Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

This can be seen in the removal of Aer Rianta International, which I see as the setting up of Shannon for a fall that will lead ultimately to it coming into private hands. Shannon is not just an airport, but a town and a community which have thrived because of the airport's links to the rest of the world. We should be mindful of this and of the need to support this community as it begins its uphill struggle to win prosperity. I support the amendment to the motion.

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