Clare Senator Concerned Over Numbers Travelling Into Ireland

Nearly 4,700 non-Irish residents flew into Dublin Airport last week – an increase of 5 per cent on the previous week.

A total of 10,613 people arrived into the airport last week – a drop of 3 per cent.

Over 5,900 were Irish residents coming home from abroad.

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Clare Fianna Fáil Senator Timmy Dooley, a member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, says the figures are concerning.