Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Hughes. He provided an opening statement and a number of briefing documents. There are more slides and the 96-page Single European Sky ATM Research, SESAR, document. I am not sure every member has fully read the latter yet, especially as we only received it in the past day or two. I am sure it makes for good background reading.

I have a few questions. We hear phrases like "Ireland is full". In his opening statement, which we will have included in the record, Mr. Hughes refers to a situation where the sky above Europe is saturated or at pretty much full capacity. We all know about our discussions here on the passenger cap at Dublin Airport and how much the latter - let alone our other airports - wants to grow. I am sure the situation across Europe is similar. If the sky is relatively saturated, what is the solution?