James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Did Mr. Philips communicate those points to the Minister for Transport and the Minister of State with responsibility for aviation? Did he tell them what potentially could happen, which effectively has happened? My understanding is that approximately 50,000 people travelled through the airport at the weekend, in particular on Sunday, but we could go up to as much as 100,000 people per day in the coming weeks. Did Mr. Philips communicate the potential ramifications of these staff being let go to the Minister and the Department?