Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Will consideration be given to employing driving instructors on secondment for three or four months to help tackle the driver test backlog? Driving instructors know the driver test inside out and have an intimate knowledge of the roads of the county where they work. Employing driving instructors on secondment would be a very quick win for everyone.

Since last autumn, Vueling Airlines has had a service from Shannon Airport to Paris Orly Airport but the airline has announced that it will cease that service from June. I know that the Government cannot be on top of that commercial decision but it is concerning for the region. Shannon Airport is the most westerly airport in Europe and peripheral, certainly, after Brexit. We do not have hub connectivity. Has the Minister of State anything positive he can tell the people who love and support Shannon Airport?