I know it does not fall within his remit, but I urge the Minister to consider this issue because the Departments of Transport and Arts, Sport and Tourism work hand in hand in the promotion of tourism in the west. I am concerned that Shannon Airport would never be able to compete with an airport such as Dublin regardless of how it might be resourced. A difficulty would arise in trying to attract tourists to the west. An airport like Dublin could attract tourists from certain areas on a loss leader basis with flights coming in at the behest of east coast interests. This would perpetuate the imbalance of which I spoke and lead to the destruction of tourism in the west unless we are very careful. Those who would suffer are those who live along the Atlantic corridor, not just those who live in Shannon and the rest of County Clare. Shannon Airport is the key to regional development. Other issues of concern to the tourism industry relate to the open skies policy.