Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications
Ireland West Airport Knock: Discussion
10:35 am
Mr. Joe Gilmore:
Our interaction with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport is very cordial, professional and regular with regard to tactical day to day and year to year operational issues. We have a very good relationship. However, at a strategic level there is no discussion. The Department does not get into strategic discussions with us. It will not acknowledge there is an issue. It takes direction from the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and from this perspective-----