Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I was interrupted by the vote, but something I mentioned I might revert to was the issue of sustainability. Currently, there are lines, routes and triangles. Routes are like two sides of a triangle as opposed to being the most direct paths and, obviously, safety is paramount in all of these matters. There is probably an element of who flies over where. If you are flying over my territory, I am making money. If you are flying over someone else’s territory, he or she is making money. Without necessarily harming revenues, are there ways to make air traffic control more efficient while maintaining safety levels? The technology involved is probably much better now than it was when air traffic rules were first introduced. Flight paths have to do with routing, flying into the wind and so forth, but are there practices that might now be regarded as outdated or that could be improved upon and changes that would result in less fuel being burned and saving not just carbon, but money as well?