Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)

I refer to his comments where he said it would seriously undermine Shannon Airport's capability to play a meaningful role in regional development. That was the attitude of the chairman of Shannon Development to the Tánaiste's proposals at the end of May. I understand that reflected the view of the board. Has the Tánaiste managed to persuade the chairman of a different view? Are there any public utterances to support her contention that the board is fully supportive of what it described as "flawed" a few weeks ago?

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