Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 June 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair

Mr. Michael O'Leary:

I have yet to find a cyclist in most of them. They are certainly not out on the Rock Road or anywhere else. Cyclists are a much under-appreciated body of men and women but frankly, we are not going to have a functioning city in the next ten or 20 years unless we find ways to deal with congestion. I know there is an environmental argument. The car fleet is going to electrify in the early 2050s but we need to be creating car parking in the centre of Dublin for these cars because it is the only way that citizens who are buying houses outside the M50 are going to be able to get in and out of this town.