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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: How much was that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: What are the major challenges for Port of Waterford in terms of realising its potential and building on its current five-year plan in the context of the master plan?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Well done to Mr. Whelan on his reappointment and best wishes for the future. My next question is for Ms Hynes. In Shannon we have the property side and the airport. The property side is a very good news story. Shannon Group got it for nothing and it is debt free so it could not be other. With 170 companies and 8,000 employees, it is certainly something we would like to see build for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Are a lot of people in the world hiding behind the Boeing MAX jet issue? Every airline seems to be mentioning the Boeing MAX jet.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: I did not think Ms Hynes was hiding behind it. It seems to be the back story for every airline in every country in the world that is down on tourism. It is all about Boeing MAX. We had aeroplanes before that and ferries and transportation. It seems to be a good cover story. I am not saying it is for Shannon Group.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Boeing MAX did not seem to bother Dublin because it has grown to 86% of the national share.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Was divesting a mistake?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: How many airlines have removed flights over that period?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Are they down at the moment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: They are down at present on previous years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: How will we get them back? If Dublin Airport Authority is doing all of the business should we not try to piggyback on its connections, familiarity, deals with airlines and connectivity on various routes? Would it not be better to be part of its scheme and that one outfit heads away to the various airlines or develops additional routes? I am from the west of Ireland and we are often accused...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: -----because we felt threatened by the eastern conurbation and it is us against them? On this issue, were we a little bit short-sighted not to stay with Dublin?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: How will Ms Hynes manage to do that? What is the plan to get it back up?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Would it not have made better sense to have Dalton Philips on Ms Hynes team? He is in contact with all of these people and is getting them into Dublin and he could tell people that when they are in Dublin, they should take in Shannon on that route or refuel or fly there.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: If it was Government policy in the future to reconnect the airports, what would Ms Hynes' view be?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Let us say a new Government was formed tomorrow morning and it decided to put Shannon, Cork and Dublin back together again. Does Ms Hynes think that would enhance or decrease the airport's potential to regain its former glory and kick on in numbers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Would Ms Hynes say she is hampered by Government policy?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Ms Hynes agrees with separation. Would she therefore disagree with reunification?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Group and Port of Waterford Company: Chairpersons Designate (2 Oct 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Ms Hynes will appreciate that from my perspective, the implication of what she is saying is that she would not be in favour of reunification.