Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)

Therefore, it is really like a three-card trick by the company regarding the 1,000-plus jobs that are to be lost if the company does not stay in Ireland. We have no knowledge of the process and it is beyond the Minister's influence.

Given the seriousness of the matter and that the Dublin Airport Authority is announcing 400 redundancies, as we believe, and that the high-tech infrastructure in Dublin Airport and SR Technics may be lost forever to the country, we want the Minister to use every possible means to indicate, through whatever third parties are required, her support for the other bidder and make that bidder an offer to enter into a public private partnership or another arrangement required to get the company to stay in Ireland, given that it will ultimately get the contract. It is key that every possible endeavour be made.

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