Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Jacobs's point is that caps do not work. They have not worked in Schiphol and they have not worked in other places. It is likely that Ireland Inc. will lose out rather than Shannon and Cork airports gaining from a cap that will have airlines saying they are coming to Europe but will not go to Ireland any more or else that they will base aircraft in other parts of the world where they can generate more activity and profits. As Mr. Jacobs knows well about Ryanair, that is what any airline will do. A plane is very expensive, and the more money it makes, the better, and if it can make more money out of an airport other than Dublin, off it goes.