Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)

This morning, Michael O'Leary announced 100 job loses at Shannon Airport and a reduction of services from six to five aircraft and to two aircraft in the winter. These job loses are on top of those recently announced at Dell. During an interview on local radio this morning, Mr. O'Leary blamed the Government travel tax for this. Will the Tánaiste sit down with Ryanair and the Shannon Airport Authority, particularly as she visited the region last week, to discuss this serious issue which the mid-west now faces?

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