Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I would like to ask the Taoiseach about the Government's support for regional airports. Kerry Airport has a unique location in Farranfore because there is a train station in the village and there are good roads to Tralee, Castleisland and Killarney, which are a stone's throw away. On 3 May 2017, I raised the possibility of an international PSO for Kerry Airport with Amsterdam, which was brought to me by the Tralee Chamber Alliance. At the time, the Minister, Deputy Bruton, said it was a positive idea. Is it something the Government will look at seriously? It would open up Kerry to a whole new range of business. It would lead to connectivity with an international hub from which one can go anywhere in the world. I ask the Government to support this sensible suggestion.

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