Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 June 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Summer Plans for Dublin and Cork Airports: DAA

1:10 pm

Mr. Kenny Jacobs:

Two years ago it was been less than 30%. Going back to 2005 and 2006, when the cap was put in place, it was been less than 5%. It is great that people are choosing to take the bus. It is taking some pressure off the carparks. We manage carparks well. We have over twice the number of carpark spaces per passenger than Heathrow does, for example. It is great that people have heeded the advice. It will not be carnage. If a person wants to get a short-term carpark space this weekend, we are sold out. However, if people are going away on that classic one- or two-week holiday and want to get a long-term carpark space, they can go on the website and they will be able to find one and book. It is not that big an issue. We will continue to do a good job. We would like more carpark spaces but, most of all, we would like more people to take the bus to the airport.

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