Calls for Shannon Group legislation

Renewed calls have been made to Transport Minister Leo Varadkar to move on with promised legislation setting up the new Shannon Group to take control of running the airport and creating an aviation hub there.

The new body will also absorb the functions of Shannon Development, which is being disbanded.

Neil Pakey, Shannon Airport CEO, said all the necessary work to make way for the transition had been carried out over the latter part of last year so they would be fit for purpose once the legislation was passed. This was meant to happen at the beginning of the year.