Mr. Maurice Quinn:

The Air Corps provided a fantastic service and we were enormously proud of the way it provided it. It was part of the diplomatic mission when the jet arrived at the apron to transport the Head of Government or Head of State. In his statement the General Officer Commanding, GOC, of the Air Corps references the fact that there would be increased overheads for servicing and so forth. This was trumped by the financial decision at the end of the day.