Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The board of the DAA established the Cork Airport Development Council at my request and it had its first meeting in March. Although I do not know when the next meeting is scheduled, the council is supposed to meet at least quarterly and I intend to meet it when I visit Cork next month. Its remit is to pull the interests of the region together, try to develop the airport and give people more reasons to visit the region and use the airport. There is no question about the airport's viability. It is the second biggest airport in the State in terms of passenger numbers.