Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the development of the aviation recovery plan through the establishment of the task force for aviation recovery; when the plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15124/20]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the Taskforce for Aviation Recovery has now completed its work and has produced its final report, which is available on the Department of Transport's web site. The report contains a number of recommendations aimed at ensuring that air travel can be reopened in a safe and sustainable manner and that can enable the re-establishment of Ireland’s global connectivity over the coming period. I would like to thank the Taskforce’s chairman, Chris Horn, and all the Taskforce members for their hard work in developing both an interim and final report to the challenging timeline that was set for them.

My Department will now evaluate the Report’s recommendations, which will feed into the Government’s plans to aid broader economic recovery – including in the aviation sector. A roadmap for the safe and sustainable recovery of aviation is essential because aviation is a critical enabler for the Irish economy, providing as it does essential connectivity along with many direct and indirect jobs.

I am very conscious of the severity of the current crisis for the sector, and of the importance of providing assurance to stakeholders.