Feargal Quinn (Independent)

The Dutch have abolished a similar levy for that reason. Yesterday, figures were published that showed the passenger numbers for Irish airlines had dropped by 18% as they had in Britain while numbers for Sweden, Finland and Germany have increased by 7% or 8% and Turkey by 24%, although there may be a different reason for that. I mention this as we seem to have scored an own goal. Surely we must be able to say to a Minister that there are times when a tax introduced has been a mistake and he or she must go back to do something about it.