Professor Alan Barrett:

One gets the sense that this is one of the longer-run policy issues. Obviously the Government will want to sell off. Should it sell it to some major European bank or is it important to have some Irish ownership? While I do not necessarily know the answer, it will be an interesting issue. It is a bit like the Aer Lingus one. There is a sense that it does not matter who owns the airline as the planes will fly into and out of Ireland. However, there may be a sense there is a strategic importance to have-----