Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Regarding the scale of the supports, the Minister mentioned €300 million by the end of June. Other countries are providing many times that level of support. In addition, with that €300 million, we have no commitment regarding strategic connectivity or the protection of jobs. That is completely inexcusable. The aviation sector will have to recover, and we will need it to be strong and robust in future. The supports must be continued and significantly increased immediately. A clear plan is also required, and, as Deputy O'Reilly outlined, it must involve the digital green certificate, be detailed clearly and involve the prospect of antigen testing to deal with the quarantine restrictions, which we all hope to relax when it is safe to do so.

See this speech in context