Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

It would not make sense. It would be bad news for consumers and national aviation policy. I am no economist, but even I know that to keep prices and services consumer-focused requires competition. It is something Fine Gael seems to have forgotten.

I was especially amused to hear a Fine Gael Deputy from the mid-west call for Aer Lingus Heathrow slots to be moved from Cork to Shannon Airport.

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