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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I thank both representatives very much. We will now move to members. I thank them for that very informative presentation. We as a committee wanted to bring the witnesses before the committee because this issue was being spoken about on the radio. The Minister, the representatives themselves, Claire Byrne and the newspapers were all talking about it, and we felt it was important that we...

Seanad: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 8 and 9 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: It is my slot now and I have a few points. Sometimes we in Ireland think Ryanair started here and is our airline, which it is, but, equally, we forget just how gigantic it is now. It flies more than half a million people, a day, every day. It is the biggest airline, as Mr. O'Leary said, in Portugal, Italy, Spain, Poland, Ireland, obviously, and, I am sure, lots of other countries. Next...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: That was my point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: So there is no cap at all, really.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: He will be in your chair this day week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Does the cap at the moment just reduce the frequency and capacity of Ryanair's existing routes or are there are cities that Dublin Airport is missing out on? Are there cities Ryanair would like to fly to but does not because of the cap?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Is Dublin Ryanair's second or third biggest base?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I thank all of the witnesses for giving up so much of their time today. We are not finished yet. I might come back in but I want to let other members who have not had a chance to come in to do so. I again thank them for what Ryanair is doing not just for inbound tourism, but for all of us who regularly use Ryanair to go other places. I call Senator Craughwell, who I am sure will talk...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I said I thought you might.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: The Deputy will have his say in a minute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Do not worry about that. I will let the Deputy back in again. I should have let Deputy Farrell in the first time, but I will let him in first on this second round of questions if he does want to come back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I hope I was not one of them but perhaps I was.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Okay. Would Mr. Kealy like to contribute?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Deputy Farrell is saying that at the moment this proposed infrastructure does not meet the criteria and Mr. Kealy is saying that it does or it should.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Currently, it does not. Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair (12 Jun 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Now, if Deputy Farrell is finished, I call Deputy Crowe.