Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

There has always been a tension in the airport that there has always been a desire for management to cut long-term employees who are on good pay and good terms and conditions across many areas. That was the sense and this is what I have been picking up. Staff in large numbers contacted me over the weekend who are afraid to speak on the record. These staff, who are still there, were clarifying that their discussions with me would not go anywhere. The culture is such that they have this fear. It is incredible. I felt like a Cold War spymaster trying to talk to people.