Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I want to congratulate Kerry, in particular. The growth rate has been very impressive. I have been keeping an eye on that as well. I want to congratulate Ms Considine and her management team on the 88% recovery rate that has been achieved and the 300% growth since 2019. There is even more space to grow. I say well done to them and to keep that upward trajectory going.

I am sure there is commonality in how the witnesses see things. Some 38% of the population live in the west. All of the witnesses' airports represent that population block and, yet collectively, they are all vying for a 15% share of national aviation. Beyond everything that has been said, how can we recalibrate things more regionally? We are not going to get a 50:50 split between the east and west coasts but how can we get more of a share over to the west coast?