Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

One of the great features of parliamentary democracy is that people are entitled to hold opinions. The Deputy is entitled to his opinion but I disagree with practically everything he says and does on every issue and this one is no exception. His theory would have resulted in Aer Lingus's closure. The company still employs 3,600 people. It employed 3,000 more when it was in State ownership and hamstrung by the constraints imposed by the State which prevented it from developing. These are the great things the Deputy would have.

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