Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue for his constituents. As he said, it concerns not just people who need to go to the airport to go on trips but those who need to get to the airport on a very frequent basis for work, and the impact the withdrawal of the Airport Hopper service has had on them. From what the Deputy said, I am particularly concerned about what seems to be a lack of proper communication with his constituents, and the lack of awareness on the part of the NTA. He certainly got my attention when he said that. In the first instance, I will ask the Minister for Transport to speak to the NTA on this to find out how that happened - it should not have happened - and to see what can be done to fill the gap along the lines of the suggestions the Deputy made.

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