Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I assure the Deputy that this Government is fully committed to our airports and especially to airports like Ireland West which facilitates tourism and economic development for the entire region. Like many of our small airports, Ireland West Airport Knock plays a key role in making the region accessible in that context. The Government is acutely aware of the effects Covid-19 is having an all airports, on the wider industry, and most importantly on people whose jobs have been directly affected by this pandemic. We are fully committed to doing what we can to help the aviation sector and consideration of other financial measures has not been ruled out. As the Deputy is aware, the task force for aviation recovery made recommendations on how to support the industry in the short term and to provide stimulus through the recovery period. As was already mentioned, these will be considered as part of the forthcoming national economic plan.

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