Mr. Peter O'Neill:

The safe de-icing of aircraft is the responsibility of the airlines. The aircraft cannot dispatch unless the de-icing has been done. That is a given. The particular issues then were around the clearance of the apron areas. I have a DAA document which states "the majority of apron deposits were cleared by the afternoon". That is in direct contrast to the public statements that the DAA may have put out. It is fair to say the runways-----