Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)

If we can get good announcements from the Minister when he comes down I will be the first to welcome them but from his attitude here tonight I do not see that he is taking seriously the concerns expressed by Deputy Deenihan that we could lose 100,000 transatlantic tourists as estimated by the Shannon marketing body. That body wants to market Shannon but we need the support of Government to do so and we need the Minister to publish his plan.

The region's strength has been built on the international airport in the heart of the region.

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