Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
National Aviation Policy: Ryanair
Mr. Michael O'Leary:
He is a good guy. It will certainly be of help to the DAA to have somebody with at least a low-cost background. He had a very successful retail career before he joined Ryanair. It would certainly be helpful to the DAA and Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports to have his expertise. However, no matter who is put in to run Dublin Airport, it faces significant challenges. It is very heavily unionised. Hiring more labour and security is not easy and the airport does not move at great speed. We wish him well. I am sure we will be fighting with him pretty quickly into his tenure. The DAA is much bigger. It manages airports in the Middle East and Russia. The position is very challenging and exciting but there is much to be done. The first thing we will be critical of him for will be if he does not cancel this €200 million tunnel.
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