Mr. Willie Walsh:

I must be completely honest and state I am not familiar with the proposed legislation. However, we will respect the terms and conditions of the employees in Aer Lingus. Management of industrial relations issues would rest with the management team at Aer Lingus. We do not have a group human resources, HR, function at IAG. All HR-industrial relations issues are, therefore, managed within the operating companies. We do not participate in that regard and that would continue to be the practice with Aer Lingus. If the company were part of IAG, responsibility for managing the relationship with the trade unions and the workforce would continue to rest with the Aer Lingus management team and would not be moved to IAG. That is the structure we have in place and we believe it is the most efficient model. It also respects the cultures, histories and legacies of the individual companies in the context of how they operate. We would use the same model in the context of Aer Lingus and it would be for the company's management team to continue to conduct industrial relations.