Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On a positive note, I want to commend the work of the disability support staff in Cork Airport. Somebody recently contacted me about that, and how good an experience it was for a person with a disability going through the airport, as I am sure it is in the other airports as well.

In regard to the development and growth, the growth happens within the airport. Mr. Jacobs has responsibility for that but it has an impact on everything else around it. It has an impact on the roads, on the rail, on transport infrastructure and on all other aspects. Mr. Jacobs mentioned that he calls Dublin Airport, "the airport of Ireland." One goes to it either on a bus or a taxi. There is no rail. There is no metro. That is a huge problem we have in the main airport in the country.

It is something that we need to recognise.

Mr. Jacobs also mentioned the other issue with regard to sustainable aviation fuel and the work that has been done on that. At what stage does he think we will have sustainable aviation fuel or will we wait until legislation forces it to become the main source of fuel for our aircraft?