Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I do not think this decision should be left to the airline companies. The companies can argue whatever they like but this is a health and safety issue. I would have thought the EU would have very clear regulations in this regard. I was led to believe that it is compulsory for long haul flights to carry a defibrillator but short haul flights are often many hours in duration. The Department needs to follow up on this issue because it is not acceptable that any company should have a leeway on this.