-----