Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)

I am glad to hear the delay has been reduced to 15 to 25 minutes. I was there on May Day weekend and it took me an hour to get through. Has the Minister visited the airport to examine the situation? One of the new security measures suggested is that people take their shoes off. Is there not a health and safety issue in regard to people taking their shoes off? Thousands of people go through the airport, some of whom have verruca and so on. Part of the problem has to do with hand luggage. Why is there not a separate line for those who do not have hand luggage? Is the Minister concerned at the delays? While reduced somewhat, there are still unacceptable delays. There appears to be utter confusion with people trying to board planes and tourists panic-stricken in case they miss their flights. It is an issue that needs to be addressed. My suggestions are sensible and perhaps the Minister will consider them.

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