Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)

The rates for the Irish air travel tax are not unreasonable both for shorter and longer journeys when compared to rates in other countries. Taking the UK as an example, a person travelling within the UK will be liable to pay the UK air passenger duty of £11, or €12, on each leg of the journey. Therefore, a passenger departing from Manchester to London will be subject to the £11 tax and on the return journey departing from London to Manchester that passenger will also be subject to the £11 tax, giving a total tax liability of £22, or around €24.

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