Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The target is to bring in 1 million passengers using international airlines, including Transair, which has been mentioned in the media, and to be able to fly passengers from Shannon Airport to America, which will be new business for Ireland. That is a rising tide which will lift all boats. The Minister of State, Deputy Kelly, Deputy Dooley and I are Deputies from the western seaboard, which has always been exposed in terms of balanced regional development. There must be a counter pole to Dublin along the western seaboard. For this to happen, an international airport is required. We have such an airport in Shannon.

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