Mr. Liam Berney:

The two recent announcements of Aer Lingus closing its cabin crew base in Shannon and the decision of Stobart Air to exit the Irish market should serve as a wake-up call for us to focus on the aviation sector and to see what supports we can put in place to continue employment and keep businesses operating within the Irish State. If we do not, the Stobart announcement will not be the last. Like the Deputy and the committee members and my colleagues in the trade union movement, I am deeply concerned about the position of the aviation sector. I must assert we have been raising those concerns for some time. I will leave it at that.