Mr. Hugh Creegan:

We are not consciously penalising any area; we do not do that, full stop. We just do not do it. It is not a case that new services are prioritised. We do try to put in additional capacity where we have problems because we do not want to leave people behind. None of the operators wants to leave people behind. I do not believe it is as black and white as would have us say we prioritise new routes over keeping existing ones going. No, it is the other way around. In our minds, you have to keep what you have operating properly. There is no use investing in new services if you cannot keep the existing service going. However, we have more to do in Dublin West – hands up.