Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

I have great admiration for the way the authorities have responded to the lapse that was detected. I am sure many passengers do not feel the same when they are delayed. Additional channels and training have been put in place as quickly as possible. Is congestion and a lack of infrastructure not largely the cause of this lapse? The visible manifestations of this are queuing, under-provision and a lack of infrastructure in the provision of every service at the airport. That affects service providers as well as passengers. How can the Taoiseach be of the view that there is no congestion at Dublin Airport and that capacity poses no problem until 2009? He says he was told by the Dublin Airport Authority that this was the case. Is that in line with the Minister's beliefs?

My understanding is that when people use Dublin Airport as a stopover, they must come out and go through security again. That is not the practice in most airports. Does that add to queues? Is there potential in that for reducing queuing time for people coming through the airport?

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