Seanad debates
Wednesday, 15 June 2022
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
10:30 am
Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Along with some colleagues, I visited Shannon Airport on Monday. We had a very good engagement with the new chair of the board, Conal Henry. What is being done in Shannon is very impressive. The new security features, including new scanners, that have been installed during the Covid pandemic have made a great difference. Despite this, 87% of the aviation traffic in and out of this country goes through Dublin Airport. The Minister has acknowledged that we need a new aviation policy. I propose that we have a debate with the Minister in the Seanad on such a policy because I believe there is a lot of expertise in the area of transport and aviation in this Chamber and that such a debate would be useful. I propose that we have that debate on the matter.
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