Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)

I acknowledge that we have 25% of Aer Lingus but we should have full ownership. We should not have got to this point where we have allowed a private company to have more than the State's stake in what was a State-run company. I do not think we should be selling off the rest of our State assets. It is short-term thinking. We have a profitable airline which has delivered great value to the Irish people, not just in terms of jobs but also in tourism and what it has given to the nation.

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