Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 13 November 2025
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2024
Vote 31 - Transport
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 9 - Appraisal of Rail Project Investments
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2024
Chapter 21 - Collection of Motor Vehicle Taxes
Financial Statements: Motor Tax Account 2024
2:00 am
Séamus McGrath (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)
I appreciate that.
My second point relates to Cork Airport. Thankfully, Cork Airport is very successful and is achieving good growth rates. It has announced a €200 million capital plan, which is significant. One of the issues the management has highlighted is the lack of public transport connectivity to the airport. This is a significant issue. I appreciate that the National Transport Authority has a role to play here. There is no shuttle bus service from the city centre to the airport. There is no 24-hour bus service to the airport, and that is significant. Of course, as we know, the Cork Luas project does not actually provide any connection to Cork Airport, which is very regrettable. It shows a lack of ambition in terms of our future plans that we are not providing a light rail connection to the airport. Looking at the here and now, we can surely improve public transport connectivity in terms of the bus service. Will Mr. Spratt on the points that airport management are making regarding the lack of a public transport service to and from the airport?
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