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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I call Senator Gavan and she has five minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I suspect the Department is due to review its national aviation policy. Mr. Ó Céidigh will be aware that this committee completed a report on aviation last year and suggested that this is an area that needs to be reviewed. We are all trying to get to the same place. The core issue at the moment is getting planes into the air but Senator Gavan makes a very valid point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: What does Mr. Ó Céidigh believe is a realistic passenger number target for Shannon Airport? What would he like to see?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: When does Mr. Ó Céidigh deem that to be a realistic target? Would 2024 be realistic?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Ó Céidigh is suggesting 2024 for 1.7 million passengers and then 2027 for 2.5 million to 3 million.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I do not think so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: That would tie in with the 2024 target-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy McNamara is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is a statement of sorts. We will ask Mr. Ó Céidigh to deal with the five key questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: The last was a statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Okay. There were six key points raised by Deputy McNamara.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: It may have been Professor Ferguson.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: It was that the risks were not as high.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is okay. That would be a very interesting discussion with Mr. Dalton Philips of the DAA. It would be nice to know the facts.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: If those three Heathrow routes, in the mornings and returning through the day, were up and running and making money-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is the key.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I propose that we now go back to members of the committee. They will have about three or four minutes each. This has been fruitful. This is the first three-hour session we have had so we are delighted that Mr. Ó Céidigh is here. There is such a huge interest in what he is doing. I will start with Deputy Carey.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is this a role that Mr. Ó Céidigh has the capacity to take on at this time?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Over what period would that be full-time?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: What are the current passenger numbers for Shannon Airport? Does Mr. Ó Céidigh have an idea?