Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

Others were, so I declined my use of helicopters and have not resumed it, except on rare occasions.

With regard to the British example, it is not a fair comparison. When the British go to the European Council on Thursday, they will bring two full jets with 500 staff. We will bring one jet with a dozen staff. With regard to our energy efficiency plans, we are not doing anything other than being helpful to the environment in so far as aviation is concerned.

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