John Cregan (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)

Absolutely. I wonder why Aer Lingus decided to do this. At a meeting in a hotel at Shannon Airport held a few days after this decision was taken and attended by a huge number of people, including respected business people and trade union representatives I was amazed to hear the statement that during the course of a board meeting that morning that a figure of €4.5 million was found for the route. With all due respect, the horse had bolted.

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