Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

While I appreciate all that is being done to improve the American market, does the Minister accept that the travel tax does not impact as much on the American market as it does on the short haul flights to Europe? A tax of €10 on a flight that costs only €5 has a much bigger impact than on a flight costing €200. The travel tax impacts on the short-haul and European flights, the flights for a weekend. This is not to deny the importance of the American market.

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