Other Members have referred to the importance of transport and accessibility to Dublin Airport. We should examine the possibility of an airport in the midlands in order that tourists could be brought there without having to go through the traffic congestion of the capital city. Not far from where I live in Abbeyshrule, we have one of the longest running rural airports which was established in 1952 and where is much activity. The Ministers for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Transport and Environment and Local Government should examine the possibility of developing a midlands airport to allow carriers to come directly to the centre of the country. Much needs to be done to develop the Shannon region. Infrastructural development is needed to provide accessiblity to the midlands. There is no better way to do this than by providing direct air transport to the region.