Mr. Michael O'Leary:

I have to be very careful here. Aviation safety is independently regulated by the Irish Aviation Authority, IAA. It should not be devolved to somewhere else. They are very experienced and very skilled at what they do. The reputation of Irish aviation is very high around the world as a result of what the IAA does, under the aegis of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.

I am not quite sure about that suggestion. We would not want to see those skill sets devolved, or seen in any way in a grey area, by appointing aviation experts into the Department of Transport. The Department of Transport is not responsible for safety. The Irish Aviation Authority is and I would want us very much to keep that and for the IAA to maintain the very high standards it has there.