Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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317. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that he has made since assuming office in ensuring that Irish Government funding is reinstated for the Derry to Dublin air link, as committed to in the Programme for Government. [17426/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, in the context of building our shared Island, the Programme for Government has committed to engaging with all relevant stakeholders to establish air connectivity between Dublin and Derry City airports.

I am currently being briefed by officials on the preparatory work necessary to establish Exchequer funded services on this route and I am committed to progressing work on this matter over the coming months.