Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Time is limited and I have to cut across the Minister. He has used the same phraseology in respect of Coillte, namely, that it was not the appropriate time to proceed with a sale. He has made very clear that translates into Coillte being off the table. Perhaps the author of the remarks is within the Minister's delegation. I can only assume that because he used the same phraseology for Aer Lingus and acknowledged the competition concern vis-à-vis Ryanair and so on, when he says now is not the appropriate time for Aer Lingus to be sold, that translates into the same matter, namely, that Aer Lingus is off the table.