Mr. Willie Walsh:

I do not think it has changed. Obviously, I cannot speak for Aer Lingus or for IAG. The Senator will have heard some of the comments I made when I was CEO of IAG that I regarded Aer Lingus as the star performer in the group. We were delighted with the progress we made. We delivered on all commitments we gave and in fact exceeded them. We expanded the transatlantic network faster and far beyond what was originally anticipated. That was under the leadership of Stephen Kavanagh when he was the CEO and then Seán Doyle who took over from Mr. Kavanagh, who is now CEO of British Airways. Aer Lingus still has significant influence in IAG. However, the reputation of Aer Lingus has been damaged as a result of what Ireland has done and that will take some time to repair. From my knowledge, I can assure the committee that there is still a great commitment to Ireland on the part of Aer Lingus.