Mr. Kenny Jacobs:

I thank the Acting Chair. There are five things there so I will quickly outline those. First, on Aer Rianta and the international activity, I thank the Acting Chair for saying that. We feel great pride in going to different parts of the world and seeing parts of the organisation. That is fantastic. That chimes with what I said about Ireland being great at aviation. We take great pride in that. They are fantastic teams operating in Aer Rianta International and DAA International.

Second, I will touch on security, handlers and airlines saying they want to fly more but cannot get the staff. I will handle that. I will let Ms Gubbins and Mr. Harrison talk on the longer term issues. Mr. Harrison can also talk about buses and taxis.

In regard to security, we have an ambition for it to be faster than 20 minutes. We are not setting a target at the moment. The regulator says anything beyond 30 minutes is a problem. We have an internal target of 20 minutes. Cork Airport operates to the target of 15 minutes. We would love to get there. We are not saying that is our new target or will be anytime soon. That comes down to what we are able to achieve on staffing and the use of technologies and everything else in the mix. The immediate focus is on staffing and getting from 645 to north of 800 staff in time for the summer peak in order that we get through the summer and, more importantly, passengers get through the summer without any dramas at security. That is priority number one, two and three between now and October.

On the redesign and the pieces the Acting Chair called out, the new C3 scanners are bigger pieces of kit. They are heavier and have a broader footprint. However it is a better experience for customers.