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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (28 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: It is. There is a proposal that Cork should come under regional airport designation. What kind of funding is being sought in the long term for the development of Cork?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (resumed) (28 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for their submissions and presentations. The submission from Ryanair contained a suggestion that there would be a reduction in airport charges to help the industry. Has that been done in any other EU member state at this stage? My second question relates to the criticism by some of the witnesses of the Government's approach to foreign travel and the issuing of the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (resumed) (28 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: As a matter of interest, what was the total amount paid by Ryanair in airport charges in 2019?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (resumed) (28 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: That was for 2019.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (resumed) (28 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: Does Mr. Wilson accept that because the number of flights is drastically reduced, any reduction in airport charges, if it is to be effective in providing an income to airlines, will have to involve a major subsidisation by the Government?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (resumed) (28 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: Will Mr. Wilson address my second question about the extent of any increase in aviation activity since the changes in approach on the part of other member states?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (resumed) (28 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: I wish to ask Aer Lingus about moving flights from Cork or Shannon to Dublin. I have received complaints about flights being moved out of Cork. I know the complaint has already been made about Shannon. Is there no policy of trying to keep some connectivity with the airports outside Dublin?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: I thank those who have come in this morning to make presentations and thank them also for the work they have done in dealing with their members over the past four months. It has been a very challenging time. When one sees figures like the 90% reduction in flights in and out it is a huge hit for everyone. What number of people are coming through Dublin Airport on a daily basis at present?...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: That is 30,000 people in what period?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: If Mr. Cullen is suggesting testing would take place in the airport there would obviously be a timeframe in which the test would take place and the results come back. What is the proposal regarding passengers who have come into the country and are awaiting results?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: If Mr. Cullen is asking people to hold on in hotels, or whatever accommodation, while they are waiting on tests, on any one day, what kind of numbers would he be asking to stay back until they got the results?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: Do we have any idea of the numbers who are coming in from countries that are not on the green corridor at the minute? What kind of numbers per day are coming in? I am trying to find out whether it is possible to set up testing in the numbers we are talking about. What kind of numbers are we talking about who are not coming in through the green corridor?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: Do we have the numbers, for instance-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: We have the numbers coming through Dublin Airport.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: I will move on to the issue regarding Aer Lingus. What daily loss is Aer Lingus suffering at present? Have we any idea what kind of loss?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: How long does Mr. Cullen think it can sustain?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: How long does Mr. Cullen think Aer Lingus can carry that loss?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: What total number of jobs are we talking about in the event the day came that-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: Regarding the airports themselves, what kind of numbers in total are employed in the airports directly by the airport authorities?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: I presume some of those people are on the Covid-19 payment plus the subsidy from the companies getting the subsidy from the Government.