Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The matter raised by Deputy Clare Daly is an important one. It is a great pity that there is an impending strike at Aer Lingus to be held over the June bank holiday weekend. An awful lot of ordinary working people like to take a break over the June bank holiday weekend and many families want to see their children return home and their relatives come to visit. The proposed strike is a big imposition to place on the ordinary people of Ireland. There are differing views on the merits of it. I argue that both sides should use the mediation machinery of the State to try to resolve the issue. We are all aware of how the people have suffered. Are they to be made suffer again over the June bank holiday weekend? It is unfair and a lesser initiative should be taken. I appeal to both sides to come together and use the mediation machinery of the State to resolve the matter.

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