Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 November 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Irish Air Navigation Service: Chairperson Designate
Mr. Bryan Bourke:
It is fair to say that most ANSPs are looking for people. It is a competitive market. We have lost a number of people in the past few years, though not all to other markets. There is natural attrition, retirement, lifestyle changes and one or two people took up roles in the IAA on the regulatory side. However, we are recruiting. In Shannon Airport, we have some qualified air traffic controllers from other jurisdictions who are training to be able to do it here so it works both ways, but the world is not flooded with them.
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