Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)

That opportunity existed about nine months ago when SRT gave up its lease for the hangar. If at that time the DAA had acted fairly and if Ryanair had been talking to the DAA and, in particular, if the Tánaiste had been reading her mail and had taken an active role, those jobs could have been secured for Dublin and the SR Technics workers who lost their jobs, their pensions, their hope and their dignity would now have a prospect of employment. Is it not the case that the Tánaiste took her eye off the ball, adopted a hands-off approach and, as a result of her bungling and incompetence, we have lost 300 good, well paid jobs?

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