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- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Aviation Industry (21 Mar 2024)
Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Deputy that rail connectivity in particular will be a critical issue for the sustainable development of airports. A rail connection to Shannon Airport, as part of a wider investment in the Limerick-Shannon region, the reopening of the Shannon-Foynes line and the building of new stations in the likes of Moyross and elsewhere, would not just benefit the airport but also the...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Aviation Industry (21 Mar 2024)
Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister. He will get a chance to come back in.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Aviation Industry (21 Mar 2024)
Eamon Ryan: -----but we certainly need the metro.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Aviation Industry (21 Mar 2024)
Martin Kenny: We will agree to disagree on that. A rail link to Dublin Airport from the city centre is something we should put in place because it can happen with speed and haste, whereas we have waited 20 years for the metro and nothing has happened. Even if we started it tomorrow, it would be at least another ten years before we would see it in place. That is an issue we can come back to. Another...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Aviation Industry (21 Mar 2024)
Eamon Ryan: First, regarding the metro, I have to be careful. I do not intervene directly in the planning system or try to change planning conditions, which some people were looking for me to do when it came to Dublin Airport. They were saying to ignore An Bord Pleanála and thrash its conditions. We cannot do that. As Minister for Transport, I can say a decision will be made on the metro. It is...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Aviation Industry (21 Mar 2024)
Aviation Industry
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Aviation Industry (21 Mar 2024)
Martin Kenny: 66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can provide an update on the national aviation strategy and its impact on Dublin Airport and regional airports. [13497/24]
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Aviation Industry (21 Mar 2024)
Martin Kenny: I raise with the Minister the issue of the national aviation strategy and where we are going in respect of that. I had cause recently to visit both Dublin Airport and some regional airports. I am very much aware that the airports themselves are under pressure in some cases and, certainly, the regional airports are prepared to come up to the mark and to provide more services without huge...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Aviation Industry (21 Mar 2024)
Eamon Ryan: Aviation plays a crucial role in our economy and society. The National Aviation Policy, NAP, published in August 2015, established a policy framework for the development of the aviation sector. It was designed to create an environment that would encourage the sector to enhance Ireland's connectivity, foster the growth of aviation enterprise and maximise the contribution of aviation to...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Aviation Industry (21 Mar 2024)
Martin Kenny: We recognise that there has been some investment in some of the airports but key issues are causing great difficulties. One of those is accessibility. We see, in particular, huge problems in Dublin there is not a proper public transport system in and out of airport, apart from a bus terminal. We have a similar situation in Shannon. Will the Government consider putting rail services...