Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)

The interest is whether the airport in question will be sold. We need to save the jobs at the airport, as well as the region, the west, which has been badly affected by the economic downturn. It is in our interest to assist the airport as it has been subsidised - I assume that this is still the case - by the State. It is an important asset to the people in the west, particularly for tourism.

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