Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The visit we made showed the gross underutilisation of a tremendous airport. I refer to people from the Minister of State’s constituency in Galway. There is a rail line now running to Limerick. Should we be trying to find a better way to accommodate passengers travelling into Shannon in the context of its proximity of Limerick city, Tipperary and Kerry? As I was driving away the day we visited, I could not but start to look in the rear view mirror and think that somewhere along the line we lost a great opportunity for the people of the mid-west. Are there plans to start putting in more regular shuttle buses to attract more people?

If the people go there, the airlines will come.