Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)

If Ryanair will resort in the future to charging passengers a penny to go to the bathroom, which surely cannot be very far off, Aer Lingus management will want to go one better and perhaps charge them for the hand dryer as well. The Taoiseach stands by and unless he replies differently at his next opportunity, he is endorsing this attack on these workers' wages and conditions. How much profit is enough for the speculators to whom he has given the national airline? Is it not clear that from recent Ryanair examples, that the relentless pursuit of profit by these investors will tragically lead to a very dangerous situation in the future?

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