Michael Harty (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The reason I raised this issue is not necessarily in respect of the advertising but in the context of the dominance that Dublin Airport is exerting over air travel in this country. There is a proposal to build a new runway at Dublin Airport and it may actually have a new terminal in years to come. This is creating an imbalance in the country and in air travel in and out of Ireland. Ireland needs an effective counterbalance to Dublin and to the eastern regional economy.

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