Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

I am struck by what Knock is doing. It is interesting and extraordinarily clever. Knock does not have half the natural hinterland available to Shannon. I do not state this as a criticism of Shannon but as an example of taking advantage of a changed environment. Shannon is a fantastic asset not only to the mid-west, but to Ireland. It is an extremely important international airport. I believe the future for Shannon is as big as Shannon wants it to be.

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