Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for appearing before us. I have flown out of Cork a few times. It is a lovely little airport. I could not believe how quickly I got through it in both directions the couple of times I visited. I compliment Mr. MacCarthy.

Not to be critical of Dublin, but Dublin has vastly improved on what it was a number of decades ago. My first flight out of Dublin on my own was in 1993. It is a different planet now compared with then.

I will start with a couple of quick queries about statements Mr. Jacobs made. Why did the DAA insulate dozens of homes due west of the north runway?