Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

I do not think I would make a good Santa Claus. With regard to the Shannon-Heathrow route and the different meetings I have had with different representatives of Aer Lingus in the past 12 months, I have never failed to highlight that issue. I have also discussed it on a number of occasions with our own directors on the board of Aer Lingus to try to ensure that the link, which is important, is restored. Again, we are back to the same situation as before. At the end of the day, it is a commercial decision that Aer Lingus will have to make.

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