Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I do not want to pre-empt what could be a positive process, but it should not lead to a two-tier aviation policy, if the Minister of State will pardon the expression, where national aviation policy deals with Dublin while the regional airports programme deals with other airports. I would like the two to run concurrently. There is merit in what she is doing and we need to develop a growth strategy for all of these airports. Some of us have a particular bias towards Shannon, but we need to consider the other airports that are lagging behind. We all accept that they will not catch up with Dublin, but there needs to be a strategy to grow them.

I will move on with my questioning.