Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I can vouch for that. I know very many people who use the Navan bus service. I accept that point but I will also make the point that Connecting Ireland is also doing other things that speak to the issue of car dependency in rural areas that town services will not. With regard to transformational change in transport, this dependency is a particular challenge. Connecting Ireland has a really important role in that.

The Minister has provided funding for civil aviation. I know there were meetings with the Dublin Airport Authority, DAA, whose representatives were on the radio this morning. The interruption caused by drones at Dublin Airport could happen anywhere, including at Shannon Airport, at other airports or at public events. The DAA has indicated it would like capacity to take down drones. How did last night's discussions go? Where will we go from here in addressing that issue, which is very disruptive for commuters and our aviation sector?