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

The question is whether there is a willingness within the airline industry to look outside the box itself to see whether a model can be arrived at in Ireland. We are very interested to see what is happening in Holland at the moment and in any way of going back. Deputy Ó Murchú asked if there could be a relationship between Dublin and Shannon and Mr. Walsh said "No". Why not? In Limerick I can go down to the Hurlers Bar in Castletroy and get a bus directly to Dublin Airport. No one questions that. This is tied up and not straightforward. Why can we not have a model with relatively short distances, or is it that the consumer will not put up with any form of delay? Are people so busy that it must be a connection where you fly in, you do not hang around too long and you fly out?