Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Is the Minister not at all embarrassed to give the answer he has given to this question? Just like Deputy Daly, I have raised this issue consistently for the last 12 months. Consistently, Question Time after Question Time, a resolution has been imminent. The resolution, however, has not come to bear. As a consequence of that, the residents in the area are totally and utterly frustrated, as the Minister himself claims to be. The only difficulty is that the residents cannot do anything about it whereas the Minister can. The Minister is also stunting growth at the airport. I used the airport in the last number of days and on my return flight the plane had to circle for 15 minutes because of capacity issues on the existing runway. I advise the Minister that it might be better for him to concentrate on the legislation under his own remit in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. If he did, this matter could have been resolved at this stage.

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