Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion

Mr. Kenny Jacobs:

To that particular warehouse, maybe. Generally, however, I do not agree that moving cargo to another regional airport for those boxes to go on diesel-powered trucks to come back up to Dublin is efficient or the right thing from a sustainability perspective.

On the point the Senator made about the south gates, a key part of what members saw on the video is about changing the south gates. I have flown there and have said to the team that we definitely need to work on those gates. We are also saying to Aer Lingus that it is not a good experience, if it is raining. We are looking at things we could do in the meantime to improve that experience. Ultimately, as per the infrastructure planning application, passengers would go through terminal 2 and, instead of going out to the south gates, that long walk and then the bus, they would just be going left to a new pier. That will ultimately solve it but, in the meantime, we are looking to improve that part. I agree it is something that could be-----

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