Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We had Kenny Jacobs in here last week. We will not go into the airport for now, but he was saying in 2002 or something 5% of people went to the airport by public transport and it is now 34%. I recall being on the Aircoach when it was empty 20 and 25 years ago and now I will struggle to get a seat on some its services as they are so full. People are making that jump to public transport because it works. It is possibly because the carparks are expensive as well, but public transport is working. We all need to have reliable services and if the services are reliable we will all use them. I thank the Minister for his contribution today, but also for the last however many years it is at this stage. I hope we will see him next week, next month and for a good while yet.

I will give Deputy O'Connor some time now.