Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

The Deputy asked about some other area; it will come back to me.

I hope not. The Minister has been engaged and continues to engage with the trade unions. He is conscious of their concerns. In allowing the sale of Aer Lingus to proceed we hope the concerns highlighted by the trade unions in numerous meetings, as late as last night, can be dealt with. There are obviously concerns about employment status and pensions. The Government and the Ministers for Finance and Transport have been directly involved and are anxious that we reach satisfactory understandings on these issues. This will help the company to grow, while at the same time dealing with the issues that the trade unions have rightly raised.

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