Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

As for a cost analysis, one instance pertains to the loss of days and times, as well as the overnight stays that would be involved in being obliged to stay overnight in other locations, rather than getting back to fulfil duties at home. The commercial airline industry does not fulfil all the requirements for a flexible and efficient service with which Ministers can do their jobs, both at home and abroad, as one would expect them to.

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