Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Will the Minister give a timeframe for when the legislative process will be concluded in its entirety? In terms of infrastructural improvements required to connect the airport to the wider region, will he provide some detail as to what plans the Department has to make Shannon Airport more accessible to people from the west and mid-west? One of the issues for many years has been the inadequate connectivity from the airport to the wider region. Shannon is not just the international airport for the mid-west but for the entire west coast. Our concern is that it should become the engine and driving force behind real change in the mid-west region. I am interested to hear plans the Minister may have in this regard.

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