Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed)
Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
On aviation policy, Mr. Michael O'Leary from Ryanair told the committee that the short-haul flights are the only ones paying the emissions trading system, ETS. Aer Lingus falls into both categories because it has long-haul routes that are not paying it and short-haul flights that are. The Irish Government collects €140 million every year that is not going into aviation at this time. If there were three things Aer Lingus would like to see in national aviation policy, what would they be, in simple terms?
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