Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will stick to positive notes, given the sunshine. I commend United Airlines on its launch last Friday of a Shannon-Chicago service five days per week. This is another incremental step in developing a business model for Shannon, one that was instigated by the new independent airport authority. This proves that the policy of an independent Shannon Airport that has severed its links from the Dublin Airport Authority, DAA, is working. I wish United Airlines and the Shannon Airport Authority well in this initiative and I look forward to the further announcements that will be made shortly.

When I finish speaking today, I will go to Croke Park-----