Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)

They spoke as individuals on the airwaves; they never used their collective power, which is what we are asking them to do today.

I want to address a couple of other issues. The first relates to the transfer to Belfast in the first instance and the suggestion that this was a sensible decision from a company point of view. I understand some 175 seats have so far been sold on that route. Some 178 people in Shannon lost their jobs this morning. Let us compare those numbers. This is just the beginning.

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