Aviation Industry
Seanad Éireann — 2024-02-14
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Lynn Boylan (SF), Agricultural Panel

I thank the Minister of State. I know general aviation includes medical and military flights and such. However, I am sure the National Business Aviation Association is not writing to defend them. When it writes to and lobbies ambassadors in Washington and sends letters to the press looking to double the capacity for private jets, it is not for medical flights. It is specifically for those frivolous flights that people who believe they are above and beyond flying on a regular passenger plane take.
I welcome the fact that the Minister of State takes on board the issue of emissions, but will the emissions cap be per capita ? Private jets contribute per capita a much higher percentage of emissions than people who take one or two flights a year for personal or business reasons. That is an important aspect. While the figures the Minister of State cited differ from the figures I have from Greenpeace, I wonder whether it would be possible to get a breakdown of the figure for general aviation to see what is the percentage of medical and military flights and what is the percentage of private jets.

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Sitting date: 2024-02-14