TDs and Senators from the constituencies of Clare, Galway-East, Limerick City, Limerick County and Tipperary North have banded together to re-establish the cross-party Shannon Airport Oireachtas Group.
The Group’s aim is to advance the cause of Shannon Airport and advance policy areas that support and enhance Shannon Airport.
In a statement to Clare FM, the group says its priorities will be to seek continued State funding under the Regional Airports Programme and to support the development of new routes in commercial aviation and cargo traffic in and out of the airport.
The Group will be chaired by Deputy Cathal Crowe.
In the next few weeks, the re-established group hopes to have an on-site meeting with Mary Considine and her management team at Shannon Airport.
The Group has set out the following terms of the reference.
• To maintain a degree of familiarity with the business and activities of Shannon Airport.
• To routinely meet with the Chief Executive of The Shannon Airport Group and/or members of the board of The Shannon Airport Group and/or senior management of The Shannon Airport Group.
• To be advocates for increased business at Shannon Airport.
• To promote, at all opportunities, the use of Shannon Airport for inbound / outbound commercial passenger flights and cargo activities, including new route development.
• To lobby for policies that promote the aviation sector in Shannon, further the cause of Shannon Airport and promote balanced regional development in both Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann.
