Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)

I accept that having only a minority shareholding in Aer Lingus affects the Government's ability to maintain the air link with Britain as a strategic State-owned asset. It is difficult not to see, however, how in an island nation transport links to our nearest neighbour cannot be described as a strategic asset. Can the Minister say what in his area is considered a strategic asset? I wonder whether our ports and harbours are considered to be strategic assets.

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