Mr. Michael O'Leary:

Yes. Until recent years, certainly, Cork Airport being owned by the DAA has been damaging to its growth and ambition, because the same charges were being applied and these were set in Dublin. Dublin did not want to lose traffic to Cork, so the airport there was told it had to charge the same prices, which was mad. Historically, Cork Airport would not necessarily have decided to spend €200 million building a new terminal with the capacity for exactly the same traffic as the old one. I understand, however, that there were passengers in Cork who felt they should have a covered walkway to get to and from aircraft there and that the Government felt this was money well spent. Ultimately, and generally speaking, I think Cork and Shannon Airports would be better off independently. This is not, however, a criticism, and the existing management in Cork and Shannon Airports are doing a great job and they should be encouraged.