Let me be absolutely clear

Sir, – In publishing a report on easing travel restrictions, you quoted from a speech the Taoiseach delivered on Saturday: “. . . as a small open economy we understand the centrality of aviation to the connectivity issue” (News, June 21st).

I understand the importance of aviation to the opening of our economy to overseas trade. Is that what he meant? – Yours, etc,

MUIREANN HOURIHANE,

Sandymount,

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Dublin 4.