Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Shannon Airport is a key strategic asset for the mid-west, the western region and all of Ireland. Some 40% of the FDI companies in the State are concentrated in the Shannon catchment area. These companies depend on international connectivity. Our entire tourism sector right along the western seaboard depends on inbound connectivity. Some 140,000 people in the country work in the aviation sector, many of them in Shannon which has 80 aviation-related companies.

We need to adopt an EU travel policy to bring us in line with other EU states so that we can get the aviation industry up and running again.

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