Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

I hope people will realise it is not possible to make Aer Lingus do this and that there could be no possible motivation for the Government not reversing Aer Lingus's decision if it were possible to do so. I have a firm belief that when a problem arises it is foolish to waste time on what might have been if decisions had been taken differently in the past. It is impossible to foresee everything. The reality is that the only way to resolve problems is to look at the reality of the present and, based on that, plan for the future.

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