Aviation Policy
Seanad Éireann — 2020-09-30
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Timmy Dooley (FF), Nominated by the Taoiseach

I thank the Minister of State for her confirmation that her Department is looking at those targeted reports for services in those regions. Shannon's connectivity to London Heathrow and the east coast of the United States, namely, Boston and New York, are the key strategic routes that need Government intervention and targeted support. I hope that the Minister of State will be able to provide a level of security and certainty to the airport and airlines like Aer Lingus to ensure they are in a position to retain aircraft in those locations and that when we get to the other side of the pandemic, we are in a position to resume services.

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Sitting date: 2020-09-30