Mr. Colm Barrington:

The point is that the Government, through its 25% shareholding, does not have control of Aer Lingus, which acts as an independent commercial organisation. Shannon and Cork airports do not have guarantees of anything right now. Last week, Mr. Walsh gave a five-year guarantee of connectivity in respect of services from Shannon and Cork airports to Heathrow. Under this deal, the Shannon-Heathrow route would enjoy a significantly stronger guarantee that it currently enjoys. Mr. Kavanagh may wish to comment.