Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)

I do not intend to delay the House on the matter. The Minister of State knows my views. There is a difference of opinion between the senior Minister and several Ministers on the failure of the Government to take the powers it had under the 1978 and 1987 air navigation Acts to achieve inspection.

In order to save time on a later question, I understand a Cabinet sub-committee was dealing with the issue. I understood the sub-committee was set up following a demand from the Green Party. Has it met and what did it achieve by way of bringing forward legislation that would have achieved inspection and amendment to either of the two air navigation Acts to which I referred?

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