Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We have had the proposals from the Government without any consultation or discussion whatsoever. I raise the NIRAS report as just one example and illustration of the need for detailed analysis and clarity as to what the agenda is. Was Aer Lingus forthcoming to the Government about that report? Has the Minister seen it and, if so, when? The Dáil has not seen it. The analysis in the report compares Aer Lingus with IAG's low-cost carrier, Vueling, rather than British Airways. That is just one dimension.

Another, very significant, issue is jobs. The other issue is to do with the 15,000 Aer Lingus pensioners who were screwed by the Government. Deferred pensioners lost 60% of their pensions and retired pensioners-----

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